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Monique O’Neil (middle), program manager at the Exceptional Family Readiness Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico and staff members discuss activity ideas for “Summer Fun Days” at the EFMP House on June 6, 2013. The five events, which will be dispersed throughout the summer, replace the program’s annual week-long summer camp. - Monique O’Neil (middle), program manager at the Exceptional Family Readiness Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico and staff members discuss activity ideas for “Summer Fun Days” at the EFMP House on June 6, 2013. The five events, which will be dispersed throughout the summer, replace the program’s annual week-long summer camp.
Marine Corps Community Services aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico seeks to help military parents combat problematic behaviors at the grocery store with “The Commissary Experience: Handling Behaviors” workshop, June 5, 2013, at the Child Development Center North and June 7 at CDC South, from noon to 1 p.m. - Marine Corps Community Services aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico seeks to help military parents combat problematic behaviors at the grocery store with “The Commissary Experience: Handling Behaviors” workshop, June 5, 2013, at the Child Development Center North and June 7 at CDC South, from noon to 1 p.m.
The Cadette Girl Scout Troop 6890 Marine Corps Base Quantico accept their Girl Scout Silver Award June 5, 2013 during an awards ceremony at the Lincoln Housing party room on Quantico. They earned the award for their project, “Bringing Our Community Together.” - The Cadette Girl Scout Troop 6890 Marine Corps Base Quantico accept their Girl Scout Silver Award June 5, 2013 during an awards ceremony at the Lincoln Housing party room on Quantico. They earned the award for their project, “Bringing Our Community Together.”
In a post-and-relief ceremony at Geiger Hall on June 4, Brig. Gen. John W. Simmons, commanding general of Training Command, passes the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the command’s new sergeant major. Sowers is the former sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna was relieved of his post as the command sergeant major at the ceremony and will head to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division. Having patrolled with Sowers in Afghanistan, McKenna said he “knew immediately he has the leadership and the talent that is needed in a command like this.” - In a post-and-relief ceremony at Geiger Hall on June 4, Brig. Gen. John W. Simmons, commanding general of Training Command, passes the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the command’s new sergeant major. Sowers is the former sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna was relieved of his post as the command sergeant major at the ceremony and will head to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division. Having patrolled with Sowers in Afghanistan, McKenna said he “knew immediately he has the leadership and the talent that is needed in a command like this.”
Mary Mary performs for a packed ballroom at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel during “A Cinderella Ball,” an annual event staged by The House Inc. for children of military families who have disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. - Mary Mary performs for a packed ballroom at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel during “A Cinderella Ball,” an annual event staged by The House Inc. for children of military families who have disabilities or life-threatening illnesses.
This three-foot, 13-pound snakehead strikes a pose with Sgt. Maj. Robert Breeden, the Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico sergeant major, after Breeden caught it with a bow in Chopawamsic Creek last April. There is no shortage of the fish in Quantico’s waters, providing ample prey for the base’s first snakehead fishing tournament June 7 and 8. - This three-foot, 13-pound snakehead strikes a pose with Sgt. Maj. Robert Breeden, the Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico sergeant major, after Breeden caught it with a bow in Chopawamsic Creek last April. There is no shortage of the fish in Quantico’s waters, providing ample prey for the base’s first snakehead fishing tournament June 7 and 8.
Naval Academy midshipmen drag themselves through the mud under barbed wire on the endurance course May 31, at the start of Leatherneck. The training replaces Officer Candidates School, introducing the midshipmen to Marine Corps requirements and whittling down their numbers. - Naval Academy midshipmen drag themselves through the mud under barbed wire on the endurance course May 31, at the start of Leatherneck. The training replaces Officer Candidates School, introducing the midshipmen to Marine Corps requirements and whittling down their numbers.