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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin, the assistant chief of staff manpower, poses for a photo at the Gray Research Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 11, 2025. Martin is currently the longest serving active-duty Marine. She spent over 40 years in the Marine Corps, during her first 14 years she served as an enlisted Marine and reached the rank of staff sergeant before she decided to become an officer. With her decades of service, she witnessed and experienced key changes in the structure of the Corps as it relates to women Marines. She enlisted in 1984, a time where women Marines weren’t allowed to wield rifles or qualify on the range, and she was an advocate for change throughout her time in the Corps. Coming full circle, in 2016, she witnessed women officially serve in combat roles when the policy was enacted. Martin explained that she never intended to stay in the Marine Corps for 41 years. Her goals were set for three years at a time or by duty station, but there was always an opportunity that came along which kept her from exiting the Marine Corps. “I would not be here if it weren't for the Marines, Sailors, and civilians that I have worked with over the years,” Martin said humbly. “Sharing my experiences with next generation Marines has always been a motivator to stick around. I love the Marine Corps, so it will be a bittersweet day to retire; however, I am confident that those behind me will continue to serve honorably and make us all proud.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin, the assistant chief of staff manpower, poses for a photo at the Gray Research Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 11, 2025. Martin is currently the longest serving active-duty Marine. She spent over 40 years in the Marine Corps, during her first 14 years she served as an enlisted Marine and reached the rank of staff sergeant before she decided to become an officer. With her decades of service, she witnessed and experienced key changes in the structure of the Corps as it relates to women Marines. She enlisted in 1984, a time where women Marines weren’t allowed to wield rifles or qualify on the range, and she was an advocate for change throughout her time in the Corps. Coming full circle, in 2016, she witnessed women officially serve in combat roles when the policy was enacted. Martin explained that she never intended to stay in the Marine Corps for 41 years. Her goals were set for three years at a time or by duty station, but there was always an opportunity that came along which kept her from exiting the Marine Corps. “I would not be here if it weren't for the Marines, Sailors, and civilians that I have worked with over the years,” Martin said humbly. “Sharing my experiences with next generation Marines has always been a motivator to stick around. I love the Marine Corps, so it will be a bittersweet day to retire; however, I am confident that those behind me will continue to serve honorably and make us all proud.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

The winners of each division of the 2025 Medal of Honor Golf Course Championship pose together for a group photo at MOHGC on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 8, 2025. The championship highlighted both the high level of competition and the strong partnership between the community and service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

The winners of each division of the 2025 Medal of Honor Golf Course Championship pose together for a group photo at MOHGC on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 8, 2025. The championship highlighted both the high level of competition and the strong partnership between the community and service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

This photo features the Bruce Chow Hall entrance on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sep. 3, 2025. The dining facility is set to close on Sept. 8 for a complete renovation, which will include an updated kitchen and food preparation areas, modernized dining spaces, improved HVAC and plumbing systems, and enhanced accessibility and safety features. The renovations are expected to last until mid-2027, so patrons during this time will have to access other chow halls on base for food. Marines who typically received food from Bruce Chow Hall will have provided transportation to Marine Corps Air Facility’s dining facility, Dwyer Chow Hall, while renovations are underway. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Jeffery Stevens)

This photo features the Bruce Chow Hall entrance on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sep. 3, 2025. The dining facility is set to close on Sept. 8 for a complete renovation, which will include an updated kitchen and food preparation areas, modernized dining spaces, improved HVAC and plumbing systems, and enhanced accessibility and safety features. The renovations are expected to last until mid-2027, so patrons during this time will have to access other chow halls on base for food. Marines who typically received food from Bruce Chow Hall will have provided transportation to Marine Corps Air Facility’s dining facility, Dwyer Chow Hall, while renovations are underway. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

U.S. Marines and civilian police officers with the Security Battalion Counter Drone Team, shoot at an Unmanned Aerial System during an aerial target engagement simulation on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, August 27, 2025. This simulation is part of MCB Quantico’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial System’s Counter-Drone Team, which focuses on establishing standard operating procedures for the use of kinetic defeat options for law enforcement against a drone incursion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

U.S. Marines and civilian police officers with the Security Battalion Counter Drone Team, shoot at an Unmanned Aerial System during an aerial target engagement simulation on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, August 27, 2025. This simulation is part of MCB Quantico’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial System’s Counter-Drone Team, which focuses on establishing standard operating procedures for the use of kinetic defeat options for law enforcement against a drone incursion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Capra, a military police officer with the Security Battalion Counter Drone Team, flies an Unmanned Aerial Systems during an aerial target engagement simulation on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, August 27, 2025. This simulation is part of MCB Quantico’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial System’s Counter-Drone Team, which focuses on establishing standard operating procedures for the use of kinetic defeat options for law enforcement against a drone incursion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elijah Capra, a military police officer with the Security Battalion Counter Drone Team, flies an Unmanned Aerial Systems during an aerial target engagement simulation on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, August 27, 2025. This simulation is part of MCB Quantico’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial System’s Counter-Drone Team, which focuses on establishing standard operating procedures for the use of kinetic defeat options for law enforcement against a drone incursion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevens

U.S. Marines apart of the Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team, poses for a photo at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Aug. 26, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament, presented by the Washington Nationals, that serves as an extension of the intramural season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

U.S. Marines apart of the Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team, poses for a photo at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Aug. 26, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament, presented by the Washington Nationals, that serves as an extension of the intramural season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

Photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hayden McMurtry, a member of the Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team, practices for the Battle of the Bases 2025 championship game at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Aug. 26, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament, presented by the Washington Nationals, that serves as an extension of the intramural season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hayden McMurtry, a member of the Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team, practices for the Battle of the Bases 2025 championship game at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Aug. 26, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament, presented by the Washington Nationals, that serves as an extension of the intramural season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

Photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nathan Harmon, a member of the Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team, practices for the Battle of the Bases 2025 championship game at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Aug. 26, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament, presented by the Washington Nationals, that serves as an extension of the intramural season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nathan Harmon, a member of the Marine Corps Base Quantico softball team, practices for the Battle of the Bases 2025 championship game at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Aug. 26, 2025. Battle of the Bases is a military softball tournament, presented by the Washington Nationals, that serves as an extension of the intramural season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule)

Photo by Sgt. Dean Gurule

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SgtMaj Liam D. Williams

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Participants run in the Quantico 12K on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 23, 2025. The event challenges runners and their individual tenacity as they ran 7.46 miles of trails through the woods of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Participants run in the Quantico 12K on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 23, 2025. The event challenges runners and their individual tenacity as they ran 7.46 miles of trails through the woods of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jenny Colgate, center, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico, encourages runners while participating in the Quantico 12K on MCBQ, Virginia, Aug. 23, 2025. Colgate is a native of Lorton, Virginia. The event challenges runners and their individual tenacity as they ran 7.46 miles of trails through the woods of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jenny Colgate, center, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico, encourages runners while participating in the Quantico 12K on MCBQ, Virginia, Aug. 23, 2025. Colgate is a native of Lorton, Virginia. The event challenges runners and their individual tenacity as they ran 7.46 miles of trails through the woods of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

A bystander encourages a runner during the Quantico 12K on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 23, 2025. The event challenges runners and their individual tenacity as they ran 7.46 miles of trails through the woods of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

A bystander encourages a runner during the Quantico 12K on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 23, 2025. The event challenges runners and their individual tenacity as they ran 7.46 miles of trails through the woods of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. George M. Ward, a data systems chief with Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, hugs his daughter as he welcomes her to her first day of school during a back-to-school celebration at the Crossroads Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2025. This event welcomed students back to the classrooms, strengthening the bonds between the Marines and the MCB Quantico community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. George M. Ward, a data systems chief with Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, hugs his daughter as he welcomes her to her first day of school during a back-to-school celebration at the Crossroads Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2025. This event welcomed students back to the classrooms, strengthening the bonds between the Marines and the MCB Quantico community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez

U.S. Marines cheer on students during a back-to-school celebration at the Crossroads Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2025. This event welcomed students back to the classrooms, strengthening the bonds between the Marines and the MCB Quantico community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

U.S. Marines cheer on students during a back-to-school celebration at the Crossroads Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2025. This event welcomed students back to the classrooms, strengthening the bonds between the Marines and the MCB Quantico community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan Melendez

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates with the Officer Candidate School carry a log through water while conducting the Montford Point Challenge at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, sergeant instructors, and physical training instructors completed the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and further instilled the corps‘ warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates with the Officer Candidate School carry a log through water while conducting the Montford Point Challenge at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, sergeant instructors, and physical training instructors completed the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and further instilled the corps‘ warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wille Matlock, a physical training instructor at the Officer Candidate School, gives a speech before candidates conduct the Montford Point Challenge at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, sergeant instructors, and physical training instructors completed the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and further instilled the corps‘ warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wille Matlock, a physical training instructor at the Officer Candidate School, gives a speech before candidates conduct the Montford Point Challenge at OCS on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, sergeant instructors, and physical training instructors completed the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and further instilled the corps‘ warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk

U.S. Marine Corps Physical Training Instructors participate in a log carry while conducting the Montford Point Challenge at the Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, Sergeant Instructors, and Physical Training Instructors complete the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines which were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and instilling the corps warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Physical Training Instructors participate in a log carry while conducting the Montford Point Challenge at the Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, Sergeant Instructors, and Physical Training Instructors complete the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines which were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and instilling the corps warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Munsen

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates participate in a rope climb while conducting the Montford Point Challenge at the Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, Sergeant Instructors, and Physical Training Instructors complete the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines which were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and instilling the corps warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates participate in a rope climb while conducting the Montford Point Challenge at the Officer Candidate School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 5, 2025. Candidates, Sergeant Instructors, and Physical Training Instructors complete the course in honor of the Montford Point Marines which were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and instilling the corps warfighting mentality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Munsen)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Munsen

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