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Ranges & Training areas

With over 50,000 acres of training area, over 40 separate live fire ranges and training facilities, and Special Use Airspace up to 15,000 feet; Marine Corps Base Quantico offers the only DoD live fire range complex in the National Capital Region.  This complex can support the full scope of military and law enforcement training from small arms familiarization all the way to combined arms exercises including the delivery of live close air support fires.  Just 36 miles south of Washington, DC, Quantico routinely supports the training needs of numerous federal agencies, as well as units and organizations from all DoD components."

To see what training opportunities are available aboard Quantico, just click the "Explore the Ranges" tab.

To start the process of scheduling training at Quantico, click the "Training on Quantico" tab for more information.

Details on how to contact us by phone or how to visit Range Control and Training Support Center Quantico, click the "About Us" tab.

Questions about obtaining Range OIC/Range Safety Officer qualifications for Quantico? Click the "OIC/RSO Qualification" tab.

We look forward to helping you achieve your training goals.

 

important notices 

  • RANGE REGULATIONS AND SOP’S ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD USING THE QR CODES AT THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICE. ALL OIC’S AND RSO’S WILL BE REQUIRED TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSIONS AT TIME OF CHECKOUT.

  • REQUESTS FOR MARINE NET ACCOUNT SPONSOR: PLEASE CONTACT THE INSTALLATION RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (IRSO) USING BOTH EMAIL ADDRESSES PRIOR TO MAKING THE REQUEST THROUGH MARINE NET. THE IRSO CAN BE REACHED AT: MARTIN.W.DANKANICH@USMC.MIL AND MCBQ_RNG_SCH@USMC.MIL

  • TO SET UP A REMOTE PROCTOR PIN: PLEASE CONTACT THE INSTALLATION RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (IRSO) USING BOTH EMAIL ADDRESSES IN ADVANCE TO SET UP A DATE/TIME. THE IRSO CAN BE REACHED AT: MARTIN.W.DANKANICH@USMC.MIL AND MCBQ_RNG_SCH@USMC.MIL 

  • NOTE: ALL OF THE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. ALL PROCTORING FOR THE MARINE NET RANGE SAFETY COURSES MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE UNIT OR COORDINATION WITH THE IRSO.

  • RANGE FACILITY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RFMSS) READ-ONLY ACCOUNT: ALL OIC’S AND RSO’S FOR MCB QUANTICO ARE REQUIRED TO REQUEST AND MAINTAIN A RFMSS READ-ONLY ACCOUNT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THE RFMSS LIBRARY AND ALL SAFETY CONFLICTS/SCHEDULING ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. FOLLOW STEP 3 UNDER THE OIC/RSO QUALIFICATION TAB BELOW. 

  • IMPORTANT AMMUNITION NOTICE: THERE ARE SAFETY AND TRAINING TIME ISSUES WITH THE USE OF ALL SPECIAL EFFECTS SMALL ARMS MARKING SYSTEM (SESAMS) AND CLOSE COMBAT MISSION CAPABILITY KITS (CCMCK) AMMUNITIONS, RIFLE/PISTOL KITS, AND REQUIRED PPE. UNITS MUST ENSURE THEY ARE RECEIVEING THE PROPER PPE FOR THE ACTUAL AMMUNITION THEY WILL RECEIVE FROM THE QUANTICO ASP. FOR DETAILS, CONTACT THE IRSO AT MARTIN.W.DANKANICH@USMC.MIL

 

 

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