Quantico clinic administrator named Navy optometrist of the year
February 28, 2013 — On Tuesday, the Armed Forces Optometric Society officially named Naval Health Clinic Quantico’s director of clinical support services this year’s Navy optometrist of the year. Lt. Cmdr. Margaret Read was recognized for her varied accomplishments, from Quantico administration to Department of Defense-wide doctrine, to her work in the field in Kuwait MORE
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Georgia Deployment Program go through demobilization training
February 28, 2013 — Coming off of a deployment has the power to change Marines, not only physically, but mentally as well. For this reason, more than 50 reservists part of the Georgia Deployment Program, came aboard Quantico to participate in the Transition Assistance Program from Feb. 20 - March 1.During the demobilization phase, the Marines brought their dental and MORE
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Building family cohesion one dinner at a time
February 28, 2013 — The Families OverComing Under Stress program and Lincoln Military Housing teamed up to provide families aboard the base with a fun and educational event called “Having Dinner with the Family” at the Lincoln Military Housing Family Center on Feb. 28.FOCUS is a resiliency-building program of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. According to the MORE
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Training Command teaches EIP a lesson
February 27, 2013 — The Training Command Basketball Team put their skills to the test against the Enlisted Instructor Platoon team at the Barber Physical Activity Center on Feb. 27.Neither team was going to back down and that made for an even match early in the game. But in the end, one team’s determination and aggression on the court brought them to a clear-cut MORE
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MCAF loses battle, wins war
February 27, 2013 — Gary King, Marine Corps University Basketball Team player, attempts a shot over an opponent during a game against the Marine Corps Air Facility team at the Barber Physical Activity Center on Feb. 27. The two teams proved to be even in the first half of the game. MCAF made a statement early in the half as they controlled possession of the ball and MORE
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Combat Fitness: Train how you fight
February 27, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Feb. 27) – The Marine Corps’ primary mission is to win America’s battles. To win battles it must first make Marines. Every Marine will not have the opportunity to serve as a drill instructor at Parris Island or San Diego, but all Marines have the potential to serve in combat. For this reason, all Marines must MORE
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Maxwell talks to civilian Marines about possible furloughs at MCBQ
February 26, 2013 — Col. David Maxwell, Marine Corps Base Quantico commander, held the first of two town hall meetings in Little Hall on Feb. 26 to talk to the base’s civilian employees about the impact of sequestration and the consequent possibility of furlough. According to USA.gov, sequestration is a process that automatically cuts the federal budget across most MORE
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Base Commander hosts town hall meetings on sequestration impacts
February 25, 2013 — The base commander, Col.David Maxwell, will host a two town hall meetings at Little Hall for Marine Corps Base Quantico civilian employees to address the impacts of sequestration. Town Hall #1: Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 1 - 3 p.m. Town Hall #2: Friday, March 1, from 1 - 3 p.m. MORE
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Winter athletic awards are presented
February 25, 2013 — Proud parents and friends of the Quantico Middle/High School Warriors came to see their athletes get awarded during the end-of-the-year Winter Awards ceremony at the school on Feb. 25.At the end of every season, the school recognizes their students who compete on the sports teams. During the ceremony, the middle school boys’ and girls’ basketball MORE
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Building the Corps from the bottom up
February 22, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Feb 25.) – Headquarters and Service Battalion’s first sponsored Corporals Course graduated on Monday returning 28 empowered noncommissioned officers and one lance corporal to units across the base. The young warfighters of Corporals Course 602-13 spent three weeks with instructors learning various aspects MORE
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