This graphic illustration features Miles Shea, the Quantico Middle High School principal, who earned the title DoD Education Activity Americas’ 2025 Principal of the Year award for the 2024-2025 school year, published June 11, 2025. The DoDEA Principal of the Year Program honors exceptional school principals from three regions: the Americas, Europe, and Pacific regions; each selectee must have demonstrated leadership in creating high-quality learning experiences for students and made significant contributions to the education profession. "I have simply had the opportunity to be a member of that team, and I have been fortunate to accept such a prestigious award on behalf of the entire Marine Corps Base Quantico community.” (Courtesy photo) - This graphic illustration features Miles Shea, the Quantico Middle High School principal, who earned the title DoD Education Activity Americas’ 2025 Principal of the Year award for the 2024-2025 school year, published June 11, 2025. The DoDEA Principal of the Year Program honors exceptional school principals from three regions: the Americas, Europe, and Pacific regions; each selectee must have demonstrated leadership in creating high-quality learning experiences for students and made significant contributions to the education profession. "I have simply had the opportunity to be a member of that team, and I have been fortunate to accept such a prestigious award on behalf of the entire Marine Corps Base Quantico community.” (Courtesy photo)
An artist's rendition of U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Michael F. Fenton featured on a 1940's style baseball card, created June 10, 2025. Fenton was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa, WWII, on May 7th, 1945, and is remembered for his passion for playing baseball from an early age. In 1966, Marine Corps Base Quantico Post High School dedicated their baseball field to 'Fenton Field' in honor his service and sacrifice. June 10th, 2025, Marine Corps Base Quantico's Middle School High School closes its doors after 63 years, and as the new building opens for the new school year in August, another field will follow; in 2026, the field will be rededicated to Fenton. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo Illustration by Charles Wolf) - An artist's rendition of U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Michael F. Fenton featured on a 1940's style baseball card, created June 10, 2025. Fenton was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa, WWII, on May 7th, 1945, and is remembered for his passion for playing baseball from an early age. In 1966, Marine Corps Base Quantico Post High School dedicated their baseball field to 'Fenton Field' in honor his service and sacrifice. June 10th, 2025, Marine Corps Base Quantico's Middle School High School closes its doors after 63 years, and as the new building opens for the new school year in August, another field will follow; in 2026, the field will be rededicated to Fenton. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo Illustration by Charles Wolf)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jenny Colegate, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico, addresses the audience during the Lt. Dan Band concert on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 23, 2025. The Lt. Dan Band is an American cover band, sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation, started by Gary Sinise and Kimo Williams to perform at United Service Organization shows, entertain troops, and raise money for disabled veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jenny Colegate, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico, addresses the audience during the Lt. Dan Band concert on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 23, 2025. The Lt. Dan Band is an American cover band, sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation, started by Gary Sinise and Kimo Williams to perform at United Service Organization shows, entertain troops, and raise money for disabled veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Ethan Krumnow, incoming commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 22, 2025. MCAF operates and maintains the facilities, and provides services and materiel to support the operations of Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 and other transient aircraft as required. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Ethan Krumnow, incoming commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 22, 2025. MCAF operates and maintains the facilities, and provides services and materiel to support the operations of Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 and other transient aircraft as required. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)
U.S. Navy Capt. Grace L. Key, outgoing commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Quantico, salutes Capt. Brookes Williams, incoming commanding officer of NMRTCQ, during a change of command ceremony at Harry Lee Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 22, 2025. During the ceremony Key was relieved by Williams. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk) - U.S. Navy Capt. Grace L. Key, outgoing commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Quantico, salutes Capt. Brookes Williams, incoming commanding officer of NMRTCQ, during a change of command ceremony at Harry Lee Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 22, 2025. During the ceremony Key was relieved by Williams. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)
U.S. Servicemembers pose for a group photo at a Washington National’s baseball game for the Nats on Base Summit, Washington D.C., April 25, 2025. The summit is a yearly, widely attended gathering that allows base commanders and Pentagon staff to discuss ways to leverage the Washington Nationals military programming to best support servicemembers in the national capital region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Casey Bonestroo) - U.S. Servicemembers pose for a group photo at a Washington National’s baseball game for the Nats on Base Summit, Washington D.C., April 25, 2025. The summit is a yearly, widely attended gathering that allows base commanders and Pentagon staff to discuss ways to leverage the Washington Nationals military programming to best support servicemembers in the national capital region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Casey Bonestroo)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Salvato conducts the 22 a Day thruster and run exercise during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 24, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Salvato conducts the 22 a Day thruster and run exercise during the Training Command’s Fittest Instructor Competition at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 24, 2025. The Fittest Instructor Competition determines which Marine is the most fit across the major support elements of Training Command while supplementing those competitors with increased education in aerobics, nutrition, and exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by James Frank)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Blatter, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist, places a mortar in chain vice straps to unscrew a fuse at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, May 1, 2025. Orange County local Henry Vap found a 50mm French Mortar dating back to WWII on his homestead. Larry Griffith, the investigator on the scene, and a captain from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, identified the mortar, and claimed it could be a live piece of ordnance of military connection, so he notified the explosive ordnance disposal team from MCB Quantico. The EOD team disassembled the ordnance, rendering it to be safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Blatter, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist, places a mortar in chain vice straps to unscrew a fuse at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, May 1, 2025. Orange County local Henry Vap found a 50mm French Mortar dating back to WWII on his homestead. Larry Griffith, the investigator on the scene, and a captain from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, identified the mortar, and claimed it could be a live piece of ordnance of military connection, so he notified the explosive ordnance disposal team from MCB Quantico. The EOD team disassembled the ordnance, rendering it to be safe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Abel Lopezrijos, an intelligence chief with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a shooting drill during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships individual rifle match, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 14, 2025. The competition brings together the top shooters from regional Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions to test their skills in precision rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun shooting. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps shooting team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900’s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Abel Lopezrijos, an intelligence chief with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts a shooting drill during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Championships individual rifle match, hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 14, 2025. The competition brings together the top shooters from regional Marine Corps Marksmanship Competitions to test their skills in precision rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun shooting. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps shooting team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900’s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)
U.S. Marine Corps First Lt. Max Goldberg, left, and Maj. Michael Farnan, both defense council judge advocates for the National Capital Region at Marine Corps Base Quantico, are congratulated by the audience in attendance after being awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on MCB Quantico, April 10, 2025. Goldberg and Farnan performed life-saving actions to an unconscious woman at a bus stop in Phoenix, Feb. 7 2025. Farnan immediately called emergency medical services while Goldberg looked for an opioid antagonist after realizing her pulse was low and breathing was shallow. After applying the Narcan, the woman’s condition improved, and emergency medical services arrived. As EMS took the woman, they explained to the Marines they probably saved her life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk) - U.S. Marine Corps First Lt. Max Goldberg, left, and Maj. Michael Farnan, both defense council judge advocates for the National Capital Region at Marine Corps Base Quantico, are congratulated by the audience in attendance after being awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on MCB Quantico, April 10, 2025. Goldberg and Farnan performed life-saving actions to an unconscious woman at a bus stop in Phoenix, Feb. 7 2025. Farnan immediately called emergency medical services while Goldberg looked for an opioid antagonist after realizing her pulse was low and breathing was shallow. After applying the Narcan, the woman’s condition improved, and emergency medical services arrived. As EMS took the woman, they explained to the Marines they probably saved her life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)