Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall

Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall is a Joint Base of the United States military that is located around Arlington, Virginia which is made up of Fort Myer (Arl), Fort McNair (SW DC), and Henderson Hall. It is the local residue of the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005 process. It is commanded by the United States Army but has resident commands of Army, Navy, & Marines. Most conspicuous is the Arlington National Cemetery Honor Guard.

The two eponymous bases are co-located along the west boundary of the cemetery, and Fort McNair is across the Potomac River, in Washington, DC, on the Anacostia River.

On Fort McNair sits Grant Hall which is the location of the 1865 military tribunal of the conspirators of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Each quarter the Hall is open to the public where people can visit the courtroom and learn more about the trials.

Operations

Fort Myer is headquarters to service personnel working throughout the National Capital Region. The post provides housing, support, and services to thousands of active-duty, reserve, and retired military, members of the U.S. Coast Guard, and their families stationed in the United States Army Military District of Washington. The JBMHH's mission is to operate the Army's community and support Homeland Security in the nation's capital.

Stationed here are: The First and Fourth battalions of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, (The Old Guard)—and since August 2011, 'A' Company (Commander in Chief's Guard), which was stationed at Fort McNair, D.C; The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"; the grave site of Black Jack, the riderless horse in the state funerals of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Lyndon B. Johnson, is located on Summerall Field, 200 feet (61 m) northeast of the parade ground's flagpole.^[2]

Due to its proximity to Arlington National Cemetery, this is also the base of operations for most Services' Honor Guards and burial teams. A large percentage of burials in Arlington National Cemetery originate from Old Post Chapel, one of the two chapels on Fort Myer. Visitors are also given access to the caissons, stables and the Old Guard Museum.

The military's largest child development center, named the Cody Child Development Center (CDC), is located here.

The Pentagram is written and produced here. It is a weekly newspaper that is delivered to the joint base and the Pentagon.

References

External links

• Official websites: http://www.army.mil/jbmhh & http://www.jbmhhmwr.com
• MapQuest map

Operational military installations of Virginia
Department of Defense	Headquarters The Pentagon Activity Camp Peary Warrenton Training Center School Joint Forces Staff College
Army	Fort Fort A.P. Hill Fort Belvoir Fort Eustis Fort Lee Fort Myer Airfield Davison A.P. Hill Blackstone Plant Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Marines	Air Station Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico Base Marine Corps Base Quantico Henderson Hall Camp Camp Allen
Navy	Station Naval Station Norfolk Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex Lambert's Point Deperming Station Base Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Fleet Electronic Warfare Center (FEWC) Joint Expeditionary Base East Shipyard Norfolk Naval Shipyard Naval Air Station NAS Oceana Auxiliary Landing Field NALF Fentress Medical Center Naval Medical Center Portsmouth School Training Support Center Hampton Roads
Air Force	Air base Joint Base Langley–Eustis (Langley Field)
National Guard	Army Fort Pickett Camp Pendleton Air Langley Air Force Base State Reserve Old City Hall School Virginia Military Institute
Coast Guard	Sector Hampton Roads Station Little Creek Cape Charles Milford Haven Chincoteague Portsmouth Wachapreague School Training Center Yorktown