Major Ceara Riggs, Associate Professor in the Administrative and Civil Law Department (ADA) at The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS) interviews Ms. Traci Voelke, Legal Assistance Attorney at Fort Belvoir and Gold Star Spouse. Ms. Voelke discusses various benefits available to the surviving spouses and children of Service members who have died while serving.

This time of year, is a complicated time for Army Families and military leadership, as the end of the school year approaches, and plans are made for road trips, days at the lake, cook-outs and more. But those very activities create a heightened risk for injuries and accidents due to increased recreational activities and potential lapses in judgment.

In support of the priority to quickly innovate against the increased weaponization of uncrewed arial systems, UAS and surveillance by cartel members, the U.S. Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance — C5ISR — Center has partnered with the 10th Mountain Division, providing cutting-edge technology and technical expertise to support the division with border operations.

More families would likely take advantage of the Fort Belvoir Youth Center if they knew, but many families living on post work at The Pentagon or Andrews Air Force Base. Feedback from the Interactive Customer Evaluation service, or ICE, said, “The Fort Belvoir youth program is the best thing I've seen in 10 years. The staff is great.” Services are available free of charge to military families.

2024 was a year of transformation and renewed mission focus for the military police Soldiers of Fort Belvoir Law Enforcement Activity (LEA), ushering in a new era of operational readiness and regional impact. May 1, Capt. Antonio Badillo Morales assumed command from Capt. David Byers at a change of command ceremony.