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    Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, and across the Potomac River...
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    Quarters 1 at Fort Myer is a historic house on the grounds of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. Built in 1899, it has been the residence...
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    National Capital Region. It is jointly made up of is made up of Fort Myer (in Arlington), Fort McNair (in Washington, D.C.), and Henderson Hall (in Arlington)...
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    Fort Myer Construction is a government contractor and road paving company based in Washington, DC. The company has been awarded millions of dollars in...
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    National Cemetery and of Fort Myer to include in Arlington National Cemetery the following parcels of real property situated in Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia:...
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    regiment's Presidential Escort Platoon, Honor Guard Company, is based at Fort Myer. The platoon serves at presidential funerals, inaugurations, Pentagon...
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    1907, he was assigned to the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps at Fort Myer, Virginia, where he was later instructed in flying a dirigible. He was...
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    superiors with his dedication. In late 1911, Patton was transferred to Fort Myer, Virginia, where many of the Army's senior leaders were stationed. Befriending...
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    Army major general. He was the first African-American post commander of Fort Myer, and was the Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Army in 1980. He commanded...
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    involving a powered aircraft was the crash of a Wright Model A aircraft at Fort Myer, Virginia, in the United States on September 17, 1908, injuring its co-inventor...
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  • Fort Belvoir (/ˈbɛlvwɑːr/ BEL-vwar) is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States...
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    Albert James Myer (September 20, 1828 – August 24, 1880) was a surgeon and United States Army general. He is known as the father of the U.S. Army Signal...
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    Besides Fort McNair, the following installations are included under the umbrella of the MDW's command: Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Virginia Fort Belvoir...
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    Flyer wrecked at Fort Myer, it differed from the standard Wright A in size and had a faster speed. The aircraft was demonstrated at Fort Myer, Virginia, beginning...
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    2 km2) of land were transferred to Arlington National Cemetery and to Fort Myer, leaving 280 acres (1.1 km2) for the Pentagon. Contracts totaling $31...
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    evacuated to Fort McNair included House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise. Fort McNair is today part of the Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall...
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  • Big City Then Sail Away". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 31. "Calderone Stars As Myer Wins 9–1". Daily Press. September 18, 1952. p. 8. Lightner, Pete (September...
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    edge of the Arlington National Cemetery and next to Fort Myer. Currently, it is part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall. Henderson Hall is named for Brevet...
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  • Fort Gregg-Adams, in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, is a United States Army post and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms...
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    for the ICS structure to become fully operational. Firefighters from Fort Myer and Reagan National Airport arrived within minutes. Rescue and firefighting...
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    Fort Walker, formerly Fort A.P. Hill, is a training and maneuver center belonging to the United States Army located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia...
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    demonstrating another nearly identical Flyer to the United States Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, starting on September 3, 1908. On September 9, he made the...
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    regiment, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), located at Fort Myer, Virginia. "Don't tread on me" is also used in the First Navy Jack of...
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    MacArthur (1964). Black Jack was foaled January 19, 1947, and came to Fort Myer from Fort Reno, Oklahoma, on November 22, 1952. Black Jack was the last of...
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    officer in the army. The first chief of staff moved his headquarters to Fort Myer in 1908.[clarification needed] The rank listed is the rank when serving...
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    fire of a harbor battery at Fort Wool against the Confederate positions opposite Fort Monroe. For nearly three years, Myer was forced to rely on detailed...
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  • Holdings Diego's Hair Salon Dutko Worldwide EAB EIG Global Energy Partners Fort Myer Construction Framebridge FTI Consulting Fundrise Gallup, Inc. Goddard...
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    (ARNG) Fort Barfoot (ARNG) Fort Belvoir Fort Eustis, part of Joint Base Langley-Eustis Fort Gregg-Adams Fort McNair (part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson...
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    troopers from the 3rd Cavalry, "Brave Rifles", who were posted nearby on Fort Myer. Since April 6, 1948, (known then as "Army Day"), when the regiment was...
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    United States Army Band Chorus (an element of Pershing's Own) assigned at Fort Myer in the Washington, D.C. Military District. During his active duty period...
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