Military and Veterans in Arlington

The Arlington County Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (MVAC) was established by the County Manager to support and strengthen the relationship between local active duty, local veterans community, Arlington County government, County residents and the local business community. Learn more about MVAC.

Pulling together the resources in our community provides unity of effort in recognizing and supporting our active duty military population, our veterans, and their families.

Information regarding health and benefits for Veterans in Arlington.

• Virginia Department of Veterans Services Benefits
• Virginia Veteran Family Support
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation
• Arlington County Food Assistance
• Arlington County Child and Family Services
• Arlington County Aging and Disability Services

• Apply for Rent Assistance
• Buy a Home
• Use Developer Financial Tools
• Affordable Housing
  • Terwilliger Place (Veterans Preference Housing)
• Housing Grants
• Affordable Housing Success Stories
• Tenant and Landlord Information
• Resources for Homeless Veterans

Looking for a new job or career move? Need to fine-tune your skills? We are your first stop on the path to a great job.

• Arlington Employment Center
  • Arlington County Veteran Services
• Virginia Career Works - Veteran Services
• USA Jobs Help Center for Veterans
• Career and Employment Services - U.S. Veterans Affairs
• VETS - U.S. Department of Labor 
• Association of the United States Army Job Portal

• Arlington County Employment Opportunities

Details on education opportunities for Veterans in Arlington.

• Virginia Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program
  • Virginia Education benefits for survivors and dependents
• GI Bill Benefits

Arlington County has numerous award winning schools. Check out the Arlington County Public Schools page to find out more where the your neighborhood school is including detailed information on each school.

• Pre-K Choices: Arlington Public Schools has 3 pre kindergarten choices
• Elementary School Choices: Arlington Public Schools has 23 elementary schools, which include neighborhood schools and countywide/area schools with a specific admissions process
• Middle Schools Choices: Arlington Public Schools has 5 middle schools as well as 1 alternative secondary program.
• High Schools Choices: Arlington Public Schools has 3 high schools including 6 secondary programs.

• Fort Belvoir
• Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
• Joint Base Andrews
• Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
• The National Guard Readiness Center
• Naval Support Facility- Arlington / Washington Navy Yard
• Pentagon
• Washington Headquarters Service

• American Legion Post 139
• American Legion Post 85
• Blinded Veterans Association
• Desert Storm Veterans Association
•  George Washington Chapter of the Association of the United States Army
• John Lyon VFW Post 3150
• Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic
•  Navy League of the United States
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

• USO World Headquarters

  • USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore
• Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 227

Commuting

• Department of Defense Shuttle Program
• Metro
• ART (Arlington Transit)
• Walking & Biking
• Car Share, Parking, Taxis

Local Airports

• Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
• Dulles International Airport (IAD)
• Baltimore Washington International (BWI)