
	Where results make sense

Topic: Fort Myer

	Fort Myer, Virginia
		The earliest military establishment in the vicinity of Fort Myer were the earthbound fortifications built in 1812 along the east bank of the Potomac, where the Pentagon now stands.
		Overlooking Washington, D.C., and Georgetown to the north and the Virginia countryside to the south, Fort Whipple was considered one of the strongest fortifications built to defend the Union's capital.
		Today, Fort Myer is under the jurisdiction of the commanding general, U.S. Army Military District of Washington, but has its own Army Garrison commander who provides housing, service and support to thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen working in a wide variety of agencies throughout the nation's capital.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /ftmyer.htm (868 words)

	Fort Myer
		The Fort Myer Military Community (FMMC) includes Fort Myer and Fort McNair (located in Washington D.C.) Fort Myer, Virginia is located in Arlington, VA, on U.S. Route 50 next to the Arlington National Cemetery, adjacent to and west of Washington D.C. The major command is the U.S. Army Military District of Washington (MDW).
		Fort Myer has been the home of the Army Chief of Staff for nearly a century and today is home for thousands of soldiers, sailors, and airman working throughout the Military District of Washington and the nation's capital.
		Fort Myer, Va., a Military District of Washington installation on a high bluff overlooking the nation's capital city, is home for some of the armed services' top-ranking officers.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-myer.htm (1051 words)

	FMMC Military Community • Fort Myer History
		Fort Whipple, on 256 acres, was one of the stronger fortifications built to defend the Union capital across the Potomac River.
		The post was renamed Fort Myer the next year, primarily to honor the late chief signal officer, but also to eliminate confusion created by the existence of another Fort Whipple in Arizona.
		The first military test flight of an aircraft was made from the Fort Myer parade ground on Sept. 9, 1908, when Orville Wright kept one of his planes in the air for a minute and 11 seconds.
	www.fmmc.army.mil /sites/about/history-myer.asp (635 words)

	The Fort Myer Officers' Club
		Fort Myer, one of the oldest Army posts in the country, is located adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery near the banks of the Potomac River.
		In February of 1881, Fort Myer was named in honor of Brigadier General Albert J. Myer who commanded the Signal School for Army and Navy Officers.
		The Fort Myer Officers’ Club was the recipient of the Carroll Award for 1995,1996, and 2001, the Army’s highest award bestowed on military clubs.
	www.fmmcmwr.com /myeroclub.htm (1006 words)

	Fort Myer, Virginia: Historic Landscape Inventory
		Fort Greble, as part of the defensive cordon, was located four miles south of the Mall of the City of Washington (but still within the District of Columbia).
		As Myer stated in his 1869 annual report, the post "is well located for the purpose for which it is occupied, on the heights overlooking the valley of the Potomac, whence ranges for near and distant practice may be had from five to thirty miles" (Scheips 1974).
		The main gate for Fort Whipple (and later Fort Myer) from the 1870s to the 1940s stood at the base of Washington Avenue at the intersection of Sherman Road and Fenton Circle.
	www.cecer.army.mil /techreports/loemyer/Loe_Myer6-07.htm (2340 words)

	Fort Myer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fort Myer is the garrison headquarters, and the installation includes Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. FMMC's mission is to operate the Army's showcase community and support Homeland Security in the nation's capital.
		Fort Whipple was larger, having a 658-yard perimeter and 43 cannons.
		The Army's oldest infantry unit, the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), was reactivated in 1948 and assigned to Forts Myer and McNair in Washington to become the Army's official ceremonial unit and security force in the Washington metropolitan area.
	www.dcmilitary.com /baseguides/army/mdw/fmmc_ftmyer.html (3824 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: MYER, ALBERT JAMES
		Albert James Myer, physician and founder of the United States Army Signal Corps, was born in Newburgh, New York, on September 20, 1828, the son of Henry Beekman and Eleanor (McClanahan) Myer.
		Myer won restoration to active service as a colonel and chief signal officer in 1867 and remained chief signal officer until his death.
		Myer was thus one of the principal founders of what became the United States Weather Bureau in 1891.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/MM/fmy1.html (554 words)

	Fort Myer, VA Automobiles > Auto insurance > Fort Myer, Virginia, VA, 22211 , Fort Myer Real Estate, Fort Myer ...
		Fort Myer Health - Fort Myer People - Fort Myer Blogs - Fort Myer Politicians - Fort Myer Memorials - Fort Myer Worship
		Fort Myer Hair Salons, Hair Replacement, Hair Transplant
		Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of catastrophic financial loss.
	fort-myer.virginiaus.com /all-automobiles/auto_insurance (525 words)

	Travel: Guarding history
		Fort Myer, next to Arlington National Cemetery, is home to the 3rd Infantry Regiment, formed in 1784.
		Nor do these folks know that Fort Myer, which has had a role in some of the most significant events in the nation's history, is open to visitors.
		The fort, as well as the cemetery, occupy land once owned by the family of Robert E. Lee, the West Point graduate who led the the Army of Northern Virginia and then the Confederate forces during the Civil War.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/05/25/Travel/Guarding_history.shtml (1196 words)

	Fort Myer
		Fort Myer, VA traces its origin as a military post to the Civil War.
		The Army's oldest infantry unit, the 3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) was reactivated in 1948, and assigned to Forts Myer and Lesley J. McNair in Washington to become the Army's official ceremonial unit and security force in the Washington metropolitan area.
		Recreation at Fort Myer - Arlington, VA includes bowling, library, auto hobby, recreation center, theater, gym, tennis, swimming, outdoor activities, camping, and fishing.
	www.themilitaryzone.com /bases/fort_myer.html (704 words)

	Fort Myer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fort Myer and Fort Lesley J. McNair, both within two miles of the Pentagon, implement “full access control,” which means they increase the level of military police surveillance of those who enter them.
		The fire station at the Pentagon heliport is actually operated by the Fort Myer Fire Department, and is manned on the morning of 9/11 by three Fort Myer firefighters who have already undertaken the airfield firefighting training.
		Pentagram, 11/2/01] The Fort Myer military community, which includes Fort Myer and Fort Lesley J. McNair—another army base, just two miles east of the Pentagon—was scheduled to hold a “force protection exercise” the week after 9/11.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=fort_myer (277 words)

	Arlington (Va.) Historical Society \| Historic Sites and Properties: Military Use
		100 yards to the northwest stood Fort Morton, a lunette with a perimeter of 250 yards and emplacements for 17 guns; 100 yards to the southeast stood Fort Woodbury, a lunette with a perimeter of 275 yards and emplacements for 13 guns.
		Even after Forts Richardson and Craig were built, 1300 yards to the west and north respectively, the heavy guns of Fort Albany served to support them, and to dominate them if they were captured.
		This embankment was the south face of Fort Ethan Allen, a bàstioned earthwork built in September 1861, to command all the approaches to Chain Bridge south of Pimmit Run.
	www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org /learn/sites_properties/military_use.asp (1482 words)

	Symposium Papers @ the Libraries
		Fort Myer today is a small, crescent-shaped area west of Arlington National Cemetery, which is directly across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Many of the older buildings on Fort Myer were built between 1895 and 1908 and appear in photographs taken during the tests in 1908 and 1909.
		The cemetery and the fort are both on land that originally was part of the Custis estate, the home of George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of George Washington.
		Because the parade ground at Fort Myer was small and surrounded by trees, and because the post commander thought the flights were interfering with his drilling, another location was needed.
	www.libraries.wright.edu /special/symposium/chenoweth.html (3504 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Fort Davis
		His 9 months of service at Fort Davis, January to November 1855, afforded him ample opportunity for such observations, but during most of his time he was seriously ill, and his diary reveals no concern with signaling matters.
		Myer served as Chief Signal Officer of the Army until his death in 1880.
		Fort Myer, the military post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, commemorates the services of the founder of the Signal Corps.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/38/hh38g.htm (287 words)

	Fort Myer Historic District--Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel ...
		By the turn of the 20th century, the military had determined that Fort Myer should become a permanent army post, and an extensive building program was initiated.
		Fort Myer is also the home of the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		The Fort Myer Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, is roughly bounded by Arlington Blvd (U.S. Clarendon Blvd. and Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/ftm.htm (606 words)

	Military District of Washington - News: Whole-base A-76 solicitation bids in at Fort Myer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		MDW News Service, March 14, 2003 -- The A-76 contracting process for Fort Myer Military Community whole base operations came one step closer to an end when contractor solicitations came to a close this week.
		Should the Fort Myer Military Community's operations proposal win the process bid, the contractor would have 30 days to appeal this decision before it becomes final.
		Fort Myer employees in the Clothing and Equipment Repair and Central Issue Facility won an earlier “small-business set-aside” competition, and the contractor-bidder’s challenge was determined to be without merit.
	www.mdw.army.mil /news/a76myer.html (561 words)

	Fort Myer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fort Myer, in Arlington, is home of the oldest military division in the United States, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Division.
		The caissons, stables and the Old Guard Museum in the Fort are often open to the public during weekdays.
		The Old Guard Museum, located in Fort Myer, tells the story of the oldest U.S. Army Infantry Regiment, from 1784 to the present in the only Army museum in the Washington, D.C. area.
	pages.arlingtoncounty.com /fort_myer.htm (188 words)

	Military Installation Guides 2.0
		Fort Lesley J. McNair, located at the point of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in Washington, D.C. has been an Army post for 200 years, second only to West Point in length of service.
		Fort McNair has been the headquarters of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington since 1966 and home of the National Defense University since 1977.
		Fort McNair is the home of several general and flag officers, and by tradition, the Army's number two officer, the Vice Chief of Staff.
	benefits.military.com /misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id=4870 (585 words)

	Mission Transition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Forts Myer in Virginia and Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C. have been home to the Army’s oldest infantry unit, the 3rd U.S. Infantry (the Old Guard), since it was reactivated in 1948 to become the Army’s official ceremonial unit and
		The mission of the Fort Myer Military Community (FMMC) is to operate the Army’s Showcase Community and support Homeland Security in the National Capital Region.
		Albert J. Myer, the Army’s first chief signal officer (and a commander of Fort Whipple) and the other was to eliminate confusion created by the existence of another Fort Whipple in Arizona.
	www.militarytransitiontimes.com /08-05/MissTrans.htm (923 words)

	Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The garrison command includes Fort Myer, Va., and Fort Lesley J. McNair, D.C. This guide was prepared to introduce you to the garrison, the National Capital Region and the services and facilities that will make your assignment memorable.
		Forts Myer and McNair are historic installations that have performed many functions in their long lives, but for the last half-century they have served as the Army's showcase in the National Capital Region, as ordered in 1946 by Army Chief of Staff Gen. J.
		The Fort Myer Military Community is one of 24 installations under the Northeast region of the IMA, headquartered at Fort Monroe, Va.
	www.dcmilitary.com /baseguides/army/mdw (672 words)

	Belvoir provides housing option for Fort Myer residents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tenncza Terrace, an apartment complex on Fort Myer that is home to more than 50 enlisted families, is slated for demolition in 2006.
		Lear believes Fort Belvoir’s homes are a contrast to the urban setting of Tencza Terrace that the families are accustomed to.
		Many of the Soldiers work at Fort Myer or the Pentagon, and FBRC is researching the possibility of providing a bus to transport the Soldiers to and from Fort Myer, should they move to Fort Belvoir.
	www.belvoireagle.com /archives/2004/october/7OCT/myer.shtml (690 words)

	Fort Myer Site Will Step In, Offer Day Care (washingtonpost.com)
		The interim day-care center would be in place until the opening of an expanded center at Fort Myer for the children of Pentagon and Fort Myer employees.
		But parents said yesterday they were told that the interim center at Fort Myer could be ready to receive Pentagon children as soon as Sept. 20.
		Officials said the decision was based on global terrorism concerns and worries that the potential for a terrorist attack against the Pentagon could rise with the approach of the national elections.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A3971-2004Jul21.html (681 words)

	Military District of Washington - News: Belvoir firefighter among first responders at Pentagon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fort Belvoir, Va., Oct. 4, 2001 — A training exercise in airport emergency operations at Fort Myer brought an assistant fire chief from Fort Belvoir to the Pentagon shortly after an aircraft crashed into its west wall.
		As training officer for the Fort Belvoir Fire Department, Dodge has acquired an expertise on airport emergency operations because of the Belvoir department's responsibilities at Davison Army Airfield.
		The morning of Sept. 11 the 28-year veteran was conducting training for the Fort Myer crew on precisely that topic.
	www.mdw.army.mil /news/Belvoir_firefighter_among_first_responders.html (2131 words)

	Fort Belvoir News
		In the briefing, senior noncommissioned officers from the Fort Myer Military Community detailed the numerous and varied missions conducted at Fort Myer while bringing issues concerning both Forts Myer and Belvoir to the attention of Preston.
		Preston then traveled to Fort Belvoir, home of the MDW Engineer Company, and viewed methods the engineers use to extract victims from a disaster area and other tools of their trade.
		Under the privatized housing agreement between the Army and Clark Pinnacle, now known as Fort Belvoir Residential Communities, officials say that the new homes will allow the Soldiers and their families to enjoy the same quality of housing as the residents of the civilian communities that they serve and protect.
	www.belvoir.army.mil /news.asp?id=topsoldier (763 words)

	Home > Fort Myer, Virginia, VA, 22211, Fort Myer Real Estate, Fort Myer Yellow Pages, Fort Myer Classifieds, Fort ...
		Fort Myer is a U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
		Please recommend one the Fort Myer persons who you think is great or is a fascinating personality.
		The Fort Myer School Community resolves to nurture, guide and challenge children to maximize their potential and become contributors to society.
	fort-myer.virginiaus.com (805 words)

	Fort Myer families come home to Fort Belvoir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The family was impressed with the home’s hardwood floors, spacious rooms and backyard, a far cry from their 1,400 square foot apartment in Fort Myer’s Tencza Terrace.
		The tour was conducted by Fort Belvoir’s Residential Communities, LLC, during an open house Saturday for Tencza Terrace residents.
		Evans and Scott are currently employed at Fort Myer and their major concern is getting to and from their jobs because they work two different shifts.
	www.belvoireagle.com /archives/2004/october/7OCT/home.shtml (475 words)

	Fredericksburg.com - Fort Myer: Still standing tall
		Fort Myer, long a showcase Army post, has changed a lot from those days just after World War II.
		Renamed to honor Myer at his death, in 1881, the fort became home to the Signal Corps and, later, for the Army's mounted troops.
		Fort Myer, perhaps overshadowed by the world-famous Arlington National Cemetery immediately adjacent, is well worth a visit if you don't mind putting up with the security check.
	www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2003/032003/03082003/900804 (1018 words)

	Fort Myers Real Estate - Fort Myers Homes for Sale - Fort Myers Condos for Sale
		View Fort Myers Real Estate MLS Search and Fort Myers Real Estate MLS Listings to find Fort Myers homes for sale, new homes, home builders, condos, and land listed in your local area MLS.
		If you buy Fort Myers real estate, you'll want to know what the schools will be like in your area.
		New building of Fort Myers Condos are going up all the time; Check out the Fort Myers preconstruction condos.
	www.fortmyersrealestatesearch.com (523 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)