Fort Story's major command, the 11th Transportation Battalion is a subordinate of Fort Eustis, Virginia. Fort Eustis is located about 50 miles away. Army personnel may be assigned to Fort Eustis or Fort Story. All Army personnel assigned to Fort Story must first in-process at Fort Eustis. There is no guarantee that your assignment will be to Fort Story. When you in-process at Fort Eustis, your assignment may change. The Military Personnel Office will assign you based on the needs of the command at that time. The Military Personnel Office at Fort Eustis is in Bldg. 650, 757-878-2204/5524. At Fort Story Deers/Rapids Office is in Bldg. 517, Phone: 757-422-7752.
Military childcare centers accept children from infancy to kindergarten age and include developmental programs. You may want to consider family home care in military housing or civilian childcare options due to the lengthy waiting list for the military Child Development Centers. Phone: 757-462-2400
Fleet and Family Support Centers (FFSC) of Hampton Roads provide information and referral, education and training, counseling, and advocacy to assist commands in achieving operational readiness and to facilitate personal and family self-sufficiency. Service members and their families are encouraged to use the FFSC most convenient to them. Little Creek: 757-462-7563 Fort Story: 757-422-7311.
Cell phones are prohibited from use while driving on the installation, this includes hands free devices.
Virginia's Child Restraint Device Law (Code of Virginia Article 13 Section 46.2) requires that children riding in motor vehicles will be required to be properly restrained in a booster seat until they reach eight years of age. Additionally, the law requires rear-facing child seats be placed only in the back seat of a vehicle. If the vehicle does not have a back seat, the device may be placed in the front passenger seat, provided the airbag has been deactivated, or there is no airbag equipment.
Defense Service Network (DSN) Dialing Instructions
The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense (DoD). Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. The operator can be reached at commercial (719) 567-1110. Please note that long distance charges may be incurred.
