Fort Belvoir News

Keith Madden, a retired Army noncommissioned officer and now a civilian employee of an Army agency at Fort Belvoir, was supposed to be at Fort Benning, Ga., and ready to hop aboard a military flight to the war zone.

In Part I of this series, I told you how I surprisingly came across free information technology training from the United States Government, No it is not part of the stimulus package.

Gary Winkler, a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2003, has been program executive officer for enterprise information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va., since October 2007.

Obtaining the necessary items such as uniforms and receiving those items as quickly as possible is vital to the welfare of soldiers in theater.

Julie Socher entered the Army Ten-Miler T-Shirt Design Contest for three years with no expectation of winning.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced assignments for these captains who have been selected for promotion to rear admiral : * Kurt L. Kunkel will be assigned as chief of staff, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.

The Army Management Staff College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of Thayer Hall June 24 -- marking a milestone in the college's history.

On many occasions, members of the acquisition community are recognized for the systems they provide that save lives, but rarely do those same people save lives with their own hands, as was the case on June 18.

Through a series of retirements and other events, the Army has decided to leave the current base commander at Fort Huachuca where he is.

One of the most anticipated investigative reports concerning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is about whether the U.S. military's body armor on which warriors depend on to survive actually works.

President Barack Obama leaves the White House for a Father's Day golf outing at Fort Belvoir, Va., south of Washington, Sunday, June 21, 2009.

Read more at news.yahoo.com ... TOPICS: Culture/Society ; Government ; News/Current Events KEYWORDS: bho44 ; fathersday ; fortbelvoir ; golf ; hussein ; icecream ; kenyan ; muslim ; nero 06/21/2009 4:35:43 PM PDT by maggief To: maggief Even in a golf cart, Obama always turns left.

Nearly 30 years after planning began, construction on the Fairfax County Parkway is nearing completion.

By Michael Lee Pope Thursday, June 18, 2009 The United States Marshals Service has arrested an 18-year-old homeless man in Prince Georgea s County over the weekend in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old homeless man in Mount Vernon last week, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

Dan Glembot protects soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, but he doesn't carry a rifle.

Police say a man who carjacked a Woodbridge woman's Toyota early Friday is suspected of killing a man in Fairfax County the next day.

A Virginia family believes the black ring they saw in the sky during a trip to an amusement park was a sign from God.

Denna Smith is a writer who hopes to work with Tyler Perry someday, but, she says, even she couldn't make this story up.

Barack Obama shakes hands during a May 31 golf trip. Photo: AP Obama tees off again, same as last Sunday .

Photo credit Staff Sgt. Matthew Clifton A new memorial placed by a private organization at Fort Myer, Va., remembers 40 U.S. Soldiers who were killed returning from "R&R" in Australia to the southwest Pacific during World War II.