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A Marine from the Marine Corps Embassy Security group participates in the annual Headquarters and Service Battalion field meet. The meet officially kicks off Quantico's Combined Federal Campaign.

A Marine from the Marine Corps Embassy Security group participates in the annual Headquarters and Service Battalion field meet. The meet officially kicks off Quantico's Combined Federal Campaign.

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Hunting Season for 2015 will open soon. Hunters should visit the game check station on the west side of the base for up-to-date rule changes and which areas of the base are open to hunters.

Hunting Season for 2015 will open soon. Hunters should visit the game check station on the west side of the base for up-to-date rule changes and which areas of the base are open to hunters.

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Patrons in need of coupons can pick from a large selection of clipped coupons at the Marine Corps Family Team Building house located at 126 Neville Road aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Marine Corps Family Team Building offers services such as: Lifestyle Insight Networking Knowledge & Skills (LINKS), Readiness and Deployment Support, Family Readiness Program as well as supporting the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program with the base chaplain.

Patrons in need of coupons can pick from a large selection of clipped coupons at the Marine Corps Family Team Building house located at 126 Neville Road aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Marine Corps Family Team Building offers services such as: Lifestyle Insight Networking Knowledge & Skills (LINKS), Readiness and Deployment Support, Family Readiness Program as well as supporting the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program with the base chaplain.

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Under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP), civilians may transfer unused accrued annual leave to another employee to use for emergencies.

Under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP), civilians may transfer unused accrued annual leave to another employee to use for emergencies.

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Robert Eckert, of Alexandria, Va., a regional director for Ameriprise Financial, climbs into the backseat of a model humvee in the Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer. Eckert visited Camp Upshur with a group of Marine Corps Association members and guests on Oct. 2.

Robert Eckert, of Alexandria, Va., a regional director for Ameriprise Financial, climbs into the backseat of a model humvee in the Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer. Eckert visited Camp Upshur with a group of Marine Corps Association members and guests on Oct. 2.

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Guests at the Marine Corps Association Foundation Fall Combat Development Dinner, held Oct. 1 at The Clubs at Quantico.

Guests at the Marine Corps Association Foundation Fall Combat Development Dinner, held Oct. 1 at The Clubs at Quantico.

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Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, speaks with Marines at Bruce Hall chow hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 1, 2015. Neller spoke about readiness, training, Naval integration, modernization and technology. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, speaks with Marines at Bruce Hall chow hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 1, 2015. Neller spoke about readiness, training, Naval integration, modernization and technology. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

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Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh speaks at the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Combat Development Dinner at The Clubs at Quantico on Oct. 1. Walsh spoke about better integrating the Marine Air Ground Task Force across the Corps.

Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh speaks at the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Combat Development Dinner at The Clubs at Quantico on Oct. 1. Walsh spoke about better integrating the Marine Air Ground Task Force across the Corps.

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Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines at Little Hall Oct. 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. During the talk he outlined his mission for readiness and retention throughout the Marine Corps.

Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines at Little Hall Oct. 1 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. During the talk he outlined his mission for readiness and retention throughout the Marine Corps.

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Sergeant Major Saunders assumed the task of Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Base Quantico in July of 2015. Image without frame adornment.

Sergeant Major Saunders assumed the task of Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Base Quantico in July of 2015. Image without frame adornment.

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Dr. Upal Ghosh examines core samples taken from Abraham’s Creek on Sept. 15. At a previous visit to the site, Ghosh and his team treated one plot of the creek with activated carbon and one plot with a combination of carbon and anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms. In lab studies, the carbon and microorganisms were shown to work effectively together to block the availability of PCBs to the food chain.

Dr. Upal Ghosh examines core samples taken from Abraham’s Creek on Sept. 15. At a previous visit to the site, Ghosh and his team treated one plot of the creek with activated carbon and one plot with a combination of carbon and anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms. In lab studies, the carbon and microorganisms were shown to work effectively together to block the availability of PCBs to the food chain.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Dr. Kevin Sowers, Associate Director and Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, discusses his team’s experiments with remediating the bio-availability of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Abraham’s Creek at MCB Quantico. The team made a fourth visit to the site on Sept. 15, to pull core samples from the creek bottom. Their study is funded by Department of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).

Dr. Kevin Sowers, Associate Director and Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, discusses his team’s experiments with remediating the bio-availability of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Abraham’s Creek at MCB Quantico. The team made a fourth visit to the site on Sept. 15, to pull core samples from the creek bottom. Their study is funded by Department of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Dr. Upal Ghosh, Professor of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering at UMBC (left) and Brian Ventura, Installation Restoration Program Manager at MCB Quantico (right), assemble sheets of polyethylene. These sheets will be used to absorb and measure levels of PCBs in Abraham’s Creek. Some sheets will be buried at the bottom of the creek and some floated in the water to measure the levels of PCBs in both places.

Dr. Upal Ghosh, Professor of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering at UMBC (left) and Brian Ventura, Installation Restoration Program Manager at MCB Quantico (right), assemble sheets of polyethylene. These sheets will be used to absorb and measure levels of PCBs in Abraham’s Creek. Some sheets will be buried at the bottom of the creek and some floated in the water to measure the levels of PCBs in both places.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Workers drill holes in the wall of the existing museum. A forklift will fit into the holes to carry away the entire section of wall. This space will be the site of an expanded education suite, a Marine Sports Hall of Fame, a Hall of Valor Gallery, a Marine Corps Combat Art Gallery, and two additional galleries depicting Marine Corps history from 1976 to the present day.

Workers drill holes in the wall of the existing museum. A forklift will fit into the holes to carry away the entire section of wall. This space will be the site of an expanded education suite, a Marine Sports Hall of Fame, a Hall of Valor Gallery, a Marine Corps Combat Art Gallery, and two additional galleries depicting Marine Corps history from 1976 to the present day.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band joins military bands from all around the world in a military parade in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 23. The ceremonial band is a featured performer at the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival Sept. 20 -29.

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band joins military bands from all around the world in a military parade in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 23. The ceremonial band is a featured performer at the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival Sept. 20 -29.

Photo by Sgt Sarahlinna Guerrero

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band prepares for the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 20.

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band prepares for the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 20.

Photo by Sgt. Sarahlinna Guerrero

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band joins military bands from all around the world in a military parade in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 23. The ceremonial band is a featured performer at the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival Sept. 20 -29.

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band joins military bands from all around the world in a military parade in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 23. The ceremonial band is a featured performer at the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival Sept. 20 -29.

Photo by Sgt. Sarahlinna Guerrero

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band performs at the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival, Sept. 25. Military bands from all around the world share patriotic music at the Ahoy Multifunctional Center Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 23.

Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band performs at the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival, Sept. 25. Military bands from all around the world share patriotic music at the Ahoy Multifunctional Center Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 23.

Photo by Sgt. Sarahlinna Guerrero

The Rotterdam, Netherlands community takes note of the Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band during the military parade as part of the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival, Sept. 23.

The Rotterdam, Netherlands community takes note of the Quantico Marine Corps Ceremonial Band during the military parade as part of the Netherlands International Military Tattoo Festival, Sept. 23.

Photo by Sgt. Sarahlinna Guerrero

Members of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon stand in phalanx at the 2015 Enlisted Awards Parade and Presentation, held at MCB Quantico on Sept. 23 in conjunction with the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition.

Members of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon stand in phalanx at the 2015 Enlisted Awards Parade and Presentation, held at MCB Quantico on Sept. 23 in conjunction with the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition.

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