Department of Defense police for the Department of Defense and its component branches of the US Armed Forces. There is a DoD police agency based at the Pentagon named the United States Pentagon Police, which is part of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency. Formerly the Defense Protective Service (DPS), the Pentagon Police have exclusive jurisdiction within the Pentagon Reservation and have concurrent jurisdiction with other police agencies (state, county, and local) in an area of approximately around the complex. Through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arlington County, U.S. Pentagon Police Officers also possess authority, to enforce laws while on duty in Arlington County,
Construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial Bridge steel, timber, and other building materials as well as construction personnel were being diverted to war needs, federal officials believed it would be 12 to 18 months before the bridge could be rebuilt. In fact, the bridge was not replaced until 1949. Steel for the new Lee Boulevard connecting bridge was obtained only in December 1948. Reconstruction of the bridge occurred in spring 1949. In 1951, the name of Lee Boulevard was changed to Arlington Boulevard to end confusion with Lee Highway. Construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial Bridge The construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial