Fort Myer, Virginia

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Fort Myer, Virginia is a historic U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a key ceremonial and administrative installation for the military in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army post
military installation
adjacentTo Arlington National Cemetery
controlledBy U.S. Army Installation Management Command
surface form: United States Army Installation Management Command
country United States of America
garrisonFor Joint Task Force–National Capital Region
surface form: Joint Task Force–National Capital Region units

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
surface form: The Old Guard (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment)

United States Army Band
surface form: United States Army Band "Pershing's Own"
governedBy Fort Myer, Virginia self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Myer
hasAccessPoint Hatfield Gate
Wright Gate
hasFacility chapel
headquarters buildings
military housing
parade field
hasFunction administrative support installation
ceremonial support installation
support for Army leadership in National Capital Region
hasHistoricSignificance longstanding ceremonial center for U.S. Army in Washington, D.C. area
hasHistoricUse cavalry post
signal corps post
hasRole support of arrival ceremonies for foreign dignitaries
support of military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery
support of official ceremonies for the U.S. government
support of presidential ceremonies
support of state funerals
hasSecurityStatus active duty military installation
hasTransportationAccess Washington Metro via nearby stations
locatedIn Arlington County
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
locatedInMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
locatedNear Pentagon
Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Albert J. Myer
surface form: Brigadier General Albert J. Myer
nearbyLandmark Arlington Ridge
Marine Corps War Memorial
surface form: Iwo Jima Memorial (Marine Corps War Memorial)
partOf Arlington, Virginia
surface form: Arlington military community

Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall
United States Army Military District of Washington
surface form: National Capital Region military district
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
usedBy United States Army
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

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United States Army Military District of Washington oversees Fort Myer, Virginia
this entity surface form: Fort Myer (part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall)
Arlington County (name adopted 1920) contains Fort Myer, Virginia
subject surface form: Arlington County
this entity surface form: Fort Myer
The Old Guard garrison Fort Myer, Virginia
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall garrison Fort Myer, Virginia
this entity surface form: United States Army Garrison Fort Myer
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall formedByMergerOf Fort Myer, Virginia
this entity surface form: Fort Myer
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall hasComponent Fort Myer, Virginia
this entity surface form: Fort Myer
Fort Myer, Virginia governedBy Fort Myer, Virginia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Myer
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps garrison Fort Myer, Virginia
3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) garrison Fort Myer, Virginia
Columbia Pike hasNearbyFacility Fort Myer, Virginia
this entity surface form: Fort Myer