BELVOIR AAFES facilities will be closed for Easter Sunday except for the North Post Express which will be open from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Visit Facebook @Fortbelvoir for updates.
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April 9, 2020
Temperature checks begin at Commissary entrance, Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Johnson, Garrison equal opportunity advisor, was aiming s health officials warn the device, a tripod-mounted the nation that the device the size of a large camera, next couple weeks may at shoppers as they stood on signal some of the largest a mark about 15 feet away. outbreaks of COVID-19, Fort The infrared display indicated Belvoir has added infrared the radiated heat in orange. thermal temperature scans at Since the reading was focused the commissary entrance as an on the person’s eyes, subjects additional precaution, according were asked to remove their to Col. Michael Greenberg, Fort glasses. In just a second or two, Photo by Paul Lara Belvoir Garrison commander. A FLIR infrared scanner reports a normal a digital display indicated the “Protection of our people and temperature. our community is a top priority,” temperature in a commissary shopper, Commissary Manager Ken Monday. The garrison implemented the said Greenberg. “We continue Cunningham said this was just additional health screening as the number to implement measures that will one more level of precaution of reported COVID-19 cases continue to help minimize the spread of the which enhances the additional virus. We must continue to work rise in Virginia. cleaning measures his staff together as we navigate through conducts multiple times daily. According to Command this health emergency.” “We’re trying to take care of our Sgt. Maj. Robert Cleveland, Staff Sgt. Andrew Belmont, patrons and employees and make Headquarters Battalion, training Headquarters and Headquarters sure people are safe while they get and detailing Soldiers to support Company Garrison training what they need. I’m delighted that the Commissary is one of the room NCOIC, said he and other Col. Greenberg and [Command] ways to support the Garrison Soldiers had been trained to use Sgt. Maj. Cleveland obtained this commander’s priorities. an infrared scanner capable of passive thermal reader,” said “Along with social distancing, real-time display of a person’s Cunningham. and the use of face masks to temperature from a safe distance. Cunningham added that social minimize spread, thermal “It was hands-on training by distancing is enforced by allowing scanning is another way we can hospital personnel, teaching us just 30 people in the story each keep commissary employees how to power up, calibrate it, and half-hour, and only eligible safe, while identifying folks that then get a baseline temperature shoppers can enter. Shoppers should be medically evaluated,” cannot bring guests in to shop Cleveland said. by scanning three healthy with them. In the Fort Belvoir commissary individuals,” said Belmont. By Paul Lara Belvoir Eagle
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Tulley Gate now 24/7 Lieber temporarily closing Beginning early Friday morning, Belvoir moves its 24/7 gate operations from Lieber Gate to Tulley Gate. Tulley Gate becomes the installation’s main access control point for DoD ID card holders, visitors and commercial vehicles. Lieber Gate will remain closed until further notice. Pence Gate will continue with normal hours of operation, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week. Farrar Gate remains the access control point, 24/7, into Davison Army Airfield.
DoD issues guidance for face coverings By Belvoir Public Affairs o mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Fort Belvoir is implementing Department of Defense guidance on the use of cloth face coverings. Effective immediately, to the extent practical, ALL individuals on Department of Defense property, installations, and facilities will wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of social distance in public areas or work centers. This includes on retailers, such as, the Defense Commissary Agency, Exchange and other on high traffic facilities on post. This does not include a service member’s residence on the installation. Soldiers are authorized to wear the neck gaiter and other cloth items,
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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams video demonstrating how to make a face covering from a T-shirt. Want to make your own face covering? Watch the tutorial on Fort Belvoir Youtube Channel @ YouTube.com/Fortbelvoir. A2
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such as bandanas and scarves, as face coverings. Soldiers should not, however, fashion face coverings from Army Combat Uniforms or other materials that have been chemicallytreated. Personal protective equipment, such as N95 respirators or surgical masks, must be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance. Force health protection is the Army’s top priority. Army senior leaders are urging everyone to adhere to the latest CDC guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus, including practicing rigorous protocols for personal hygiene, staying home when sick and implementing social distancing techniques. A7
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