In support of medical needs and expenses there are several fundraisers underway for Dinh, and the community is invited to join in.

The right lane of Interstate 95 southbound will close next week during daytime hours near mile marker…

Active duty military, retirees and their dependents can learn about the Military Survivors Education Benefits Program, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Fry Scholarship, Disabled American Veterans, Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts, Veterans Retraining Assistance Program and more at this FREE event.

The U.S. Marines of Marine Corps Base Quantico will be conducting a full-scale exercise Wednesday, March 14 from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., to test their readiness and response…

“The Mid-Atlantic region represents a significant resource to the federal government as they develop a UAS test range,” said Gov. McDonnell.

Northern Virginia Community College, through its Alexandria campus community relations coordinator, is again sponsoring several greeting events of Honor Flights from all over the United States during the year bringing WW II veterans to Washington, D.C., and is looking for volunteer greeters

We remember and honor those whose lives were lost Sept. 11, 2001. We also honor those we saved many others that day.

Several times each semester, NOVA’s Community Relations Coordinator Ken Balbuena gathers NOVA volunteers to help greet the Honor Flights of the rapidly-decreasing generation of World War II veterans.

Historic Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries has joined the league of Blue Star Museums, which allow free admission to active duty personnel and up to five immediate family members from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. The service member must be present and have proper identification.
The museum also altered its hours for the summer. It’s now open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Before the change, it was closed on Sundays and open on Tuesdays.
On July 9 at Merchant Park, …

Scholarships were presented to the students by Gen. James Amos, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps; Carlton Kent, sergeant major of the Marine Corps; and Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education, Scott D. Pearson. The event called attention to the critical need for public-private partnerships to support education initiatives for military families.