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Rain fails to wash-out rout

A numbing deluge filled Butler Stadium on a frigid evening as Marine Corps Air Facility and Marine Corps System Command took their positions on the field for what would be the last intramural football game of the year for one of the two teams. Both teams needed a win to move on to the semifinals, but only one team could come out victorious, Nov,

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Sgt. Garrett Dennard, mortar assistant primary, Infantry Officer Course, and Cpl. Justine Auclair, mortar instructor, The Basic School Warfighting Instructor Company, demonstrates the use of a new concept sight for the M224 60mm mortar at Range 15 on Nov. 5, 2013. The new sights are created by the TechSolutions branch of the Office of Naval Research, in Arlington, Va. - Sgt. Garrett Dennard, mortar assistant primary, Infantry Officer Course, and Cpl. Justine Auclair, mortar instructor, The Basic School Warfighting Instructor Company, demonstrates the use of a new concept sight for the M224 60mm mortar at Range 15 on Nov. 5, 2013. The new sights are created by the TechSolutions branch of the Office of Naval Research, in Arlington, Va.

Marines test new mortar sight concept at Range 15

The Marine Forces Pacific Experimentation Center with the help of two expert Marine mortarmen demonstrated the use of a new concept sight for the M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System at Range 15 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, on Nov. 5, 2013.The new concept sight was created by the TechSolutions branch of the Office of Naval Research, in

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Jesi, 4, a Belgian malinois, sits in wait for a command from her handler, Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog hander, Military Working Dog Section, at the obedience course on Oct. 18, 2013. Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog handler, Military Working Dog Section, was one of two students picked to go to K-9 school and become a military dog handler. - Jesi, 4, a Belgian malinois, sits in wait for a command from her handler, Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog hander, Military Working Dog Section, at the obedience course on Oct. 18, 2013. Cpl. Justin Territo, military working dog handler, Military Working Dog Section, was one of two students picked to go to K-9 school and become a military dog handler.

Marine lives his dream job while protecting base

Loyal, bright-eyed, intelligent and hard-working, these are just a few of the words Cpl. Justin Territo, used to describe his best friend. Jesi, is a 4-year-old Marine who works alongside Territo to find hidden narcotics and stop crime.She is a Belgian Malinois that provides the Military Working Dog section with a less lethal way to take down

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Capt. Justin Sharpe spends time with his children during the Marine Corps University Picnic held at Locus Grove Park aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 28, 2013. More than 36 countries participated in the Marine Corps University Picnic. - Capt. Justin Sharpe spends time with his children during the Marine Corps University Picnic held at Locus Grove Park aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 28, 2013. More than 36 countries participated in the Marine Corps University Picnic.

MCU holds picnic for foreign officer, families

Marine Corps University officers and their families from more than 36 countries gathered at Locust Shade Park in Triangle for the MCU Picnic on July 28, 2013.The shining sun coupled with the smell of burgers cooking on the grill signaled the start to the MCU picnic held for the new international officers and their families to enjoy a day in the

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Children soccer registration

Registration for the Co-Ed Youth Soccer League opened at the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 20, 2013.Sign-up is open to the children of active duty and retired service members or Department of Defense civilian.There are two places where parents can sign their children up for soccer from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 20

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New Marine Corps order fortifies operations security

All Marines will be required to take one operations security class every calendar year, according to new Marine Corps order 3070.2A implemented on July 2, 2013.Marines can find the OPSEC course on Marinenet by searching for the course code OPSECUS001. The class takes a minimum amount of one hour to complete, and Marine’s are required to take it on

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Sodexo worker Takeshia Juggins hands a meal to Sgt. Maj. Therester Cox of Marine Combat Training Battalion School of Infantry East, Camp Geiger, N.C., at the Charlston Market-themed food station that is new to The Basic School’s new chow hall now that it’s opened in the brand-new Lopez Hall. The new chow hall went into operation July 15, 2013. - Sodexo worker Takeshia Juggins hands a meal to Sgt. Maj. Therester Cox of Marine Combat Training Battalion School of Infantry East, Camp Geiger, N.C., at the Charlston Market-themed food station that is new to The Basic School’s new chow hall now that it’s opened in the brand-new Lopez Hall. The new chow hall went into operation July 15, 2013.

New TBS chow hall opens, caters to diners’ requests

In attempt to compete with dining options the civilian world offers, Marine Corps chow halls are moving toward a more customer-driven model, and this explains many features of the new chow hall at The Basic School. “A lot of Marines came up and said, ‘We don’t want frozen pizza. We want fresh pizza,’” said Master Sgt. Matthew Detwiler, operations

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