Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall

About

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, Fort McNair, 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.

Henderson Hall is a military installation of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) located in Arlington County, Virginia, near the Pentagon, on the southern edge of the Arlington National Cemetery and next to Fort Myer. Currently, it is part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall. Henderson Hall is named for Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson, the fifth and longest-serving Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula’s west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side. Originally named Washington Arsenal, the fort has been an army post for more than 200 years, third in length of service, after the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Carlisle Barracks.

Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.Founded during the American Civil War as Fort Whipple, the post merged in 2005 with the
Neighboring Marine Corps installation, Henderson Hall, and is today named Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

Gate and Hours

Driving Directions to:
Fort Myer and Henderson Hall, VA., and Fort McNair, D.C.

Hatfield Gate,
2nd Street South, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211
Open 24/7 – All non-DoD, non-federally-affiliated visitors must use Hatfield Gate to access Fort Myer and Henderson Hall Wright Gate, Marshall Drive, Fort Myer, Virginia 22211
Open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. to DoD-and federally-affiliated ID card holders only.

Henry Gate – Route 50 and North Pershing Drive – Closed.
Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia 22214

Gate 1 – Open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. to DoD- and federally-affiliated ID card holders only.
Gate 3 – at U.S. Military Road and Southgate Road – Closed.
Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. 20319

2nd Street Gate – All non-DoD, non-federally-affiliated visitors must use 2nd Street Gate to access Fort McNair.

Ceremonial (Front) Gate – Open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for DoD and Federally-affiliated ID card holders only.

Eisenhower (Pedestrian) Gate – Closed.

Quick Reference

Chaplain and Religious Services
Ft Myer
101 McNair Road
(703) 696-3532

Henderson Hall
1555 Southgate Road
(703) 693-4732

Dining Facility
Bldg 404, Ft Myer
(703) 696-2087

Education Center
239 Sheridan Ave, Bldg 417
(703) 696-3070
(703) 696-1579

Equal Opportunity
Bldg 203 Rm 309
MSG Kenny H. Kang: (703) 696-8729
SFC William E. Reynolds, Jr: (703) 696-2964

Family Advocacy Program
Fort Myer
202 Custer Road
(703) 696-3510

Henderson Hall
1555 Southgate Road
(703) 614-7204
Military & Family Readiness
(703) 696-2177

Public Affairs Office
204 Lee Ave., Bldg 59
(703) 696-4979

Fire Emergency Service
Fire non-emergency: (703) 696-3483
Police- Fort Myer: (703) 524-7000
Fort McNair: 202-484-5800

Finance Office
202 Custer Road, Bldg 202
(703) 696-3021
(703) 696-3522

Housing Management Division
101 Bloxon St
(703) 696-9611
Legal/JAG
201 Custer Road
(703) 696-0761

Post Office
217 Jackson Ave
(703) 525-4398

Base Surroundings

Arlington National Cemetery
Entrance At Arlington Memorial Bridge,
Arlington VA 22211
(877) 907-8585

US Marine Corps War Memorial
Arlington Blvd. and Meade St,
Arlington, VA 22211
(703) 289-2500

Pentagon Memorial
1 Rotary Road,
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 697-7351

Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway,
Arlington, VA 22211
(703) 289-2500

Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave,
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 820-9771

Pentagon Row
1201 S Joyce St,
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 418-2020

Ocean Dunes Waterpark
6060 Wilson Blvd,
Arlington, VA 22205
(703) 534-3437