Quantico Fire Department and Emergency Rescue Services responded to a fire crawling through the woods in Training Area 11 on the west side of Marine Corps Base Quantico on April 9, 2013. The affected area was too large to extinguish outright so emergency responders limited the spread of the fire by bulldozing a "no burn" zone around it. After the zone had been crafted, firefighters fought fire with fire by "back-burning", a controlled burn designed to rob the fire of fuel so it can be managed safely. - Quantico Fire Department and Emergency Rescue Services responded to a fire crawling through the woods in Training Area 11 on the west side of Marine Corps Base Quantico on April 9, 2013. The affected area was too large to extinguish outright so emergency responders limited the spread of the fire by bulldozing a "no burn" zone around it. After the zone had been crafted, firefighters fought fire with fire by "back-burning", a controlled burn designed to rob the fire of fuel so it can be managed safely.
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Staff Sgt. Thomas Walsh, training chief, Scout Sniper Platoon, takes aim and gets ready to fire his rifle during a training event at Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on April 6, 2013. The unit was cleared to shoot all the way up to 1,000 yards on Range 4. - Staff Sgt. Thomas Walsh, training chief, Scout Sniper Platoon, takes aim and gets ready to fire his rifle during a training event at Weapons Training Battalion aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on April 6, 2013. The unit was cleared to shoot all the way up to 1,000 yards on Range 4.
Cpl. Joshua Apsey, instructor, Warfighting group, The Basic School, and Cpl. Arif Hasan, instructor, Warfighting group, TBS, answer questions from the Military Advisory Committee while they visit Range 7 on April 4, 2013. Members were able to ask Apsey and Hasan about what they were doing in the training exercise. - Cpl. Joshua Apsey, instructor, Warfighting group, The Basic School, and Cpl. Arif Hasan, instructor, Warfighting group, TBS, answer questions from the Military Advisory Committee while they visit Range 7 on April 4, 2013. Members were able to ask Apsey and Hasan about what they were doing in the training exercise.
Quantico’s vehicle fleet is undergoing reductions each year, but Transportation Branch is keeping the motor pool robust for units that need a vehicle for some hours or days. - Quantico’s vehicle fleet is undergoing reductions each year, but Transportation Branch is keeping the motor pool robust for units that need a vehicle for some hours or days.
Tyler, 10, gets an opportunity to train with Sgt. Mark Green, a martial arts instructor trainer at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence, on March 28, 2013, during a family visit to The Basic School. Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, Tyler’s great uncle, will have a building on Quantico dedicated to him later this year. - Tyler, 10, gets an opportunity to train with Sgt. Mark Green, a martial arts instructor trainer at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence, on March 28, 2013, during a family visit to The Basic School. Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, Tyler’s great uncle, will have a building on Quantico dedicated to him later this year.
Naval Health Clinic Quantico’s chief petty officers, backed by their fellow sailors, stand at attention for the celebration of 120 years of the naval rank of chief petty officer on the clinic’s quarterdeck April 1, 2013. - Naval Health Clinic Quantico’s chief petty officers, backed by their fellow sailors, stand at attention for the celebration of 120 years of the naval rank of chief petty officer on the clinic’s quarterdeck April 1, 2013.
Lance Cpl. Austin Daniels, travel clerk, gets in the prone position and provides security during a Finance Section Field Operation at the landing zone “Thrush” aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 27, 2013. Several of the Marines that participated in the operation had never flown in a CH-46E "Sea Knight” aircraft before. - Lance Cpl. Austin Daniels, travel clerk, gets in the prone position and provides security during a Finance Section Field Operation at the landing zone “Thrush” aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 27, 2013. Several of the Marines that participated in the operation had never flown in a CH-46E "Sea Knight” aircraft before.