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Infographic for the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign fundraising effort.

Infographic for the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign fundraising effort.

Photo by Ida Irby

Col. Joseph Murray, base commander, speaks at the birthday observance for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 14 at the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The highly attended event included music from the Marine Corps Ceremonial Band.

Col. Joseph Murray, base commander, speaks at the birthday observance for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 14 at the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The highly attended event included music from the Marine Corps Ceremonial Band.

Photo by Ida Irby

Guest Speaker Bishop Lyle Dukes, pastor of Harvest Life Changers Church, is thanked by William Whaley, master of ceremonies, for his comments shared during a birthday observance for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Marine Memorial Chapel Jan. 14 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Guest Speaker Bishop Lyle Dukes, pastor of Harvest Life Changers Church, is thanked by William Whaley, master of ceremonies, for his comments shared during a birthday observance for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Marine Memorial Chapel Jan. 14 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Photo by Ida Irby

Restoration is carried out on a World War II-era Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber that will be installed in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The airplane was lost in Lake Michigan toward the end of the war and was recovered in the 1990s.

Restoration is carried out on a World War II-era Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber that will be installed in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The airplane was lost in Lake Michigan toward the end of the war and was recovered in the 1990s.

Photo by Benjamin Kristy

Floor plan of the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ final phase, drawn by Eisterhold Associates Inc.

Floor plan of the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ final phase, drawn by Eisterhold Associates Inc.

Photo by Winifred

Artist’s rendering of “Transforming the Corps,” a new gallery that will be part of the Final Phase project.

Artist’s rendering of “Transforming the Corps,” a new gallery that will be part of the Final Phase project.

Photo by courtesy of The National Museum of the Marine Corps

Gwenn Adams, public affairs chief for the National Museum of the Marine Corps, examines the blueprint for the museum’s final phase completion project in September 2015.

Gwenn Adams, public affairs chief for the National Museum of the Marine Corps, examines the blueprint for the museum’s final phase completion project in September 2015.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

The 1948 undefeated varsity boys basketball team was elected to the new Athletic Hall of Fame at Quantico Middle/High School.

The 1948 undefeated varsity boys basketball team was elected to the new Athletic Hall of Fame at Quantico Middle/High School.

Photo by Courtesy Image

Kemp Norman, a former Marine, presents an original copy of "Bless 'Em All," a comprehensive first-person history of the Marine Raiders written by his stepfather, Oscar Peatross, to Joseph Shusko, director of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which is housed in Raider Hall on The Basic School campus. Peatross was a major general in the Marine Corps who was one of the original Raiders.

Kemp Norman, a former Marine, presents an original copy of "Bless 'Em All," a comprehensive first-person history of the Marine Raiders written by his stepfather, Oscar Peatross, to Joseph Shusko, director of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which is housed in Raider Hall on The Basic School campus. Peatross was a major general in the Marine Corps who was one of the original Raiders.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders gives Lance Cpl. Prince Page, Legal Services Support Section, money to buy tickets to the Masquerade Ball sponsored by Headquarters and Service Battalion. The Marines were gathered for a troop appreciation and professional military education session aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Jan. 6.

Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders gives Lance Cpl. Prince Page, Legal Services Support Section, money to buy tickets to the Masquerade Ball sponsored by Headquarters and Service Battalion. The Marines were gathered for a troop appreciation and professional military education session aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Jan. 6.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Sgt. Maj. Peter Siaw and Sgt. Maj. David Maddux stand ready for the Education Command relief and appointment ceremony Jan. 4. Siaw holds the sword representing the leadership of the Command Sergeant Major, which was passed to Maddux.

Sgt. Maj. Peter Siaw and Sgt. Maj. David Maddux stand ready for the Education Command relief and appointment ceremony Jan. 4. Siaw holds the sword representing the leadership of the Command Sergeant Major, which was passed to Maddux.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

U.S. Marine Corps MGySgt Shalanda Raynor (right), Combat Camera chief, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., is retired by (ret.) Capt. Nicole Hooks at the Semper Fidelis Chapel, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., Dec. 30, 2015. Raynor enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1993 and was trained as a still combat photographer. She is the first female in Marine Corps history, in her MOS, to achieve the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant, and has served faithfully for 23 years. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by Kathy Reesey/Not released)

U.S. Marine Corps MGySgt Shalanda Raynor (right), Combat Camera chief, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., is retired by (ret.) Capt. Nicole Hooks at the Semper Fidelis Chapel, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., Dec. 30, 2015. Raynor enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1993 and was trained as a still combat photographer. She is the first female in Marine Corps history, in her MOS, to achieve the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant, and has served faithfully for 23 years. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by Kathy Reesey/Not released)

Photo by Kathy Reesey

Cpl. David Dudley, Expeditionary Air Field, uses proper eye and ear protection during the 5th annual Combat Shooting Competition Oct. 28, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Advanced hearing protection for specific environments allows servicemembers to protect themselves and safely do their jobs.

Cpl. David Dudley, Expeditionary Air Field, uses proper eye and ear protection during the 5th annual Combat Shooting Competition Oct. 28, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Advanced hearing protection for specific environments allows servicemembers to protect themselves and safely do their jobs.

Photo by Ida Irby

Cpl. Jhon Espinal holds still while employees of Taylor Studios, Inc., an exhibit fabrication studio, apply alginate to his head to create a mold for a cast figure on Nov. 4.

Cpl. Jhon Espinal holds still while employees of Taylor Studios, Inc., an exhibit fabrication studio, apply alginate to his head to create a mold for a cast figure on Nov. 4.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

The 75th anniversary of the Officer Candidates Class was celebrated in November and was dedicated to honoring the memory of 2nd Lt. Walter V. Brown, the first pilot fatality from Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico.

The 75th anniversary of the Officer Candidates Class was celebrated in November and was dedicated to honoring the memory of 2nd Lt. Walter V. Brown, the first pilot fatality from Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ray Hennagir competes during the swimming finals at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center in Manassas, Va., June 27, 2015. Hennagir is a member of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games All-Marine Team. The 2015 DoD Warrior Games, held at Marine Corps Base Quantico June 19-28, is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley Cano/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Ray Hennagir competes during the swimming finals at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center in Manassas, Va., June 27, 2015. Hennagir is a member of the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games All-Marine Team. The 2015 DoD Warrior Games, held at Marine Corps Base Quantico June 19-28, is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley Cano/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Ashley Cano

Maj. Matthew Kutilek cycling in the 2015 Dirty Kanza 200-mile gravel race in Emporia, Kan. Kutilek finished 36th out of 900 who started. He embarked on a 200-mile ride around Marine Corps Base Quantico on Nov. 11 in honor of his friend Lt. Dan Malcolm, who was killed in action in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. Photo courtesy Maj. Matthew Kutilek.

Maj. Matthew Kutilek cycling in the 2015 Dirty Kanza 200-mile gravel race in Emporia, Kan. Kutilek finished 36th out of 900 who started. He embarked on a 200-mile ride around Marine Corps Base Quantico on Nov. 11 in honor of his friend Lt. Dan Malcolm, who was killed in action in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. Photo courtesy Maj. Matthew Kutilek.

Photo by Patrick P. Evenson

Marines from the Security Augmentation Force practice clearing a room of an active shooter during training Nov. 17.

Marines from the Security Augmentation Force practice clearing a room of an active shooter during training Nov. 17.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Teams of 10 went head-to-head in a tug-of-war competition in a giant mud pit adjacent to Butler Stadium during the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society field meet in March. The event benefited the Relief Society, which supports sailors and Marines experiencing financial difficulties due to deployments, family emergencies and other hardships associated with military life.

Teams of 10 went head-to-head in a tug-of-war competition in a giant mud pit adjacent to Butler Stadium during the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society field meet in March. The event benefited the Relief Society, which supports sailors and Marines experiencing financial difficulties due to deployments, family emergencies and other hardships associated with military life.

Photo by Eve A. Baker

Marine students at the Methods of Entry School brace as explosives go off to breach a door during a test exercise at the Goettge Demolition Range in this undated photo. (photo courtesy of MOES)

Marine students at the Methods of Entry School brace as explosives go off to breach a door during a test exercise at the Goettge Demolition Range in this undated photo. (photo courtesy of MOES)

Photo by John Hollis

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