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Free root canals available

Nobody looks forward to a root canal, much less the hefty bill that usually accompanies the dental procedure. The Naval Postgraduate Dental School that falls under the command of the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center on the campus of the Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, can’t do much about the former. But the free root canal services provided by the licensed dentists completing their residencies there can go a long ways toward alleviating the latter.

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Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico educates military personnel and their family members on the dangers of illegal alcohol abuse. - Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico educates military personnel and their family members on the dangers of illegal alcohol abuse.

CSACC offers New Year’s Resolutions

The holidays can be a stressful time, so officials at the Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling

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Marines attending the Methods of Entry School, a course that is considered high-risk by Headquarters Marine Corps, conduct an emergency drill at night on Dec. 18. The drill involved a simulated breaching operation gone wrong, with resultant simulated injuries. - Marines attending the Methods of Entry School, a course that is considered high-risk by Headquarters Marine Corps, conduct an emergency drill at night on Dec. 18. The drill involved a simulated breaching operation gone wrong, with resultant simulated injuries.

Safety behind Methods of Entry School exercise

The eerie quiet of the pitch dark had given way to the deafening sounds of explosives when the first cries for help could be heard at the Goettge Demolition Range. It wasn’t real, but the Marines poised to graduate from the Methods of Entry School the following day were pretending as much during the school’s annual Emergency Response Exercise on the night of Dec. 18. Designed to prepare for any number of worst-case scenarios following a violent door breach, the simulation showcased emergency procedures in the event of any blast-related injuries such as amputation, shock, puncture wounds and extreme blood loss.

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An expanded shuttle service for commuters will debut at Marine Corps Base Quantico in January with the intent of reducing base vehicle traffic and linking both sides of the base. - An expanded shuttle service for commuters will debut at Marine Corps Base Quantico in January with the intent of reducing base vehicle traffic and linking both sides of the base.

Expanded shuttle service coming to Quantico, aims to ease traffic

An expanded shuttle service for commuters will debut at Marine Corps Base Quantico in January with the intent of reducing base vehicle traffic and linking both sides of the base. The Commuter Express shuttle will begin transporting Virginia Railway Express riders from the train station in Quantico to various commands and work places on the west side of Quantico, starting on Jan. 5, said B. T. McLemore, head, Transportation Branch. Riders, however, must be either service members or federal employees in possession of a Common Access Card.

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Staff Sgt. Liciaga-Recci, administrative chief to the base commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, is one of the recent selectees for the Warrant Officer Basic Course and will attend the course that begins on Jan. 27. - Staff Sgt. Liciaga-Recci, administrative chief to the base commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, is one of the recent selectees for the Warrant Officer Basic Course and will attend the course that begins on Jan. 27.

H&SBn Marine selected for Warrant Officer Basic Course

The Warrant Officer Basic Course is a 16-week training program located at The Basic School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico that molds enlisted personnel who have reached the rank of sergeant or above into warrant officers. Warrant officers are the subject matter experts in their field and generally stay in the same occupational field they held while enlisted, according to recent WOBC graduate WO1 Charles Aaron, officer-in-charge of the Outbound Section of the Installation Personnel Administration Center.

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This pickup truck was travelling too fast for the road conditions aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico and wrecked earlier this year. - This pickup truck was travelling too fast for the road conditions aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico and wrecked earlier this year.

PMO: Winter weather driving tips

Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Provost Marshal’s Office and the fire department respond to a large number of vehicle accidents in the winter that are a result of people not knowing how to handle a vehicle in the snow, according to Gunnery Sgt. Mark Vesely, chief accident reconstructionist for PMO’s Accident Investigation Unit. Vesely shared with the Quantico Sentry PMO’s recommendations for safe winter driving, and they are republished here in modified form.

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Lt. Col. Shane Gouker, operations officer for Futures Directorate, Combat Development and Integration Department, plays the role of a renegade shooter at The Raymond G. Davis Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico during an active-shooter drill with role players Tuesday. - Lt. Col. Shane Gouker, operations officer for Futures Directorate, Combat Development and Integration Department, plays the role of a renegade shooter at The Raymond G. Davis Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico during an active-shooter drill with role players Tuesday.

Davis Center conducts valuable active-shooter drill

In response to mass shootings at schools and other locations, including at the Washington Navy Yard in September 2013, various units aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico have routinely conducted both lecture-style training and active-shooter drills with role players. The most recent active shooter drill aboard the base was conducted at the Raymond G. Davis Center on Dec. 16.

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Marines transport the casket carrying the body of a fallen Marine during a military funeral at Quantico National Cemetery on Dec. 5. - Marines transport the casket carrying the body of a fallen Marine during a military funeral at Quantico National Cemetery on Dec. 5.

Funerals among most sacred duties for ceremonial platoon

They hail from an array of varying backgrounds, some arriving at Marine Corps Base Quantico for their first duty station, while others come more seasoned with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan already to their credit.

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Beavers are members of the rodent family and have large, strong teeth for gnawing through wood, as can be seen in this photograph of a beaver skull in the Fish and Wildlife and Agronomy Program office aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. - Beavers are members of the rodent family and have large, strong teeth for gnawing through wood, as can be seen in this photograph of a beaver skull in the Fish and Wildlife and Agronomy Program office aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

More than 500 beavers call Quantico ‘home’

In addition to hosting thousands of service members and their dependents, Marine Corps Base Quantico is also home to dozens of species of birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals, including Castor canadensis, the North American beaver. Documents from Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Branch reveal that approximately 3,000 of the base’s 59,000 acres are forested wetlands, which make ideal beaver territory.

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Texting while driving and any use of a cell phone, unless hands free, is restricted aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. However, as of July 1, 2013, a new Virginia law will make texting while driving a primary offense, allowing police officers to ticket drivers without any other traffic violation. - Texting while driving and any use of a cell phone, unless hands free, is restricted aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. However, as of July 1, 2013, a new Virginia law will make texting while driving a primary offense, allowing police officers to ticket drivers without any other traffic violation.

Handsfree cell phone use while driving as dangerous as holding phone

Devices that enable handsfree cell phone use while driving, such as Bluetooth or vehicle-integrated systems, are widely touted as reducing the risk of crashes and near-misses. However, a recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that such devices frequently do require some type of visual or manual interaction, or hands-on time, such as browsing to find a phone number, pushing a button to start or end a call, and texting. It is that interaction, whether talking on a phone handsfree or handheld, while driving that greatly increases the risk of an accident.

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