Fort Belvoir
| Fort Belvoir | |
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| Fairfax County, Virginia | |
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Emblems of units stationed at Ft. Belvoir
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 Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
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| Coordinates | 38°43′11″N 77°09′16″W / 38.719737°N 77.154582°WCoordinates: 38°43′11″N 77°09′16″W / 38.719737°N 77.154582°W |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | U.S. Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917–present |
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| Current commander |
COL Angie K. Holbrook (garrison commander) |
| Garrison |
29th Infantry Division (Light) 9th Theater Support Command 1st Information Operations Command (Land) 12th Aviation Battalion (MDW) 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) 212th Military Police Detachment (MDW) 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) 75th MP Detachment (CID) Army Intelligence and Security Command Military Intelligence Readiness Command 902nd Military Intelligence Group Defense Logistics Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Threat Reduction Agency Missile Defense Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Aerospace Data Facility-East |
| Occupants | 51,000+ employees (Fort Belvoir) 7,100 residents (Fort Belvoir CDP) |
Fort Belvoir /ˈbɛlvwɑːr/ is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations. With nearly twice as many workers as The Pentagon, Belvoir is the largest employer in Fairfax County. Fort Belvoir actually comprises three geographically distinct properties: the main base, Davison Army Airfield, and the Fort Belvoir North Area.
The base was founded during World War I as Camp A. A. Humphreys, named for Union Civil War general Andrew A. Humphreys, who was also Chief of Engineers. The post was renamed Fort Belvoir in the 1930s in recognition of the Belvoir plantation that once occupied the site, but the adjacent United States Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center retains part of the original name.
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