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New mess hall at Weapons Training Battalion dedicated to fallen staff sergeant

James M. Malachowski, 25, from Hampstead, Maryland, was an infantry rifleman who served three combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004 to 2007. He was a combat marksmanship coach and primary marksmanship instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. He was selected as a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team and contributed to the team’s success at the regional and national levels.

Riflemen face off in Combat Shooting Competition

Weapons Training Battalion hosted its 5th Annual Combat Shooting Competition Oct. 26-30 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. The combat shooting match challenged infantrymen to balance precision marksmanship with time for score.

Methods of Entry School students face ultimate tests before graduation

Nothing in his background of close quarters combat prepared Cpl. Tyler Zeller for the challenging test assignment given him during his final week as a student at the Methods of Entry School. Armed with limited initial information, Zeller took his turn serving as the Lead Breacher for a Marine team charged with violently breaching the door of a house where armed suspected Afghan insurgents held captives while planning attacks against American service members. Zeller had just 90 minutes to assess the simulated mission, assign specific tasks to his eight-man team and rehearse before executing the mission.

Communication is key at Scout Sniper Course

The call came in without warning, alerting the forward communications team at the Sniper Control Center that one of the three operational Marine Scout Sniper teams in the field had been compromised. It was part of a training exercise to conclude the Scout Sniper Unit Leaders Course, but the four Marines braving the chilly Jan. 28 temperatures from the roof of a makeshift three-story building in the training area in the remote west side training area of Marine Corps Base Quantico wasted no time in relaying critical information back to the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center. A second lieutenant serving as the sniper platoon commander was awaiting further instructions from battalion higher-ups.

Weapons Training Battalion now offers recreational range time

Military members and their dependents, along with civilian employees of the base, now have the opportunity to participate in recreational shooting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Weapons Training Battalion ranges aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Martin Dankanich, Range Officer for WTBN, said everyone with base access is welcome to participate, but dependents must be at least 12 years old.

MCBQ hosts 4th Annual Quantico Shooting Match

Hitting a target with three different weapons can be trying enough, but doing so while moving and reloading makes the task that much more difficult. That’s what the 140 Marines from up and down the East Coast and select civilian and federal law enforcement officers had in mind as they gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico from Oct. 27-30 to test their skills against one another in the 4th Annual Quantico Shooting Match.

Hustle is the name of the game

Focused and determined the Weapons Training Battalion intramural basketball team pushed themselves through a dress rehearsal of on-court game strategies up to the last few seconds before the start of a game against the Enlisted Instructor Platoon at the Barber Physical Fitness Center on Feb. 25, 2014. While the 12 WTBN players warmed up, EIP was

Weapons Training Bn., Embassy Security Group to get new mess hall

There have been a lot of changes in the Weapons Training Battalion neighborhood recently, with the battalion getting a new barracks this month and the Embassy Security Group in the process of moving in next door. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the mess hall. Built in 1957, the building, known simply as Weapons Training Battalion Dining

New dining facility dedicated at The Basic School

Patriotic music wafted from the Quantico Marine Corps Band. The Basic School was bustling with activity as its newest servant sat, ready to begin its post on June 27, 2013. As various officers recognized the accomplishments of the late 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, a new dining facility, named in his honor, was dedicated at TBS aboard Marine Corps Base

WTBN shoots down MCIA 26-7

Weapons Training Battalion defeated Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, 26-7, during the final intramural league flag football game at Butler Stadium on Nov 27.In the final game before the playoffs, WTBN’s overwhelming defense and ability to make big plays washed out MCIA’s strong running ability and brutal second-half blitzing.WTBN swept through

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