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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.
Delivery of 75 hp Baldwin gas locomotives at Belvoir Dock [2] Beginning in the first half of 1918, a 20 miles (32 km) long narrow gauge line was built there. [1] 15 miles (24 km) of track ran between the pier at the Potomac River and Camp Humphreys. [3] The light rails of a narrow-gauge railway could be laid quickly and, if necessary, quickly ...
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. [1]
The Museum is located on 84 acres at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. Ground was broken for the museum in September 2016, and it was scheduled to open on June 4, 2020. [2] That opening was delayed as some of the gallery finishing work was suspended in response to COVID-19.
It is located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Activated in March 2006, the unit has served at least one tour in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 55th Sustainment Brigade was established in September 2006 from the 55th Theater Material Management Center. The mission of the brigade is to provide command and control for all subordinate units, and provide ...
Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek – located 20 kilometers (13 miles) northwest of Virginia Beach; Joint Base Lewis-McChord – located 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Tacoma, Washington; Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – located in Southeast Washington, D.C. Joint Base Andrews – located 22 kilometers (14 miles) south of ...
The name of the site refers to the "Mark Center" property development, which is located at the intersection of Seminary Road and Beauregard Street at the Interstate 395 interchange. [1] Sixteen acres of the site were sold to the federal government and are administratively considered part of Fort Belvoir. [1]
West Springfield is located in central Fairfax County at (38.788436, −77.232802 Its borders are the Norfolk Southern Railway Washington District to the north, Accotink Creek to the east, Fort Belvoir and the Fairfax County Parkway to the south, and Pohick Creek and a power line to the west.