Sunday morning was bright and beautiful as several thousand motorcyclists roared out of the parking lots at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Quantico Harley-Davidson and headed north toward Washington, D.C., to participate in the 27th annual Rolling Thunder. Rolling Thunder is an annual motorcycle rally that held during the Memorial Day weekend to call for the government's recognition and protection of Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. The tribute to American war heroes started in 1988 with 2,500 participants. Now approximately 900,000 participants and spectators are involved with this annual demonstration along the National Mall. - Sunday morning was bright and beautiful as several thousand motorcyclists roared out of the parking lots at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Quantico Harley-Davidson and headed north toward Washington, D.C., to participate in the 27th annual Rolling Thunder. Rolling Thunder is an annual motorcycle rally that held during the Memorial Day weekend to call for the government's recognition and protection of Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. The tribute to American war heroes started in 1988 with 2,500 participants. Now approximately 900,000 participants and spectators are involved with this annual demonstration along the National Mall.
Capt. Michael Plaisier, a logistics officer at the Warfighting Lab, tests out the Augmented Immersive Team Training system on the Medal of Honor Golf Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on May 20. In the display mounted to his helmet, Plaisier is viewing enemy technical vehicles moving towards him on the golf course. - Capt. Michael Plaisier, a logistics officer at the Warfighting Lab, tests out the Augmented Immersive Team Training system on the Medal of Honor Golf Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on May 20. In the display mounted to his helmet, Plaisier is viewing enemy technical vehicles moving towards him on the golf course.
Members of the Fredericksburg Military Affairs Council toured Marine Corps Base Quantico on May 12 and observed training in the MOUT facility, pausing to pose for a photo with some of the props that make the setting more realistic. - Members of the Fredericksburg Military Affairs Council toured Marine Corps Base Quantico on May 12 and observed training in the MOUT facility, pausing to pose for a photo with some of the props that make the setting more realistic.
Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Burgart, left, dive project officer, and Ed Maziarski, dive locker manager, refresh their reconnaissance diving skills in the Ramer Hall pool Friday. - Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Burgart, left, dive project officer, and Ed Maziarski, dive locker manager, refresh their reconnaissance diving skills in the Ramer Hall pool Friday.
During a Marine Corps Intelligence Activity exercise May 5, the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, or MUTT, is put through its paces at the Town of Quantico’s riverside park and in the Potomac River. The unmanned vehicle can carry up to 600 pounds; roll over boulders, sand and debris; and even swim. - During a Marine Corps Intelligence Activity exercise May 5, the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, or MUTT, is put through its paces at the Town of Quantico’s riverside park and in the Potomac River. The unmanned vehicle can carry up to 600 pounds; roll over boulders, sand and debris; and even swim.
The Quantico Middle/High School advanced band poses for a group shot in their formal attire before departing for Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Music in the Parks festival held May 2. The band earned first place in their division. - The Quantico Middle/High School advanced band poses for a group shot in their formal attire before departing for Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Music in the Parks festival held May 2. The band earned first place in their division.
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Bill Peters, a retired Marine major and docent at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, talks with noncommissioned officers from Headquarters and Service Battalion, who met at The Clubs at Quantico April 15 for a professional military education event about the Vietnam, which stretched from 1955 to 1973. - Bill Peters, a retired Marine major and docent at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, talks with noncommissioned officers from Headquarters and Service Battalion, who met at The Clubs at Quantico April 15 for a professional military education event about the Vietnam, which stretched from 1955 to 1973.