Army Ground Forces Association
Historic photo of Coast Artillery troops at Battery Kingman in 1941. Credit: Gateway National Recreation Area, National Park Service
AGFA Sponsored Events
AGFA Fort Hancock Workdays
July 25, 2026 12pm to 5 pm
August 29, 2026 12pm to 5pm
September 19, 2026 12pm to 5pm
Fort Hancock/Sandy Hook Events (Full Interpretive Displays)
Harbor Defense Lantern Tour, Friday May 15 (6pm to 9pm)
Coast Defense Days, Sunday May 17 (11am to 4:30pm)
Tall Ships Ships Review (Along the Officers Row Seawall), Friday, July 3 (11:00 am to 5:00 pm)
This event will focus on viewing the Tall Ships for America's 250th Anniversary using M1910A1 Azimuth Instruments. Visitors will learn how these instruments work and be able to take close up photos of the Tall Ships through the instruments with their cell phone cameras
Harbor Defense Lantern Tour, Friday Oct 23 (6pm to 9pm)
Fort Hancock Days, Sunday Oct 25 (12pm to 4:30pm)
Fort Hancock 1943 Christmas, Dec 12 and 13 (Sat and Sun, details pending)
Other Events/Displays
Jacobsburg WWII weekend, June 26-28 (Fri-Sun) https://www.jacobsburghistory.com/events/
Easton Heritage Days, July 11 (Sat) https://heritageday.org/
Golden Age Aviation Museum, Sept 4-6 (Fri-Sun) https://www.goldenageair.org/events.htm
Trains and Troops at Rail Road Museum of PA in Strasburg, Nov 7-8 https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/programs/events
AGFA Sponsored Events
AGFA Fort Hancock Workdays
July 25, 2026 12pm to 5 pm
August 29, 2026 12pm to 5pm
September 19, 2026 12pm to 5pm
Fort Hancock/Sandy Hook Events (Full Interpretive Displays)
Harbor Defense Lantern Tour, Friday May 15 (6pm to 9pm)
Coast Defense Days, Sunday May 17 (11am to 4:30pm)
Tall Ships Ships Review (Along the Officers Row Seawall), Friday, July 3 (11:00 am to 5:00 pm)
