Requirement for Base Entry
Fort Eustis Entry Control Point Hours:
- Main Gate, located on Fort Eustis Blvd, is operational 24/7 is open to for DoD ID card holders visitors,
delivery trucks, and pedestrians.
- Gate 2, adjacent to Shellanbarger Rd, is for DoD ID card holders only and is operational Monday through
Friday 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is closed on federal holidays.
Vehicle Entry Requirements:
- Privately owned vehicles do not require on-base registration however, vehicle operators must:
- Maintain a current state driver‘s license
- Maintain a current state registration
- Maintain a current state safety inspection (if state required)
- Maintain proof of current insurance
- Military or GSA Vehicles:
- Personnel operating military vehicle or vehicles with government plates are subject to the same
identification requirements as personnel operating privately owned vehicles
Requirements for Base Entry:
- Personal Identification: IAW Department of the Air Force Installation Access Control Program (DAFIACP)
and DTM 09-012, Interim Policy Guidance for DoD Physical Access Control, when personal identification is
required by the current FPCON or special instructions, personnel age 16 and older, requesting access to the
installation, must show a valid form of government (local, state or federal) issued photo identification.
- Personnel will be required to remove their ID from wallets, ID card holders, etc.
- All forms of ID used for entry must contain a valid expiration date, photo must appear to match the individual
presenting it and show no signs of mutilation or alteration.
- All personnel attempting to enter the installation, and who are 16 years of age and over, must show a form
valid form of identification: this applies to all personnel, both military and civilian.
Valid Forms of Identification:
- Common Access Card (CAC)
- DD Form 2 (any series), Armed Forces Identification Card
- DD Form 1173, United States Uniform Services Identification & Privilege Card
- Delayed Enlistment Participation/Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Identification Card
- Optional Form 55, U.S. Government Identification
- Joint Base Langley-Eustis Contractor Pass (Automated Badge)
NOTE: Contractors cannot escort anyone onto the installation
- Army/Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) Identification Card
- Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Identification Card
- Any local, state, or federal law enforcement credentials (i.e., CID; AFOSI; FBI; U.S. Marshal; Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms; Drug Enforcement Agency; Secret Service Credentials; NNPD, etc.) when the bearer is
entering for official business.
- Extended Pass issued by 733 SFS with a valid photo identification card. Information on pass must be
authenticated against information presented with valid photo identification
- Joint Task Force Civil Support badge during any declaration of installation closure or reporting of Mission
essential support personnel only.
- Fort Eustis Special Event Pass
- U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
- General Stanford Elementary School Teachers who either possess a Fort Eustis Identification Card or an
Extended Pass with a Newport News School Identification Card
- Gold Star Family Member ID Card
- Permanent resident card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-551).
- Foreign passport with a temporary (I-551) stamp or temporary (I-551) printed notation on a machine readable
immigrant visa.
- Foreign passport with a current arrival-departure record (INS Form I-94) bearing the same names as the
passport and containing an endorsement of the alien’s nonimmigrant status, if that status authorizes the alien to
work for the employer.
- Expired, Mutilated, or Suspected Fraudulent Military Identification Cards will be confiscated
Visitor Passes:
- Extended passes will issued in the vehicle registration building (Bldg 2)
- Contract vehicles that will be entering the installation for an extended period of time can be issued a 5 day
pass if there is no commercial decal/logo on the vehicle. All vehicles with a commercial decal/logo must be
inspected every time they enter the installation
- No passes will be given to vehicles requiring an escort (i.e. tow trucks, fuel trucks).
Criteria for Installation Access/Denial:
- 100% of non-DoD personnel attempting to access the installation through either the visitor lanes or the
truck inspection lanes will be vetted through VCIN/NCIC
- The following are the criteria for denial of access onto Joint Base Langley Eustis:
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONVICTIONS:
- Abduction, aiding and abetting a felon, assault with a deadly weapon, child pornography, violations of
protective orders, impersonation, failure to register as a sex offender, stalking, murder, manslaughter, attempted
murder, possession of WMD, terrorist threats against Govt / Govt buildings, aggravated sexual assault/rape,
child molestation, espionage, sedition, treason, violence at international airports, conspiracy or attempt to
commit previous listed.
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONVICTIONS IN LAST 5 YEARS:
- Threatening to bomb a Govt building, illegal sale/distro/importation/manufacture of explosives/weapons,
arson, extortion, bribery, kidnapping/hostage-taking, sexual assault/battery, registered sexual offender, armed
robbery, illegal possession or use of an explosive or weapon, distribution or intent to distribute a controlled
substance, conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the above offenses, gang affiliation.
- Two or more felony convictions of any type regardless of timeframe
- Currently wanted with an outstanding warrant
Hunter Access:
- Hunters wishing to access Fort Eustis must possess a valid photo identification card (State or Federal), a Fort
Eustis Hunting Permit, and a valid Fort Eustis weapons registration card (Check the weapons registration card
against the weapons in the vehicle) on their person at all times
- Hunters must transport weapons cased (hard or soft), in plain view and unloaded.
- All ammunition must be stored separately and not with the weapon.
Rental Vehicles:
- Rental vehicles driven by DoD Identification card holders will be permitted on the installation through main
flow
- All authorized non-DoD personnel will be issued a rental vehicle pass at the Vehicle Registration Building or
inspection area, up to the length of the rental contract
Motorcycles:
- Motorcycles and motorcyclists are subject to the same pass and identification requirements as vehicles.
Motorcyclists must abide by all VA motorcycle laws and wear the mandated safety clothing.
Bicycle:
- All bicyclists entering the installation must provide proper identification and must be wearing a helmet, light
colored clothing and either reflective vest or belt at night. Additionally, a bicycle light is required during the
hours of darkness.
Commercial Vehicles:
- All commercial vehicles and their contents will be inspected each time they enter the installation. Commercial
vehicles include, but are not limited to: taxis, limousines, delivery cars/vans (such as pizza delivery or courier
services), contractors’ pick-up trucks/vans, garbage trucks, cement mixers, tanker trucks, and cargo vehicles (U-
Haul type trucks, moving vans, 18-wheelers).
- Vehicles which advertise home based businesses are considered commercial vehicles
- Commercial vehicles will be classified as small or large per the table below and must enter through the main
gate ACP.
Media Access:
- Media organizations will be allowed on the installation with prior approval and coordination from the Public
Affairs Office.
- Media organizations must contact the PAO to request access
Pedestrian Traffic:
- Persons walking onto Ft Eustis are required to provide the same credentials as personnel entering via vehicle
- Pedestrian traffic is allowed through the main gate only
- Pedestrian traffic is strictly prohibited through Gate 2
Questions can be directed to Security Forces Operations at 878-3647 or the law enforcement desk at 878-4555.
Small Large
Taxis
Limousines
Pizza delivery
Courier cars/vans
Contractor pick-up
trucks/vans
Garbage trucks
Cement mixers
Tanker trucks
U-Haul type trucks
Moving Vans
18-wheelers
