Base honors civilians who help installation respond, restructure
May 23, 2013 — Col. David Maxwell, commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, told a crowd gathered at the Clubs at Quantico that the crises of the last month had illustrated the value of the base’s civilian workforce. “Without fail, what we’ve seen is that whatever the problem is, Marine Corps Base Quantico seems to be able to turn on a dime and respond,” he said. MORE
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Small Business Administration deputy drops in on expanded entrepreneur program
May 09, 2013 — While veterans make up only 6 percent of the population, they make up 13.5 percent of small business owners, and those businesses pay about $210 billion in wages each year, Cherylynn Sagester told the group of about 20 students in the Boots to Business workshop. “No wonder the government and [Small Business Administration] and everybody wants to MORE
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Conservation alliance brings bluebells to Quantico
May 09, 2013 — Col. David Maxwell, commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, receives a picture from the annual Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm, presented in his office by Charles Grymes, chair of the Prince William Conservation Alliance, and Kim Hosen, the alliance’s executive director. The photo was presented May 9, 2013, as a token of gratitude for the MORE
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STEM grows on Quantico students
May 09, 2013 — Quantico Middle/High School, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, hosted their first science, technology, engineering and mathematics event on May, 9, 2013. Organizers designed the event to stimulate student interest in technical job fields and expose the pupils to those working in the fields. If you pick a career that you like, you won’t work a day MORE
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Marines steal hearts, minds and home base
May 08, 2013 — The Quantico Marine Band and more than 75 Marines from Marine Corps Base Quantico and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall attended a Nationals’ baseball game for Marine Corps Day at Nationals Park on May 8, 2013.An ensemble from the Quantico Marine Band greeted men, women and children with easily recognizable tunes such as Jack Norworth’s “Take Me Out MORE
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MCCDC recognizes deputy counsel, other civilians
May 08, 2013 — Patrick Hodges oversaw the consolidation of three legal counsel offices into one, a merger that placed counsel for Marine Corps Base Quantico, Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Marine Corps Systems Command all under his leadership as deputy counsel for the newly formed Quantico Area Counsel Office. For this and other accomplishments since MORE
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Eyes up top: enlisted assignment monitors
May 07, 2013 — When the time comes for the Corps to shuffle the decks and move Marines to new duty stations, the Marines assigned as military occupational specialty monitors make sure the needs of the Corps are met while trying to accommodate the needs of individual Marines. Tucked away on the third floor of the James W. Marsh Center just off Russell MORE
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Career planner: More than 500 FY13 boat spaces remaining
May 07, 2013 — The Marine Corps has more than 500 reenlistment boat spaces remaining for first-term Marines whose end of active service falls in Fiscal Year 2013. FY13 Marines who wish to stay in the Corps or may be considering a lateral move should visit a career planner to secure a space before it’s too late.“Before the [fiscal year] begins, the Marine Corps MORE
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MSG beats MCSC, becomes 2013 champs
May 07, 2013 — At the beginning of the 2013 intramural basketball season, if anyone asked who was going to win it all, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group’s team, “the Go Gettas,” were unlikely to be the most talked about team. Despite of their perfect 0 – 16 streak last year, the Go Gettas closed out the final game of the season, 56 – 38, becoming MORE
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Wounded Warrior Regiment gets new sergeant major
May 07, 2013 — In a relief and appointment ceremony held May 7, 2013, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Col. Willard Buhl, commanding officer of Wounded Warrior Regiment, left, passes the ceremonial sword to Sgt. Maj. Michael Mack, the regiment’s new sergeant major, as Sgt. Maj. Joseph VanFonda, outgoing sergeant major, center, looks on. Mack arrives MORE
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