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Bookmark or Share- Map & Directions - National Defense UniversityWelcome to the National Defense University. The University is located on the grounds of Fort Lesley J. McNair in Southwest Washington D.C. between the Anacostia River and the Washington Channel. Our address is: National Defense University Fort Lesley J. McNair 300 5th Avenue Building 62 Washington, DC 20319
- Fort Lesley J. McNair Directory - Phone Numbers & DirectionsDirectory. Washington, DC 20024. 703-545-6700. Fort Lesley J. McNair Official Website. Fort McNair is located on Greenleaf Point in Washington D.C. and was established over 200 years ago. The base falls under the jurisdiction of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Tenant units include the National Defense University, the Inter-American Defense ...
- History :: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall - U.S. Army GarrisonsFort Lesley J. McNair, on the point of land where the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers join in Washington, D.C., has been an Army post for more than 200 years, third only to West Point and Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, in length of service. The military reservation was established in 1791 on about 28 acres of what then was called Greenleaf Point.
- Fort McNair Historic District (Washington Arsenal)The third-oldest Army installation in the United States, Fort McNair is nationally-significant for its architecture and military history, as well as its associations with military education, health, and medicine. In addition to its original use for defense of the city, it has also served as a penitentiary, barracks, hospital, and college. During the Civil War, the arsenal housed 1,000 beds for ...
- Fort Lesley J. McNair - WikipediaFort Lesley J. McNair, also historically known as the Washington Arsenal, is a United States Army post located on the tip of Buzzard 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.The fort has been an army post for more than 200 ...
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