FORT BELVOIR
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USA

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About Fort Belvoir

Our military mission is global. As a strategic sustaining base for America's Army the work we do is vital to the success of the goals and objectives of the nation's defense strategy. A list of the organizations who call Fort Belvoir home reads like a "Who's Who" of the Department

Getting Here & Arrival

From Washington DC • From 1-95, take the Fairfax Parkway/Backlick Road (7100) exit 166 A. • Take the Fairfax County Parkway to its end at U.S. Rt. 1 (Richmond Highway.) • Turn left. • At the first light, on the right, is the entrance for Tulley Gate on to Fort

Housing

Troop Housing MCREE BARRACKS is Fort Belvoir’s Unaccompanied Personnel Housing Facility. It consists of 6 buildings with 404 rooms and seven laundry / day rooms. Located on the North Post, it is convenient to the Dining Facility, PX and Concessions, Woods Theater, Fitness Centers, Swimming Pools and the Post Chapel.

Medical

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital The new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital is part of an integrated health care network providing world-class medical service to the nation’s wounded, active duty service members, retirees and family members. As a medical community providing health care to beneficiaries throughout the National Capital Region, the guiding

Recreation

Army Community Services Location Building 200, 9800 Belvoir Road (18th and Belvoir Rd) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Contact (703) 805-4590 Arts & Crafts Center and Auto Skills Shop Location Building 1462, 9290 Gunston Rd (4th and Gunston) Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Contact (703) 806-4647 BOSS - Better Opportunities for Single

Local Area & Community

Springfield is located just 20 minutes north of Fort Belvoir and is home to more than 30,000 people. Now part of the most affluent region in the nation, Springfield was founded in 1847 as a station along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. The area remained largely rural until 1946 when

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