It’s not uncommon for someone to have second thoughts about joining a branch of the military. However, that wasn’t the case for Monica Cayanong.

It was the boat with the least positive name of ODR Wreck that prevailed and sank the competition of Shark Attack and USS Never Sail during the first Cardboard Vessel Regatta, Saturday at Benyaurd Indoor Pool.

The southbound lane of Belvoir Road at 9th Street is scheduled to close Monday until Mar. 4 to allow crews to install the water main for the Belvoir Community Hospital, according to the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

Fort Belvoir’s garrison staff visited Quantico Marine Corps Base Friday to complete a staff exchange with their organizational counterparts in the Marine Corps.

For the members of Company E, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, a National Guard unit out of Patchogue, N.Y., the job begins well before helicopters begin their flight to Camp Striker, Iraq.

Army Secretary Pete Geren has approved adding legal personnel to help combat sexual assault among Soldiers, which he deemed “repugnant to the core values” of the Army.

A program in Iraq helps deployed Soldiers bond with their children back home through books.

A civilian journalist received a top Navy honor in Iraq Jan. 24 for his heroism in saving a Marine’s life while in Afghanistan.

As part of Combined Task Force 151, the crew of guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan, while at sea, is coordinating efforts of more than a dozen nations operating in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

A major health care provider in the Washington, D.C. suburbs is teaming up with the DoD to help military members and spouses pursue medical careers.