Cheap dates for April

Fort Belvoir welcomed home more than 30 Soldiers associated with the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program April 24 with a ceremony that reunited them with both family and colleagues on post. 

Beginning today, police will ticket vehicles parked in violation of Community Parking District regulations recently established in the Mount Vernon Magisterial District.

In a brief speech, Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey looked out at the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard honor guards in formation at Fort Myer, Va., Friday and, in less than a minute, said goodbye to 33 years in uniform. 

Last year, 44 states and the District of Columbia proclaimed May 1 as Silver Star Day. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs begins contacting nearly 570,000 recent combat veterans today to ensure they know about VA’s medical services and other benefits. 

Every seven seconds, someone within the DoD completes an online training course through a program that’s become the gold standard for delivering education and training anywhere, any time. 

Army Community Service’s Relocation Readiness Programs offers several classes for people new to Fort Belvoir or who expect a move to Korea or Germany.

The Joint Employment Transition Services and the USO of Metropolitan Washington host a job fair May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club, 5500 Schulz Circle

Like so many Americans, retired Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell watched helplessly on television as the World Trade Center was attacked September 11, 2001.