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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.
The project has been controversial in the region because of potential traffic impacts: many of the approximately 6,500 employees who will be relocated to the site were formerly located in Metro-accessible locations such as Crystal City, Virginia, and office buildings in Washington, D.C., itself, but must commute by car or bus to the new site ...
This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Virginia (7 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Virginia" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Warrenton Training Center was established on June 1, 1951, as part of a "Federal Relocation Arc" of hardened underground bunkers built to support continuity of government in the event of a nuclear attack on Washington, D.C. [1] [2] The center was ostensibly designated a Department of Defense Communication Training Activity and served as a communications training school. [1]
Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) Alexandria: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Fort Belvoir: Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) Alexandria: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Fort Belvoir: United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Fort Belvoir: Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), which serves as the local school district for the base, [7] has a K-8 school, Dahlgren Elementary Middle School. [8] The school first opened in 1921. [9] The school's principal facility was built during World War II. In 2011 a review of the building found that it was in "poor" shape. [10]