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3 hrs ago | U.S. Department of Defense

Face of Defense: Wounded Warrior Becomes Military Doctor

Ten years after being wounded in Iraq, Army Capt. Christian Labra has completed medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and is about to graduate from a three-year residency at the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Iraq, World News, Middle East, Fort Belvoir, VA, United States Military Academy,

8 hrs ago | Army Times

Fort Belvoir to open East Coast's largest Exchange

Army football fans won't have to wait until fall to see if they can break their long dry spell in... FORT BELVOIR, VA.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Belvoir, VA

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Freshnews

DHA Group Wins Third Task Order under Defense Logistics Agency...

DHA Group, Inc. , an award-winning management consulting and contracting firm serving the federal government, announced today that it was the successful bidder on task order 13 under the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters J6 Program Management Support Services contract.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Patch.com

Fort Belvoir Honors Army Birthday and Flag Day

Fort Belvoir will celebrate the 238th birthday of the U.S. Army and Flag Day on Friday, June 14. The event is open to the public and will be held at 10 a.m. that day in front of post headquarters, Bldg.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Life, Holidays, Flag Day, Fort Belvoir, VA

Tue Jun 11, 2013

MSNBC

Architect Michael Graves takes on hospitals, wheelchairs and whisks

Michael Graves, the architect whose teapot for JC Penney was said to resemble Hitler, wants to do everything from crutches and canes to hospitals and homes.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army

Thu Jun 06, 2013

Patch.com

Freebie Alert: Friday is National Donut Day

The first Friday of June just happens to be National Donut Da y . That means you might just score a free donut at one of Northern Virginia's donut emporiums.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Lorton, VA, Fort Belvoir, VA, Alexandria, VA

Patch.com

Belvoir Garrison Commander on the U.S. Military Sexual Assault Debate

The United States military should maintain control of how sexual assault cases are reported, according to Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander Col.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Belvoir, VA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Sat Jun 01, 2013

WTOP-FM Washington

Hero's Best Friend: Dogs help wounded recover

Throughout centuries of war, dogs have been by service members' sides, whether they're helping save lives in the battlefield or helping them heal.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Fort Meade, Fort Drum, NY

Watertown Daily Times

Leadership changes hands for Fort Drum's Warriors in Transition Battalion

The new commander of the post's 3rd Battalion, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, better known as the Warriors in Transition Battalion, said he was thankful for the opportunity to aid wounded soldiers and their families.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Drum, Fort Drum, NY, Command and General Staff College

Free Republic

Walter Reed hospital workers receive furlough notices

ABC7 has confirmed the region's two military hospitals are furloughing more than 3,500 civilian employees who care for the nation's wounded warriors, nearly their entire civilian staffs.

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Related Topix: Nursing, US Army, US Military, Fort Belvoir, VA

Fri May 31, 2013

The Daily American

More than $300 million in contracts announced at Showcase

Nearly $370 million in new contracts were announced Friday for area defense contractors and other companies at the 23rd Annual Showcase for Commerce.

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Related Topix: Johnstown, PA, US Military, US Army, US Politics, US News, John Murtha, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Senator Bob Casey, Representative Keith Rothfus

Thu May 30, 2013

Patch.com

Living Off the Water: Meet the Harley's of Mason Neck

It was a slow May morning on the Potomac for the last of a dying breed. Brothers Mike and Brad Harley of Mason Neck returned to the family homestead for a quick afternoon break to see their mother, JoAnne, after catching and selling 500 pounds of catfish.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Lorton, VA, Clifton, VA, US Military, US Army, Fort Belvoir, VA

Tue May 28, 2013

Patch.com

Memorial Day at The Fairfax in Lorton

More than 50 members of The Fairfax, a military retirement community just outside Fort Belvoir, celebrated Memorial Day on Monday.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Lorton, VA, US Military, US Army, Fort Belvoir, VA

WTOP-FM Washington

Progress slow on army museum

The site for the National Museum of the United States Army was approved by the secretary of the Army in June 2011, but raising the estimated $200 million it will cost to build it has been a battle.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Belvoir, VA

Mon May 27, 2013

WTOP-FM Washington

Hero's Best Friend

Ann Spader, service dog training instructor at the U.S. Army's Warrior Transition Brigade , Northern Regional Medical Command, and Sgt.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Drum, NY

Sun May 26, 2013

The Washington Post

Harry Hink, World War II pilot in Northern Va., recalls lost colleagues on Memorial Day

Harry Hink, a former Army Air Corps pilot who flew missions over Japan in 1945, at his home on May, 13, 2013 in Ft.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Fort Belvoir, VA, Fairfax County, VA

Lowell Sun

Wilmington group continues mission of healing

Members of the local nonprofit iPods for Wounded Veterans are back in town this week after bringing electronics and encouragement to soldiers healing in Washington, D.C.-area military hospitals.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Tue May 21, 2013

Alabama Live

Huntsville schools partnering with Army Cyber Command to bolster U.S. cyber security field

The Huntsville school district today became the first in the United States to partner with the U.S. Army Cyber Command in an effort to get students interested in the industry ready for the challenge.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Education Etc., Fort Belvoir, VA, United States Military Academy, Robert Bentley, US Governors