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January 9, 2020
Belvoir increases security measures
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By Garrison Public Affairs
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isitors entering Fort Belvoir Access Control Points, and ACPs at other military installations, are subject to increased security as an additional force protection measures implemented by U.S.
Northern Command. Drivers should allow more time to be granted access to military installations, be prepared and adjust travel times. To minimize delays, valid ID card holders should use designated DoD lanes to access Belvoir. Commercial vehicles must use Lieber Gate. Non-DoD ID card holders driving private vehicles may enter via Tulley Gate, weekdays, 6 a.m.-6 p.m., and go to the Visitor Center. The Tully Gate is closed on weekends and holidays. After hours and on weekends, visitors may gain entry to the installation by getting cleared by Fort Belvoir Force Protection security personnel at Lieber. All visitors to Belvoir must be prepared to show valid identification to enter the installation. Identification can include a DoD Common Access Card, or CAC; military retiree ID; DoD family member ID; or Fort Belvoir visitor’s pass.
Travelers and passengers without a valid ID card listed above must go to the Visitor Center at Tully Gate, weekdays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to get a visitor’s pass. After hours vetting will be completed at Lieber Gate. All visitors, 16 and older, must have a valid driver’s license, state ID card, or U.S. passport to get a Belvoir visitor’s pass. Non-Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses and ID cards marked, “Not for Federal Identification, Not for Federal Purposes, or Federal Limits May Apply” cannot be accepted as a sole source of identity and a second form of ID is needed. Acceptable forms of secondary identification are: valid U.S. passport, U.S. passport card, and original birth certificates. Social Security Cards are not valid, accepted IDs. For more information on installation access requirements and gate hours, visit home.army. mil/belvoir and look for Gate Information.
These D.O.G.S. don’t bite
Volunteers make a difference for Belvoir students
By Paul Lara Belvoir Eagle
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here are DOGS prowling the halls. You’ll know it’s one by its markings – a big smile and a purple paw. These dogs aren’t predators, though. They’re some of the greatest helpers that Fort Belvoir Elementary has seen of late, as Watch D.O.G.S. stands for ‘Dads Of Great Students,’ and they encourage, engage and enlighten the students throughout the day. They greet kids getting off the bus, at breakfast in the cafeteria, and during morning announcements. That carries on through the day, as the WatchDOGS join students at recess, patrol the halls, and, while class is in session, check the perimeter for any security issues A2
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was an unexpected start, here. Karras, an Air Force master sergeant who works with DLA Energy, first volunteered for a shift, at the urging of his daughter, while he was stationed at Langley Air Force Base. When he PCSed to Belvoir in 2017, he noted the absence of the program, and approached the principals, but with a subsequent deployment, the program had to wait. The following year, Karras and his wife pitched the idea to the Photo by Paul Lara PTO, and, through Chris Peeters, with the Watch D.O.G.S., shares a high-five with a visiting preschooler numerous fund raisers, at Fort Belvoir Primary School, Monday. This was Peeters’ third time to participate in managed to collect the the program that brings a greater male presence to Fort Belvoir Elementary. more than $2,000 for all the T-shirts, stickers, paws and or opened doors. to enhance school security and supplies to drive the operation. The national organization reduce bullying. The organization Once there was a steady provides positive male role models invites fathers, grandfathers, uncles or other father figures to presence in both schools, Karras for the students, demonstrating, volunteer at their child’s/student’s by their presence, that education school. The Top DOG at Belvoir is important. It also provides See D.O.G.S., page A6 Elementary, Jason Karras, said it an extra set of eyes and ears A4
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