Christopher Dorsett, Quantico Middle/High School resource officer, watches over students during their lunch period on Oct. 24, 2013. Dorsett has been providing security for the school since August. - Christopher Dorsett, Quantico Middle/High School resource officer, watches over students during their lunch period on Oct. 24, 2013. Dorsett has been providing security for the school since August.
Auriana, 2, tries out one of the slides on the new playground on the morning of Oct. 21 while her father, Patrick Foster of Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, looks on. The playground opened in September, but the field won’t reopen until mid-December. - Auriana, 2, tries out one of the slides on the new playground on the morning of Oct. 21 while her father, Patrick Foster of Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, looks on. The playground opened in September, but the field won’t reopen until mid-December.
Jesi, 4, a Belgian malinois, sits in wait for a command from her handler, Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog hander, Military Working Dog Section, at the obedience course on Oct. 18, 2013. Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog handler, Military Working Dog Section, was one of two students picked to go to K-9 school and become a military dog handler. - Jesi, 4, a Belgian malinois, sits in wait for a command from her handler, Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog hander, Military Working Dog Section, at the obedience course on Oct. 18, 2013. Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog handler, Military Working Dog Section, was one of two students picked to go to K-9 school and become a military dog handler.
Robert, 2, plays in a field of bubbles during the 2nd Annual Fall Festival hosted at Weapons Training Battalion on Oct. 19, 2013. The festival gives Marines and their families the chance to meet each other. - Robert, 2, plays in a field of bubbles during the 2nd Annual Fall Festival hosted at Weapons Training Battalion on Oct. 19, 2013. The festival gives Marines and their families the chance to meet each other.
TJ removes his wet firefighting gear and prepares to enter the fire station and eat dinner on Oct. 10, 2013. TJ is a 3-year-old who has Langerhan cell histiocytosis. - TJ removes his wet firefighting gear and prepares to enter the fire station and eat dinner on Oct. 10, 2013. TJ is a 3-year-old who has Langerhan cell histiocytosis.
Sergeants Course faculty advisors stand outside the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.Each year Quantico instructors train 800 sergeants to lead Marines on installations across the Corps. - Sergeants Course faculty advisors stand outside the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.Each year Quantico instructors train 800 sergeants to lead Marines on installations across the Corps.
Cpl. Ambrose Bandy (left), marksmanship instructor for Marksmanship Training Co., Weapons Training Battalion, demonstrates correct form when firing a pistol, during a quick impromptu lesson with Marines who are qualifying at the pistol range aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Non-commissioned officers like Bandy are considered the “backbone” of the Marine Corps and are a key component in the commandants plan to bolster leadership and commitment to building Marines who embody the Corps’ ethos and values. - Cpl. Ambrose Bandy (left), marksmanship instructor for Marksmanship Training Co., Weapons Training Battalion, demonstrates correct form when firing a pistol, during a quick impromptu lesson with Marines who are qualifying at the pistol range aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Non-commissioned officers like Bandy are considered the “backbone” of the Marine Corps and are a key component in the commandants plan to bolster leadership and commitment to building Marines who embody the Corps’ ethos and values.
Longtime Quantico waterfowl hunter Emmett Pilkington peers out from a floating duck blind on the tidal waters of Chopawamsic Creek aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on the morning of Oct. 11. - Longtime Quantico waterfowl hunter Emmett Pilkington peers out from a floating duck blind on the tidal waters of Chopawamsic Creek aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on the morning of Oct. 11.
The dining hall that has served Weapons Training Battalion for more than half a century will be replaced by a facility with nearly four times the capacity, making way for a growing Embassy Security Group. - The dining hall that has served Weapons Training Battalion for more than half a century will be replaced by a facility with nearly four times the capacity, making way for a growing Embassy Security Group.
Orvel Ronk, Quantico's antiterrorism program manager, instructs Quantico employees on how to react to an active shooter situation on Oct. 10, during one of several such trainings at Little Hall. - Orvel Ronk, Quantico's antiterrorism program manager, instructs Quantico employees on how to react to an active shooter situation on Oct. 10, during one of several such trainings at Little Hall.