With inflation affecting everything from gas prices to groceries to rent, some Soldiers and their families are finding it harder to get by on the budgets they’ve set and used before. Soldiers of all ranks can seek guidance, assistance, and advice through the Army’s Financial Readiness Program.

As Col. Joseph V. Messina took command of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir on Tuesday, he asked those working for the garrison to stand up and be recognized. Earlier in the day, he had told one of his children that he had to remember to “write down all the important people’s names,” but he realized the important people are also staff members who were not mentioned by name. 

Col. Joshua SeGraves, garrison commander, releases a young bald eagle back into the wild after it had been successfully nursed back to health, behind the Officers’ Club, Thursday. “Wow, that was phenomenal,” SeGraves said after lifting the carrier lid and feeling the massive bird take flight over the Potomac River.

Celebrity chef Robert Irvine, host of Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible” and a big supporter of veteran causes, visited Fort Belvoir early this week to tour various facilities and meet with Soldiers. One of the highlights of his visit was a healthy cooking demonstration at the USO Warrior and Family Center.

In 2011, The Villages at Belvoir, the privately-owned housing on Fort Belvoir, garnered national acclaim for a construction project, with two concept homes designed to radically change the living spaces for the increasing numbers of wounded warriors returning home from combat. Last month, the company celebrated completion of another group of accessible homes, meeting its goal of having 5% of the homes on the installation being accessible or adaptable.