Family and friends gathered at Woodlawn Chapel Wednesday to honor a 28-year old NCO who was found dead in his barracks room on Fort Belvoir.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Fort Belvoir gathered for its annual observance on Oct. 1 at the Fort Belvoir Officer’s Club.

President Bush signed an executive order last week that makes it easier for servicemembers’ spouses to get federal jobs.

Military spouses often have a hard time finding employment, and even when they do, there’s little opportunity to continue their career because it’s only a matter of time before their servicemember spouse transfers to another duty station. 

When Army Staff Sgt. Lani Yearicks was little, she learned how to crochet. Four years ago, after neglecting her skills for years, her brother invited her to take part in a prayer shawl ministry at their church. 

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, the DoD also can take a bow for the key role it has played in lending technology and expertise to NASA’s space exploration and research mission. 

If you don’t follow NASA more closely than noting a space shuttle launch or space walk on the International Space Station, you may not be aware that America is building a new rocket. 

The presidential campaign has entered the home stretch as the nation looks toward Election Day. Legal residents of Virginia who are active-duty servicemembers, or a spouse or dependent of an active-duty servicemember live or are deployed outside of the commonwealth may register to vote and cast their ballot by mail until Nov. 4, according to State Board of Elections Web site. 

A report released last month by Forbes magazine ranked the U.S. Military Academy as the sixth best of all American colleges on the quality of faculty, academics and graduates.

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as CID, is seeking qualified Soldiers to serve the Army as highly-trained special agents.