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U.S. Marine Corps students with the National Capital Regions Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium conduct sprint/jog drills during a physical training event at Butler Stadium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2025. The Fiscal Year 25 NCR Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium is a five-day dynamic professional military education course comprised of FY25 Staff Sergeant selectees from diverse Military Occupational Specialty backgrounds and commands, aiming to shape Marines into ethical, operationally grounded SNCOs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers) - U.S. Marine Corps students with the National Capital Regions Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium conduct sprint/jog drills during a physical training event at Butler Stadium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2025. The Fiscal Year 25 NCR Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium is a five-day dynamic professional military education course comprised of FY25 Staff Sergeant selectees from diverse Military Occupational Specialty backgrounds and commands, aiming to shape Marines into ethical, operationally grounded SNCOs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

NCR Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium aims to shape Marines into ethical, operationally grounded SNCOs

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – In response to the Secretary of Defense’s emphasis on enhancing the warfighting capabilities of the U.S. Military, the Marine Corps has designed a program for those Marines selected for the rank of staff sergeant to meet those goals: The National Capital Region Staff Sergeant Transition Symposium. The first class was conducted here at Marine Corps University on Aug. 4-8.

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A U.S. Marine Corps firing party stands in front of the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel after providing a three Volley Salute during a memorial service for Team Rush Act and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, in Triangle, Virginia, Aug. 14, 2025. Fourteen Marines and a Navy Corpsman were killed on Nov. 18, 1970, when their helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Vietnam during an emergency extraction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes) - A U.S. Marine Corps firing party stands in front of the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel after providing a three Volley Salute during a memorial service for Team Rush Act and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, in Triangle, Virginia, Aug. 14, 2025. Fourteen Marines and a Navy Corpsman were killed on Nov. 18, 1970, when their helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Vietnam during an emergency extraction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

1st Reconnaissance Battalion reunion honors Marines killed in 1970 helicopter crash

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- In the dim light of the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, dozens of Marines and family members reunited to honor the memory of those who had fallen. Some wore suits, many had the traditional close-cropped Marine haircuts, there were long gray beards and symbols of their service, units, and loved ones. Regardless of their differences, they were united in their devotion and remembrance of fallen Marines.

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