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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jenny Colegate, the new commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony on MCBQ Virginia, July 2, 2024. Col. Michael L. Brooks, the outgoing commanding officer of MCBQ, relinquished command to Colegate after serving as the commander for almost three years. “I refer to Marine Corps Base Quantico as a village, and I do that on purpose,” Brooks said. “It’s not all about the capabilities, but those [people in Quantico] who involve themselves; they insert themselves in to what needs to be done in support of the village.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien Wright) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jenny Colegate, the new commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony on MCBQ Virginia, July 2, 2024. Col. Michael L. Brooks, the outgoing commanding officer of MCBQ, relinquished command to Colegate after serving as the commander for almost three years. “I refer to Marine Corps Base Quantico as a village, and I do that on purpose,” Brooks said. “It’s not all about the capabilities, but those [people in Quantico] who involve themselves; they insert themselves in to what needs to be done in support of the village.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien Wright)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. James Waddington, a Toledo, Ohio native and company first sergeant with Air Control Training Squadron, conducts a pull-up while competing in the Double-up competition during the 2024 Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 24, 2024. The Fittest Instructor competition brings Marines from different units together to compete in a variety of events to include, a blind ruck march, a swimming competition, strength and endurance exercises, a Royal Marine physical fitness test, a modified biathlon, and Kim’s double obstacle course. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller) - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. James Waddington, a Toledo, Ohio native and company first sergeant with Air Control Training Squadron, conducts a pull-up while competing in the Double-up competition during the 2024 Fittest Instructor Competition on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 24, 2024. The Fittest Instructor competition brings Marines from different units together to compete in a variety of events to include, a blind ruck march, a swimming competition, strength and endurance exercises, a Royal Marine physical fitness test, a modified biathlon, and Kim’s double obstacle course. (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

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