Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

Armed Forces

Arlington, VA - VIRGINIA 51 2,898 followers

Arlington is the final resting place for thousands of America's service members, veterans and their families.

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Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families. Service to country is the common thread that binds all who are remembered and honored here. Arlington is both a national treasure and an active cemetery. The cemetery conducts between 27-30 funerals each week day and between six and eight services on Saturdays – nearly 7,000 services per year. The cemetery hosts more than 3,000 ceremonies per year, including wreath-laying ceremonies for national and international dignitaries; memorial and remembrance services; services honoring specialized groups, units and historical events; and national observances for Memorial Day and Veterans Day. More than three million people visit each year. Laying our Nation’s veterans and their eligible family members to rest with dignity and honor, while treating their loved ones with respect and compassion, is the cornerstone of Arlington National Cemetery’s mission. It’s not uncommon for those visiting the cemetery to see a horse-drawn caisson carrying an American flag-draped casket, hear the firing of three rifle volleys in the distance, or hear the 24 lingering notes of Taps. These honors are examples of the dignified way we take care of those who have defended and protected our freedoms. Monuments, memorials and dedicated trees commemorating individuals and significant events in our Nation’s history are interspersed throughout the cemetery among the headstones of those for whom Arlington is the final resting place. They honor service members and events from all branches of the military, and pay respect to astronauts, nurses, chaplains, war correspondents and unknowns, just to name a few. We encourage visitors to discover Arlington’s rich history, witness the time-honored ceremonies, take in the scenic landscapes, wander through the headstones and monuments, reflect on the names, and ponder the stories each person could tell.

Website
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil
Industry
Armed Forces
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Arlington, VA - VIRGINIA 51
Type
Government Agency
Founded
1864

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  • Job Announcement: Public Affairs Specialist (Digital Media) • Post imagery, video and multimedia presentations to the web and social platforms to creatively share the ANC story. • Develop strategic communications plans for campaigns to effectively communicate key information about Arlington National Cemetery to its various key audiences. • Responsible for researching and writing information for both internal and external publics, to include media organizations, on a wide variety of topics in support of ANC's mission. • Assess potential controversial issues having national and/or international impact and develops communication strategies to maintain public support through effective means. • Review internal reports, technical papers, documents, and other sources for potential story ideas and adapts them for releases and digital media amplification. • Produce and distribute content through social media platforms, ANC’s website and the ANC Explorer app. • Evaluate effectiveness of communications plans to determine level of effectiveness in meeting campaign goals and objectives. • Respond via website and social media concerning weather emergencies, crisis communication incidents, and other high profile activities and events Learn more and apply at USAJobs: https://lnkd.in/ewgcU3eS

    PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (DIGITAL MEDIA)

    PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (DIGITAL MEDIA)

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  • U.S. Navy Seaman Second Class Challis James celebrated his eighteenth birthday three weeks before his death at Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941. He was serving aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma when several Japanese torpedoes slammed into its hull, forcing it to capsize. The ship became his grave. Since James’ remains were later recovered but not identified, he was initially buried as an unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinterred the remains of James and other USS Oklahoma crewmen. DPAA identified James’ remains on Jan. 29, 2016. Three of James’ nephews and their families came to Arlington National Cemetery on June 28, 2024, to bury the uncle they never knew. Navy Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) Doyl McMurray told the attendants, “Today we can only honor the kind of man that he was, and his family’s sacrifice of all of the potential that he had.” The chaplain then spoke about James’ obligation to the Navy. “With war on the horizon, he served anyway,” said McMurray. “In this, and in many ways, he demonstrated the Navy’s corps values of honor, courage, and commitment.” James was the namesake of his nephew, Challis Elliott, who said after the funeral that his mother rarely spoke about her brother. “She just said that he was smart and artistic,” Elliott recalled. “All we have is a picture of his ship, and he wrote, ‘this is the boat I’m going to be on.’” Elliott and his brothers, Wynn and Ty, considered reburying their uncle at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific but decided on Arlington National Cemetery. “We thought it was a great honor to be buried here,” Challis Elliott said. ✍ Kevin Hymel 🎥 Daryl Vaca https://lnkd.in/eAG_qKwK

    Eighteen-Year-Old Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Buried at ANC

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  • Job Announcement: Human Resources Specialist Provide advisory services on structure of ANMC to include recommendations on appropriate series, grades level and numbers of positions needed to support mission requirements. Develop Human Capital Plan for ANMC and advises senior management on this plan. Plan, direct, and implement ANMC’s Anti-Harassment Program. Provide advice and guidance on appropriate and effective execution of the anti-harassment program requirements. Ensure special projects conducted in human capital/HR are researched, planned and completed in accordance with guidelines and requirements set forth by higher headquarters and senior management. Create processes/procedures to attract and retain candidates in hard-to-fill positions, and implements a merit promotion plan to meet EEO objectives and merit system principles. Serve as liaison with the CPAC and selecting officials in determining overall recruitment needs, location of recruitment, optimal means to recruit, utilization of incentives, and policy issues. Monitor new policies, regulations and laws to ensure ANC policies meet current guidance. Learn more and apply at USAJobs: https://lnkd.in/e8S2eHrr

    HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

    HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST

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  • Job Announcement: Cemetery Administration Specialist - Provide management of the Customer Care Support Center (CCSC) and associated Contracting Office Representative duties. - Facilitate resolution of escalated calls and active case inquiries transferred from the CCSC to Interment Services (IS). - Return incomplete or inaccurate records to Supervisory Cemetery Administrators and Cemetery Representatives for correction. - Monitor the overall management of calls transferred to IS to ensure timely and accurate response is provided. - Evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). - Provide monthly reports to IS leadership on trends or issues brought up by families to find ways to improve. - Review, approve, and send confirmation documents to Primary Next of Kin (PNOK), Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD), Funeral Homes, and Honors provider Learn more and apply at USAJobs: https://lnkd.in/eRrxVKam

    CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST

    CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST

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  • Job Announcement: Security Specialist - Provide security guidance policy and expertise to command, headquarters and assigned/tenant units. - Provide authoritative information and assistance to senior leadership on insider threat security policies and related issues. - Manage all insider threat security areas including program access requests, clearances, badges, identification cards, etc. - Monitor and report, by type and nature, all incidents, including serious incident reports. - Process pre-employment and employment investigations. - Review adverse case developing supporting information, assist available evidence and recommends action to be taken. Learn more and apply at USAJobs: https://lnkd.in/epVGP3VG

    SECURITY SPECIALIST

    SECURITY SPECIALIST

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  • Maj. Gen. William Zana served in the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) as an enlisted Soldier early in his career. He earned his Tomb Badge when he was a sergeant. Decades later, he took to the plaza one last time to pay his respects to the Unknowns. Before he made his final walk, Zana shared wisdom, stories, and insight to his career and what Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier mean to him. Zana walked off the Tomb plaza at midnight on June 1 to finish his 37-year career. https://lnkd.in/exvpyfpT

    Sentinel Honors The Unknowns With Final Walk Before Retirement

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  • Job Announcement: Budget Analyst - Perform budget formulation, enactment, and execution phases of the budget cycle. - Distribute funds to all other budget analysts based on general guidance from senior leadership, availability of funds, and obligation plans. - Formulate annual and multi-year budget estimates with multi-appropriations. - Exercise budget controls through review and approval of the obligation and expenditure of funds to include payment of personnel salaries, travel, and expenses. - Forecast and execute the prior, current, and budget year programs. - Develop formulate, and prepare required data and assorted narrative justifications for long-range budget exercises. - Prepare documents needed to process budget estimates. Learn more and apply at USAJobs: https://lnkd.in/e67Pt5dg

    BUDGET ANALYST

    BUDGET ANALYST

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