2nd Lt. Neil Doogan, Charlie Co. student, watches for an enemy during a field exercise at the Military Operations on Urban Terrain Town at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 25, 2013. The Basic School company spent a week practicing urban combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis/ Released) - 2nd Lt. Neil Doogan, Charlie Co. student, watches for an enemy during a field exercise at the Military Operations on Urban Terrain Town at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 25, 2013. The Basic School company spent a week practicing urban combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis/ Released)
Chaplain Christopher Earley, right, counsels a Marine during a Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., in July of 2010. After 16 years in the Corps, Earley is no stranger to Marine Corps fatigues. - Chaplain Christopher Earley, right, counsels a Marine during a Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., in July of 2010. After 16 years in the Corps, Earley is no stranger to Marine Corps fatigues.
In the next few months, the Quantico Package Store, which opens at 6 a.m. during the week, will start holding off on alcohol sales until 8 a.m., as new restrictions are being placed on alcohol sales in Marine Corps Exchange facilities. - In the next few months, the Quantico Package Store, which opens at 6 a.m. during the week, will start holding off on alcohol sales until 8 a.m., as new restrictions are being placed on alcohol sales in Marine Corps Exchange facilities.
Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, chaplain of the Marine Corps, speaks at the dedication of Capodanno Chapel, The Basic School’s new chapel in Lopez Hall, on Sept. 4, 2013, the 46th anniversary of its namesake’s death. - Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, chaplain of the Marine Corps, speaks at the dedication of Capodanno Chapel, The Basic School’s new chapel in Lopez Hall, on Sept. 4, 2013, the 46th anniversary of its namesake’s death.
Maj. Justin Betz, air officer for The Basic School, raises his radio to make contact with incoming aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron at LZ 7 on Aug. 23, 2013. VMMT-204 spearheaded the Osprey’s integration into the Corps arsenal. - Maj. Justin Betz, air officer for The Basic School, raises his radio to make contact with incoming aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron at LZ 7 on Aug. 23, 2013. VMMT-204 spearheaded the Osprey’s integration into the Corps arsenal.
2nd Lt. Thomas Watts, platoon commander for 3rd platoon, Charlie Co., The Basic School, stands vigilant on a hillside during Field Exercise II on Aug. 15, 2013. FEX II marks Charlie Co.’s midpoint in their training cycle. - 2nd Lt. Thomas Watts, platoon commander for 3rd platoon, Charlie Co., The Basic School, stands vigilant on a hillside during Field Exercise II on Aug. 15, 2013. FEX II marks Charlie Co.’s midpoint in their training cycle.
Sgt. Jack Latham, enlisted squad advisor for 5th Platoon of Charlie Company at The Basic School, guides lieutenants in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training. Charlie Co. is the school’s first company to incorporate enlisted Marines from the Combat Instructor Company of the former Support Battalion into its companies of student lieutenants. - Sgt. Jack Latham, enlisted squad advisor for 5th Platoon of Charlie Company at The Basic School, guides lieutenants in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training. Charlie Co. is the school’s first company to incorporate enlisted Marines from the Combat Instructor Company of the former Support Battalion into its companies of student lieutenants.
Cpl. Shane Piazza, scheduling noncommissioned officer at Range Management Branch, checks the branch’s wet bulb globe thermometer in the late morning of June 17, 2013. The device, which determines heat stress flag conditions, is checked every 30 to 60 minutes during the day, every day from May 1 to Sept. 30. - Cpl. Shane Piazza, scheduling noncommissioned officer at Range Management Branch, checks the branch’s wet bulb globe thermometer in the late morning of June 17, 2013. The device, which determines heat stress flag conditions, is checked every 30 to 60 minutes during the day, every day from May 1 to Sept. 30.
Lonnie Moore, Officer Candidates School team Extra Hitters third baseman, swings the bat during the intramural softball season opener on Marine Corps Base Quantico on June 17, 2013, at the Field of Dreams 1 and 2. OCS beat the Legal Services Support Section, 18-3. - Lonnie Moore, Officer Candidates School team Extra Hitters third baseman, swings the bat during the intramural softball season opener on Marine Corps Base Quantico on June 17, 2013, at the Field of Dreams 1 and 2. OCS beat the Legal Services Support Section, 18-3.
Seaman Apprentice Rachel Jones gives an immunization to an officer candidate from the Officer Candidate School’s incoming India Company on May 28, the first day of the OCS clinic’s Operation Bulldog, which sees the student body and the clinic’s staff triple for the summer. The clinic processed about 200 students that day and about 400 the next day. - Seaman Apprentice Rachel Jones gives an immunization to an officer candidate from the Officer Candidate School’s incoming India Company on May 28, the first day of the OCS clinic’s Operation Bulldog, which sees the student body and the clinic’s staff triple for the summer. The clinic processed about 200 students that day and about 400 the next day.