🌱 Former Fort Belvoir medical leader earns promotion to Army colonel
Fort Belvoir, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Fort Belvoir! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Former Fort Belvoir medical leader earns promotion to Army colonel
- Former Fort Belvoir planner turns burnout battle into national platform
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Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Troy Native Lt. Col. Jennifer Givens promoted to Army Colone... (troymessenger.com) — Fort Belvoir gets a proud nod as Col. Jennifer Givens previously served at Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center on post, part of a 30-year Army medical career just honored with her promotion to colonel. The Troy, Alabama ceremony highlighted her leadership across major Army hospitals and her upcoming role overseeing nursing at Martin Army Community Hospital. 
• Army Veteran Dr. DeAnna Lynn Nix Launches Leadership Platform at Shawn Fair's Leadership Experience Tour (salemnewsheadlines.com) — Fort Belvoir residents may recognize Dr. DeAnna Lynn Nix, who recently worked on post in long‑range planning before launching a leadership platform on burnout and resilience. She’s debuting her N.A.M.E. – Not At My Expense™ program at a national leadership tour in Troy, Michigan this August, drawing on decades of Army and federal service in the D.C. region.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Fairfax School Board Votes 12-0 To Keep Superintendent Michelle Reid Through 2030 (patch.com)
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