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Marines have always been welcome in the Town of Quantico.

Marines have always been welcome in the Town of Quantico.

Photo by Marine Corps University Historical Division

Pack horse loading demonstration, circa 1936. Official USMC photograph from the George J. Nowack Collection (COLL/4420) at the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections.

Pack horse loading demonstration, circa 1936. Official USMC photograph from the George J. Nowack Collection (COLL/4420) at the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections.

Photo by Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections

Gracias marker on Russell Road

Gracias marker on Russell Road

Photo by Courtesy Photo

For Marcia Flanagan Marine Corps Base Quantico was her childhood home. Flanagan stands in front of LeJeune Hall, just feet away from where her father, Capt. Pat Carlise once was Lt. Gen. Lewis J. Fields aid.

For Marcia Flanagan Marine Corps Base Quantico was her childhood home. Flanagan stands in front of LeJeune Hall, just feet away from where her father, Capt. Pat Carlise once was Lt. Gen. Lewis J. Fields aid.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

Seaman Rebecca Ward, a corpsman with The Basic School, simulates a panicking victim and submerges Staff Sgt. Adam Brooks, a precision weapons repairer and technician with Weapons Training Battalion, at Ramer Hall on Feb. 4, 2014. Brooks had to break away from the panicking victim and rescue her, as a part of Water Survival Advance qualification course.

Seaman Rebecca Ward, a corpsman with The Basic School, simulates a panicking victim and submerges Staff Sgt. Adam Brooks, a precision weapons repairer and technician with Weapons Training Battalion, at Ramer Hall on Feb. 4, 2014. Brooks had to break away from the panicking victim and rescue her, as a part of Water Survival Advance qualification course.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Luna

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Nick A. Popaditch, supervisor at Tesla Motors, speaks about the actions of Sgt. Walter K. Singleton during the 17th Annual Sgt. Walter K. Singleton Distinguished Lecture Series held at Warner Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico May 8. Singleton was killed in action in Vietnam and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1968. The lecture series is held to broaden the leadership perspective of the Corps' future leaders attending the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Nick A. Popaditch, supervisor at Tesla Motors, speaks about the actions of Sgt. Walter K. Singleton during the 17th Annual Sgt. Walter K. Singleton Distinguished Lecture Series held at Warner Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico May 8. Singleton was killed in action in Vietnam and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1968. The lecture series is held to broaden the leadership perspective of the Corps' future leaders attending the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micha R. Pierce

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Gorry, left, president, Marine Corps University, presents a gift to retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Nick A. Popaditch, supervisor at Tesla Motors, in honor of him giving the lecture at the 17th Annual Sgt. Walter K. Singleton distinguished lecture series held at Warner Hall at Marine Corps University.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Gorry, left, president, Marine Corps University, presents a gift to retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Nick A. Popaditch, supervisor at Tesla Motors, in honor of him giving the lecture at the 17th Annual Sgt. Walter K. Singleton distinguished lecture series held at Warner Hall at Marine Corps University.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micha R. Pierce

Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith, an instructor with the new seminar-based Sergeants Course, gives the graduating sergeants tips on being a leader during his address to the class.

Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith, an instructor with the new seminar-based Sergeants Course, gives the graduating sergeants tips on being a leader during his address to the class.

Photo by Valerie O'Berry

Graduates of the first seminar-based Sergeants Course.

Graduates of the first seminar-based Sergeants Course.

Photo by Valerie O'Berry

Muay Thai or Thai Kickboxing is the art of using standing strikes and various clinching techniques to subdue an opponent. It is often characterized by its use of fists, elbows, knees and shins in full-contact fighting, which requires a large amount of physical and mental strength.

Muay Thai or Thai Kickboxing is the art of using standing strikes and various clinching techniques to subdue an opponent. It is often characterized by its use of fists, elbows, knees and shins in full-contact fighting, which requires a large amount of physical and mental strength.

Photo by Jaron Hampton

The Muay Thai seminar was the second in a training and lecture series designed by Headquarters and Service Battalion (H&S Bn) at Yale Hall, in which Marines were taught the basics of Muay Thai, also known as Thai Kickboxing.

The Muay Thai seminar was the second in a training and lecture series designed by Headquarters and Service Battalion (H&S Bn) at Yale Hall, in which Marines were taught the basics of Muay Thai, also known as Thai Kickboxing.

Photo by Jaron Hampton

Inventor Igor Sikorsky, the father of American helicopters, visits HMX-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia. In the background is an HO3S-1 helicopter, one of the first two “Whirlybirds” assigned to the U. S. Marine Corps.

Inventor Igor Sikorsky, the father of American helicopters, visits HMX-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia. In the background is an HO3S-1 helicopter, one of the first two “Whirlybirds” assigned to the U. S. Marine Corps.

Photo by National Archives Photo (USMC) 127-N-A322389

Marines attending the Centennial Celebration stand at attention as the Marine's Hymn is played.

Marines attending the Centennial Celebration stand at attention as the Marine's Hymn is played.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

Marine Corps Base Quantico in celebration of its Centennial Anniversary conducted a ground breaking event in order to place a time capsule in front of Lejeune Hall next to the statue of Lt. Gen. John Archer Lejeune memorial celebrating his more than 40 years of service to the corps. Memorabilia will consist of various items spanning the course of 2017.

Marine Corps Base Quantico in celebration of its Centennial Anniversary conducted a ground breaking event in order to place a time capsule in front of Lejeune Hall next to the statue of Lt. Gen. John Archer Lejeune memorial celebrating his more than 40 years of service to the corps. Memorabilia will consist of various items spanning the course of 2017.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

Col. Joseph Murray, Marine Corps Installations-National Capital Region, Marine Corps Base Quantico, spoke at the ceremony about the history of Quantico, saying that May 14, which marks the arrival of Marines at Quantico is historic because the base has increased in size and scope over 100 years into the base it is today, which is the host to many tenant commands which influence the operations of the entire Marine Corps.

Col. Joseph Murray, Marine Corps Installations-National Capital Region, Marine Corps Base Quantico, spoke at the ceremony about the history of Quantico, saying that May 14, which marks the arrival of Marines at Quantico is historic because the base has increased in size and scope over 100 years into the base it is today, which is the host to many tenant commands which influence the operations of the entire Marine Corps.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

The Silent Drill Platoon from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. 8th & I, performed at the Quantico Centennial Celebration May 10. The Platoon makes hundreds of appearances each year in the U.S. and abroad. The platoon consists of infantry Marines and all precise movements are conducted with no voice commands.

The Silent Drill Platoon from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. 8th & I, performed at the Quantico Centennial Celebration May 10. The Platoon makes hundreds of appearances each year in the U.S. and abroad. The platoon consists of infantry Marines and all precise movements are conducted with no voice commands.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, spoke at the ceremony saying that Quantico has evolved into a unique installation, a place where concepts and ideas are born and experiments are done influencing the entire Marine Corps. Walsh said he if the first years of Quantico are any indication, that great things are ahead for the Marine Corps as well as other military services, in the future.

Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, spoke at the ceremony saying that Quantico has evolved into a unique installation, a place where concepts and ideas are born and experiments are done influencing the entire Marine Corps. Walsh said he if the first years of Quantico are any indication, that great things are ahead for the Marine Corps as well as other military services, in the future.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

Drummers from the Battle Color Detachment, 8th & I Washington, D.C., perform at the ceremony.

Drummers from the Battle Color Detachment, 8th & I Washington, D.C., perform at the ceremony.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

Keeley and Reagan prepare to tackle any disaster that might come to Marine Corps Air Facility as they take on the unofficial role of Aircraft Rescue Firefighters.

Keeley and Reagan prepare to tackle any disaster that might come to Marine Corps Air Facility as they take on the unofficial role of Aircraft Rescue Firefighters.

Photo by Jeremy Beale

During the Exceptional Family Member Program Fifth Annual Special Olympics athletes participated in an array of Olympics style sporting events to include an obstacle course in which the Olympians weaved through cones, hopscotched, crawled through hoola hoops and limboed under rope.

During the Exceptional Family Member Program Fifth Annual Special Olympics athletes participated in an array of Olympics style sporting events to include an obstacle course in which the Olympians weaved through cones, hopscotched, crawled through hoola hoops and limboed under rope.

Photo by Atrayo Harper

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