Shopping at Belvoir’s Thrift Shop is open to everyone who has access to the post — all are welcome. Consignments, however, are limited to military ID card holders only. People with the ID cards can open a consignment account to sell their unwanted items and make some extra money.

A recent increase in mail addressed to “Any Servicemember” has prompted the Military Postal Service Agency to remind the general public not to send mail or care packages addressed in such a manner.

MWR has several events planned through April, in honor of it being Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

• For the week ending March 14, Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Emergency Services reported the following:

Fort Belvoir’s Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering hosted the Alexandria Division of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps Sunday, emphasizing power production training and basic electricity.

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In January, Addley Saimbert, Jr. got a true taste of what life is like in show business when he participated in the International Presentation of Performers in Los Angeles.

Fresh from the farm she called home in Marion, S.C., 1st Sgt. Cynthia Moody joined the Army with a friend in 1987.

One of our greatest national treasures is surely our native wildlife. Few animals evoke thoughts of freedom and beauty like our national symbol, the bald eagle. This once-endangered species is now a common sight in and around Fort Belvoir.

Jo Annette (McNeal) Blanks, deputy to the installation commander, passed away Tuesday morning following a lengthy illness.