Secretary Mattis’ book tour starts where he began at MCB Quantico

Retired General and former Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, chuckles during a story he told at Little Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 25, 2019. Mattis talks about how to improve leadership skills to the audience by making his message personal through bringing up stories about his Marine Corps career. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Piper A. Ballantine) Read More

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Thirty five competitors representing every major Marine Corps Installation continue to persevere through the third day of the 5th Annual 2019 High Intensity Interval Training Championship aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 11, 2019. The Marine Athletes took part in a combine event. (U.S. Marine Video by LCpl Dylan Coombs).

Thirty five competitors representing every major Marine Corps Installation complete the marksmanship simulator, Combat Fitness Test, and weighted run followed by the Combat Swimmers Challenge, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 9, 2019. These challenges were only two of the many events that encompass the 5th Annual 2019 High Intensity Interval Training Championship featuring the Marine Corps’ best warrior athletes. (Video by Cpl Haley Buker)

Fitness for Life is an informational series intended to strengthen the idea the fitness is more than something Marines do, but is instead an inherent part of who they are in and out of uniform and regardless of whether they are on active duty, serving in the reserves, or even retired. The Fitness for Life concept encourages U.S. Marines to not only further develop their knowledge on physical and mental fitness and healthy nutrition but to also make it an inherent part of simply being a Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Sgt. David A. Diggs and Cpl. Kaitlynn Hendricks)

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