Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall

This article is about an active military post. For a historic Army post in Virginia, see Fort Myer.
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall
Arlington, Virginia in the United States
Soldiers with the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) perform during the Twilight Tattoo at JB Myer–Henderson Hall.
Soldiers with the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) perform during the Twilight Tattoo at JB Myer–Henderson Hall.
Motto Support and Defend
JB Myer–Henderson Hall is located in the United States
JB Myer–Henderson Hall
JB Myer–Henderson Hall
Coordinates38°52′49″N 77°04′47″W / 38.880343°N 77.079735°W / 38.880343; -77.079735
TypeUS military Joint Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Army
Controlled byUS Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM)
ConditionOperational
Websitehome.army.mil/jbmhh
Site history
Built1863 (as Fort Cass)
1791 (Fort McNair)
1941 (Henderson Hall)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Colonel Tasha N. Lowery[1]
Occupants

Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall is a joint base of the United States Armed Forces, located across multiple sites in the National Capital Region. It is jointly made up of Fort Myer (in Arlington), Fort McNair (in Washington, D.C.), and Henderson Hall (in Arlington). 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, and 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, D.C., on the Anacostia River.

On Fort McNair sits Grant Hall[2] 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[3] where people can visit the courtroom and learn more about the trials.

Operations

Map of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
Map of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall.

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[clarification needed] 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); since August 2011, 'A' Company (Commander in Chief's Guard), which was stationed at Fort McNair, D.C; and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own". The gravesite 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.[4]

Due to its proximity to Arlington National Cemetery, this is also the base of operations for most Honor Guards services 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.[citation needed] 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.[5]

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

References

  1. ^ "Leadership :: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall". United States Army. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Grant Hall renovations complete | Article | The United States Army".
  3. ^ "JBM-HH to host next Grant Hall Public Open House Sat., Aug 6". United States Army.
  4. ^ Judy Colbert (14 October 2008). Virginia Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places. Globe Pequot. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7627-4881-5. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ Dresbach, Jim (20 June 2019). "Cody Child Development Center receives NAEYC accreditation". The Pentagram.