Saunders delivers his final troop appreciation talk
June 13, 2016 — Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders, Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region-Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCINCR-MCBQ) sergeant major, held the final Troop Appreciation gathering of his tenure on June 1. Saunders will retire from the Marine Corps in July. MORE
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You don’t have to eat gourmet to eat healthy
June 9, 2016 — “Lots of people think that healthy eating means gourmet,” Lauren King, Semper Fit dietitian for Marine Corps Community Services Quantico told Marines and civilians at her “Supermarket Savvy” class June 4. “I teach Marines who live in the barracks how to cook healthy food in the microwave. You don’t have to be a chef and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune.” MORE
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Marine Corps puts final ink on new tattoo regulation
June 8, 2016 — The Marine Corps has released a new tattoo policy that seeks to balance the personal desires of Marines with high standards of professional military appearance and heritage. The Marine Corps Bulletin 1020, released June 2, 2016, explains the new Marine Corps tattoo policy, which replaces all previous tattoo policy guidance. MORE
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It’s moving season! Tips for making your move easier
June 2, 2016 — Peak moving season for military installations usually begins in March and runs through August. “Dates get booked and saturation comes really fast,” said Diane Johnson, traffic manager specialist for the DMB. “You want to get the process started early because it can be crash and burn.” MORE
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Marine veteran wins a new car
June 2, 2016 — Eric Ferrell wasn’t even planning to play golf that day... ...Ferrell hit a hole-in-one from 178 yards at hole 9: won a 2015 Nissan Murano. MORE
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Mosquito season is here; be prepared
June 2, 2016 — When temperatures reach a consistent 50 degrees, mosquito eggs begin hatching and mosquito season begins. Every year from June through October, the Preventive Medicine Department aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico conducts surveillance by trapping and identification of adult mosquitoes as part of routine surveillance for West Nile Virus. Traps are MORE
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TAPS helps people who have lost a service member cope
June 2, 2016 — Kristina Nylund met her future husband on Memorial Day weekend, so the holiday holds a special place in her heart. Her husband, Cpl. Brandon Nylund, who served as a Marine Corps Base Quantico Military Police officer also holds a special place in her heart. He died while serving in the Marine Corps on March 7, 2010. He committed suicide. MORE
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Regrets of the day
June 2, 2016 — In a 2011 book entitled Top Five Regrets of the Dying, hospice nurse Bronnie Ware reflects on themes that she heard as she cared for those about to pass from this life. MORE
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UXO removal underway aboard Quantico
June 2, 2016 — Technicians are currently clearing potential buried munitions from the area encompassing the now-demolished Russell Elementary School and the Child Development Center North aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The clearance work will ensure that construction of the new middle/high school to be built in that area in coming years can proceed safely. MORE
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Confined space rescue operations deemed a success
June 2, 2016 — A worker who starts to descend into a hole on a ladder to conduct routine maintenance aboard base suddenly has a medical emergency and falls off the ladder into a dark, confined space. The worker is unconscious and the attendant with him determines that 911 needs to be called. The person who fell into the hole is positioned under a pipe and MORE
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