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Fort Belvoir

American  
[bel-vawr] / ˈbɛl vɔr /

noun

  1. a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Virginia on the Potomac.


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The Pentagon said the helicopter involved was a Sikorsky H-60 that took off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

Hundreds of soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division traveled from North Carolina to Fort Belvoir just south of Washington, theoretically to help units already posted around the Capitol.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2024

"The nightmare is finally over," said Babak Namazi, speaking with his arm around his returning brother Siamak at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2023

The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

He was sent to Virginia, where he’d serve two years in a medic unit at Fort Belvoir.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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