Fort Belvoir, VA Installation Guide

Welcome to Fort Belvoir!

We are especially proud to welcome you as one of the newest members of our community. Fort Belvoir is a great place to live, work and play. Spend any time at all on post and you will see why.

Since 1734, Belvoir has remained true to its French meaning: "beautiful to see." It is our vision that this will always be true of our people, our post, and our attitude. Whether your stay here is for several weeks, months or years, you will come to know Fort Belvoir as more than a beautiful place to call home.

You will also find that "Excellence through Service" is not just Fort Belvoir's unofficial slogan, it is a way of life. What you will see at Fort Belvoir is the tireless work of 19,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Department of Defense civilians. All our people are committed to the work of America's Defense; all dedicated to keeping Fort Belvoir the premier administrative support center in the National Capital Region.

Following that same service commitment are the Garrison Commander's communication tools. The post newspaper, the Belvoir Eagle, publishes news and information for and about Fort Belvoir people, from informative and interesting articles and commentaries to dramatic photographs and illustrations of Channel 3's Bulletin Board. The channel also boasts a wide range of entertainment and educational programming.

LOCATION

Fort Belvoir is located in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia approximately 20 miles South of Washington D.C.

HISTORY

Fort Belvoir's history is interwoven with the birth of our nation, as well as the founding of Fairfax County, Va.

Like most land in colonial America, the 8,656-acre tract along the Potomac River that is now Fort Belvoir was part of a grant from a 17th-century English king. The land was handed down through the Culpepper family to Thomas, the sixth Lord Fairfax, who, in 1734 persuaded his cousin, Col. William Fairfax, to come to Virginia and oversee the family's holdings. Col. Fairfax built his home on 2,000 acres of what is now much of South Post and named the estate Belvoir, which means "beautiful to see."

In 1912, the land was transferred to the War Department.
In 1915, engineer troops from Washington Barracks, now Fort McNair, established Camp Belvoir as a rifle range and training camp. The name was changed to Camp A.A. Humphreys in 1917 when a major camp was constructed during an unusually bitter winter to train engineer replacements for World War I. The post was renamed Fort Humphreys in 1922 to indicate its permanent status, and became Fort Belvoir in 1935.

Fort Belvoir is unlike any other Army installation in the world. It has a diverse, modern-day mission of being a strategic sustaining base for America's Armed Forces.

MISSION

A list of organizations at Fort Belvoir reads like a "Who's Who" in the department of Defense. No other Army installation in the world can compare with our diverse, modern-day mission of providing logistical and administrative support to over 120 diverse tenant satellite organizations.

Fort Belvoir is home to serveral Army command headquarters, units and agencies of nine different Army major commands, 16 different agencies of the Department of the Army, eight elements of the U. S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard and nine DOD agencies.

All these agencies play important roles in Fort Belvoir's global mission to provide worldwide logistical and administrative support to all the armed services.

POPULATION

In addition Army forces, the U. S. Navy construction battalion, a Marine Corps detachment, one U. S. Air Force unit and an agency of the Department of Treasury are also located at Fort Belvoir.

Fort Belvoir also houses the headquarters for Army Material Command, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Technical Information Service, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Defense National Stockpile Center and the Defense Fuel Supply Center.

SPONSORSHIP

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Headquarters Battalion can request a sponsor by calling (703) 806-5748/5659 or DSN 656-5748/5659. Military personnel inprocessing to units other than the Garrison Headquarters Battalion should contact their units directly prior to arrival on post. Individuals who are not sure of the correct contact information may contact the Garrison Military Personnel Division for assistance at (703)805-5583, or DSN 655-5583.

Personnel wanting to rent a Post Office Box to forward their mail while enroute should contact their local post office to complete a Post Office Box Application. The application and a check for $29.00 will then be mailed to: Post Master Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. To have mail forwarded to a general mailing address, personnel can complete an Application for General Delivery and have their mail sent in their name to General Delivery Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. This option is good for 30 days. For more information, call the Fort Belvoir post office at (703)781-7735.

TEMPORARY LODGING

Reservations for temporary lodging are accepted up to 60 days in advance of arrival. Reservations can be made for up to 14 days of stay. If space permits, reservations can be extended up to 30 days. To make a reservation, contact Fort Belvoir Lodging at 1-800-295-9750 or (703) 704-8600, personnel are available 24 hours a day. Please note that DoD civilians only in TDY status are authorized to use the facility.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Contact the Relocation Readiness Program as soon as you receive your PCS orders so you can obtain information about your new post, such as housing, medical services, community, installation, schools, jobs and more. The ACS Lending Closet has household items available for temporary use on a first come first serve basis. A Newcomer's Briefing is held the first Monday of every month at Sosa Community Center, Building 200, from 0900-1130. If the first Monday is a holiday, the briefing will be held the following Monday. All newly arriving personnel are strongly encouraged to attend. For more information call (703) 805-3436/5058.

CRITICAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION

The area code for Fort Belvoir is 703. The installation's hotline number is (703) 805-3030 and the information line is (703) 545-6700. DSN prefixes are: 655 for commercial numbers beginning with 805; 656 for commercial numbers beginning with 806; 654 for numbers beginning with 704; and 427 for numbers beginning with 767. The area code for Washington D.C. is 202 and for Maryland (closest to Fort Belvoir) it is 301.

Must Know Items

ACS Acting Director	5820 21st Street Building 210 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Phone: (703) 805-2908 Phone: (703) 805-4590 Fax: (703) 805-4143 DSN: 655-2908/4590 DSN Fax: 655-4143 Email: mullenvi@belvoir.army.mil URL: http://www.belvoir.army.mil URL: http://www.belvoirmwr.com Vicki Mullen
Mailing Address	5820 21st Street Building 210 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5561 Phone: (703)805-4590 Phone: 1-866-786-8664 Fax: (703)805-4143 DSN: 655-4590/3436 DSN Fax: 655-4143 Fort Belvoir Army Community Service
Official Homepage	URL: http://www.belvoir.army.mil URL: http://www.belvoirmwr.com Fort Belvoir Home Page
Package Delivery Address	5820 21st Street Building 210 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5561 Phone: (703) 805-4590 Phone: 1-866-786-8664 Fax: (703) 805-4143 DSN: 655-4590 DSN Fax: 655-4143 Fort Belvoir Army Community Service
Relocation Readiness Counselor	5820 21st Street Building 210 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Phone: (703) 805-5058/4590 Phone: 1-866-786-8664 Fax: (703) 805-4143 DSN: 655-5058/4590 DSN Fax: 655-4143 Email: ponsella.whitehurst@belvoir.army.mil Email: ponsella.whitehurst1@us.army.mil Ponsella Whitehurst
Relocation Readiness Program Manager	5820 21st Street Building 210 Fort Belvoir , VA 22060 Phone: (703) 805-3436 Phone: 1-866-786-8664 Phone: (703) 805-4590 Fax: (703) 805-4143 DSN: 655-3436 DSN Fax: 655-4143 Email: elizabeth.grant@belvoir.army.mil URL: http://www.belvoir.army.mil URL: http://www.belvoirmwr.com Elizabeth Grant
Street Address	5820 21st Street Building 210 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5561 Phone: 1-866-786-8664 Phone: (703) 805-4590 Fax: (703) 805-4143 DSN: 655-4590 DSN Fax: 655-4143 Fort Belvoir Army Community Service