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Fort Belvoir (/ ˈ b ɛ l v w ɑːr / BEL-vwar) is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation, seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County was named.
Fort Belvoir is spread over several locations, but the main base is in Fairfax County, Virginia and occupies the former "Belvoir" estate of William Fairfax. The post is bisected by US Route 1 ("Richmond Highway"): the area of Ft. Belvoir between US Route 1 and the Potomac River is the "South Post", while the area between US Route 1 and ...
Davison Army Airfield or Davison AAF (IATA: DAA, ICAO: KDAA, FAA LID: DAA) is a military use airport of the United States Army in Fairfax County, Virginia, serving adjacent Fort Belvoir. [2] Located fifteen miles (24 km) southwest of Washington, D.C., the facility was named for noted World War II aviation engineer Brig. Gen. Donald Angus ...
Located within Fort Belvoir, Virginia, the facility is responsible for the command and control of reconnaissance satellites involved in the collection of intelligence information and for the dissemination of that intelligence to other U.S. government agencies.
Belvoir Mansion, an artist's conception of the building before its destruction. Belvoir was the plantation and estate of colonial Virginia's prominent William Fairfax family. Operated with the forced labor of enslaved people, [3] [4] it was located on the west bank of the Potomac River on the present site of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County ...
The helicopter was from the 12th Aviation Battalion, which is based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The unit is responsible for helicopter flights in the U.S. capital area and can be used to carry ...
The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is a United States Department of Defense medical facility located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. In conjunction with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the hospital provides the Military Health System medical capabilities of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR MD), a joint unit providing ...
Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge is a nature preserve on the grounds of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.Several other parks, including Mason Neck State Park, Pohick Bay Regional Park, and the Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge are located nearby.