23-529: The Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR) is located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia , and provides the Chief of Army Reserve (CAR) with a staff of functional advisors who develop and execute Army Reserve plans, policies and programs, plus administer Army Reserve personnel, operations and funding. The CAR is responsible for plans, policies and programs affecting all Army Reserve Soldiers, including those who report directly to
46-532: A Union Army general. The name of the base has been criticized as improperly nostalgic for slavery and the antebellum era . In June 2021, the fort was initially included in a list of military bases to be considered for renaming by a newly created Naming Commission . Later in March 2022, the Commission determined that Fort Belvoir did not meet the criteria provided in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for making
69-739: A renaming recommendation. However, the Commission recommended that the Department of Defense conduct its own review of the naming of the fort based on results of the commission's historical research. Fort Belvoir serves as the headquarters for the Defense Logistics Agency , the Defense Acquisition University , the Defense Contract Audit Agency , the Defense Technical Information Center ,
92-516: A result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission , a substantial number of personnel were transferred to Fort Belvoir, and others were civilians employed there. All major Washington, D.C.-area National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) facilities, including those in Bethesda, MD , Reston, VA , and Washington, D.C. were consolidated at a new facility, the NGA Campus East, situated on
115-668: The Department of the Treasury . In addition, Fort Belvoir is home to National Reconnaissance Office 's (NRO) Aerospace Data Facility-East (ADF-E). Fort Belvoir is a census-designated place, consisting of the South Post and North Post and excluding Davison Army Airfield , the North Area, and the Southwest Area. Neighboring CDPs are Mount Vernon to the east, Woodlawn and Groveton to
138-890: The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command , the United States Army Military Intelligence Readiness Command , the Missile Defense Agency , the Defense Threat Reduction Agency , and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . Fort Belvoir is home to the Virginia National Guard's 29th Infantry Division (Light) and elements of ten Army Major Commands; nineteen different agencies and direct reporting units of
161-562: The Army Theater. There are outdoor venues which include a Memorial Garden, Amphitheater, Parade Ground, and Army Trail. It opened to the public on 11 November 2020. In 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests and petitions to rename U.S. army bases with names related to the Confederacy , it was proposed that the fort be renamed as well. While not named after a Confederate officer, it
184-556: The Army. OCAR is made up of specialized groups that advise and support the CAR on a wide variety of issues. The Army Reserve Command (USARC) came into existence in 1989 with the establishment of the USARC headquarters at Ft. McPherson, Georgia. The Chief, US Army Reserve (CAR), Major General William Ward became the first USARC commander. He was dual hatted as CG and CAR. In 1991, MG Ward retired and turned
207-524: The CDP was 58.83% White , 16.32% African American , 0.50% Native American , 3.42% Asian , 0.88% Pacific Islander , 4.49% from other races , and 15.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.72% of the population. Of the households, 86.6% were married couple families, 2.8% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 9.8% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 4.21 people. The median age
230-701: The Department of Army; eight elements of the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard ; and twenty-six Department of Defense agencies. Also located here are the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) , the Military District of Washington's 12th Aviation Battalion which provides rotary-wing movement to the DoD and Congress, a Marine Corps detachment , a United States Air Force activity, United States Army Audit Agency , and an agency from
253-476: The command over to MG Roger Sandler, the newly appointed CAR. During the tenure of MG Sandler the five continental Armys (CONUSAS) transferred their previous command and management responsibilities to the USARC, putting total command and control of the subordinate units under the USARC. MG Max Baratz, the Deputy Commander of the USARC, became the day to day manager of all USARC activities. In 1994, MG Baratz
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#1732858211741276-581: The former Engineer Proving Ground site. The cost of the new center was $ 2.4 billion. The Army Historical Foundation announced in March 2017, its intent to begin the construction of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. The museum, set on 84 acres (34 ha), tells the story of the army since 1775. The 185,000-square-foot (17,200 m ) museum features historical galleries, an interactive "Experiential Learning Center" and
299-533: The motto of United States Army Reserve Command, "Twice the Citizen", and its mission. Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir ( / ˈ b ɛ l v w ɑːr / BEL -vwar ) is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia , United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation , seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County
322-535: The nearby Fairfax family grave site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The post was founded during World War I as Camp A. A. Humphreys, named for Union Army general Andrew A. Humphreys , who was also Chief of Engineers . The post was renamed Fort Belvoir in the 1930s at the request of Howard W. Smith , a Congressman from Virginia, in recognition of the Belvoir plantation that once occupied
345-445: The northeast, Hayfield and Kingstowne to the north, and Franconia and Newington to the northwest. At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey ) there were 7,637 people, 2,107 housing units and 1,810 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 862.9 inhabitants per square mile (333.2/km ). The average housing unit density was 238.1 per square mile (91.9/km ). The racial makeup of
368-404: The population were military veterans , and 51.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher . In the CDP 4.8% of the population was below the poverty line , including 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and none of those aged 65 or over, with 0.5% of the population without health insurance . The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to
391-521: The river, moving in with his family in 1740. Lord Fairfax came to America in 1747 and stayed less than a year at the Belvoir estate before moving to Greenway Court . The Fairfax family lived at Belvoir for over 30 years, but eldest son (and heir) George William Fairfax sailed to England on business in 1773, never to return. The manor home was destroyed by fire in 1783. The ruins of the Belvoir Mansion and
414-677: The site. The adjacent United States Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center retains part of the original name. Camp Humphreys was established in World War I as the U.S. Army Engineers Training School. It served as the post-graduate institution for U.S. Military Academy engineers and a finishing school for engineering troops headed to war. The school, which came to host the Engineer Officer Basic Course, relocated in 1988 from Fort Belvoir to Fort Leonard Wood , in Missouri. As
437-466: Was 19.5, 48.0% of people were under the age of 18, and 0.1% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 13.2% who had Irish ancestry , 9.5% spoke a language other than English at home, and 3.7% were born outside the United States, 70.7% of whom were naturalized citizens . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 97,290, and the median income for a family was $ 97,101. 19.9% of
460-509: Was named CAR and USARC Commander upon the retirement of MG Sandler. In 1998, MG Plewes was named CAR and Commander of the USARC, replacing MG Baratz. He became the first CAR to become a LTG in the position. It had long been argued, that with the added responsibility of Command & Control, the CAR/USARC Commander, should carry the increased rank of LTG. The two eagles' heads of the shoulder sleeve insignia for OCAR are in reference to
483-496: Was named. It was known as Camp A. A. Humphreys from 1917 to 1935 and Fort Belvoir afterward. Fort Belvoir is home to a number of significant United States military organizations. With nearly twice as many workers as The Pentagon , Fort Belvoir is the largest employer in Fairfax County. Fort Belvoir comprises three geographically distinct areas: main base, Davison Army Airfield , and Fort Belvoir North. The Fort Belvoir site
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#1732858211741506-520: Was originally the home of William Fairfax , the cousin and land agent of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron the proprietor of the Northern Neck , which stood on land now part of the base. William Fairfax purchased the property in 1738 when his cousin arranged for him to be appointed customs agent (tax collector) for the Potomac River, and William erected an elegant brick mansion overlooking
529-512: Was renamed after a slave plantation that was once owned by prominent 18th century Loyalist land owner George William Fairfax . Representative Howard W. Smith, who requested the 1930 renaming, was an old-school Southern Democrat who was sympathetic to the then-popular Dunning School of history that revered the Confederacy , and resented a base in Virginia being named after Andrew A. Humphreys ,
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