Troop 800

03/02/2026

The boys of Troop 800 had an exciting weekend of camping at the VA State Military Reservation and learning about Aviation. The boys settled into the barracks Friday night after our arrival in preparation for a very early day on Saturday.

Saturday started out with a quick trip down the road to the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo. The boys spent about three hours in the classroom with the retired military pilots learning about Aviation. After their classroom session and building and test flying their model airplanes, they all took and passed a final exam and every boy on the trip completed all the requirements for the Aviation Merit Badge.

After a quick break for lunch, the boys got a very entertaining and informative guided tour of both the World War II and World War I airplanes in the collection at the museum. This also included getting to see an actual World War II flight tower which was rescued from destruction in England and moved brick-by-brick and reconstructed at the museum.

After returning back to the barracks, the boys enjoyed a dinner of shrimp pasta with sauteed peppers and onions and Thai chili sauce followed by fresh-made chocolate chip cookies with ice cream, chocolate sauce, sprinkles and whip cream.

The boys got up early Sunday morning and after breakfast, we headed up to the Army National Guard air station at Richmond International Airport for a private tour of the Army Blackhawk helicopters. During a short classroom session, the boys learned about the flight gear the crew uses and each scout got the chance to see and hold an M240H 7.62mm machine gun (supervised and unloaded of course). During the orientation session, the flight crew handed out Blackhawk badges to the boys as they participated in the conversation and answered questions.

After that, we headed out to the tarmac where the boys enjoyed an educational tour of an actual Blackhawk helicopter and got the chance to explore the cargo bay and sit in the gunner and pilot seats.

Then, we headed back to the church to send everybody back home to their families after another safe, fun, educational and productive camping weekend.

11/22/2025

Troop 800 at the Heart of Virginia Council's Days of Vikings Camporee.

11/16/2025

09/20/2025

Enjoying our trip throughout Washington, D.C.

07/19/2025

Brown Sea Island graduation for the young guys.

07/15/2025

Photo dump

07/15/2025

We made it safely to Camp Powhatan and had a relaxing Sunday. The boys got oriented with the camp and made tie-dyed t-shirts. The boys finished their first day of merit badge classes today and had a huge pasta and meatball dinner cooked by leaders Owen Forden and Gennaro Milo. The last picture was one of two little visitors we had in camp on Saturday that Mr. Bright removed to a safer location. Don't panic moms... it was a harmless black rat snake which we used to educate some of the scouts.

06/14/2025

The regular monthly campout was also this weekend and they have been having fun doing some touring of Belle Isle and Maymont. And also going to a Flying Squirrels game.

06/14/2025

Here is the Philmont crew at the crack of dawn heading out on their grand adventure. Good luck guys and make lots of memories!!

02/12/2025

Scouts & Advisors -- This is your last chance to register for the February camping trip. We need a final head count by midnight tonight. Advisors -- we need to know how many rides you can provide. Space is going to be very tight based on current numbers.

Also, please respond to the email last night from Kevin about Summer Camp -- we need a confirmation if you are going or not. Your first payment was due tonight.

01/21/2025

Here's a few highlights from Troop 800's winter sports and winter camping trip this past weekend. In spite of the cold, the boys came together and had a very enjoyable weekend of fun and camaraderie.

11/28/2024

Smoked turkey now to deep fry one