Education briefs

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy Toro slides ribbons onto a rack, then clips the rack onto a brand-new dress uniform, the finishing touch on a lengthy process to ensure the proper medals and decorations are in place.

With the ongoing construction of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir’s 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company has an opportunity to add various training exercises using an existing structure.

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Monday, the Army announced its first internal applications-development challenge. The program, called “Apps for the Army,” or A4A, gives Army personnel the opportunity to demonstrate their software-development skills.

Health care providers at DeWitt Army Community Hospital recently launched a new initiative providing patients and families a venue to get answers to their medical questions without scheduling appointments.

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Lakes, dams, mills, mines, mounds, ancient havens and maybe a haunted house or two are all some of the locations veterans get to visit vicariously on a daily basis working on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Veterans Curation Project.

Michael Prince’s world wasn’t large in Tifton, Ga. It was filled with hand-me-downs and humor growing up. Times were tough, but his father always lightened the family load with laughter, teaching Prince and his siblings the importance of laughing and how it can form a strong connection.

January 28 was a memorable day for the Fort Belvoir Garrison Travel Demand Management Working Group. Usually, the TDMWG meets in the Directorate of Logistics conference room.  However, that Thursday, the team members deviated from the norm and participated in their first virtual meeting.