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Sgt. Lindsay Bender, Marine Corps Base Quantico Band, plays Taps with her bugle during the annual James Madison Wreath-Laying Ceremony held at Montpelier, March 16.

Sgt. Lindsay Bender, Marine Corps Base Quantico Band, plays Taps with her bugle during the annual James Madison Wreath-Laying Ceremony held at Montpelier, March 16.

Photo by Chuck Jenks

Air Force veteran Jesse Graham talks to third and fifth graders at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico about his service dog, Stanley, a 2 1/2-year-old black lab Mar. 18.

Air Force veteran Jesse Graham talks to third and fifth graders at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico about his service dog, Stanley, a 2 1/2-year-old black lab Mar. 18.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

A military child in Sara Rohde’s grade 1-2 class reads to a preschooler during Reading Buddies Day at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Mar. 15. The Reading Buddies program was part of Read Across America, an annual reading motivation and awareness campaign sponsored by the National Education Association to coincide with the Mar. 2 birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

A military child in Sara Rohde’s grade 1-2 class reads to a preschooler during Reading Buddies Day at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Mar. 15. The Reading Buddies program was part of Read Across America, an annual reading motivation and awareness campaign sponsored by the National Education Association to coincide with the Mar. 2 birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

A fourth grader reads “Are You My Mother?” by P.D. James to a pre-K student.

A fourth grader reads “Are You My Mother?” by P.D. James to a pre-K student.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Service dog Stanley wants to get to know this preschool student at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico better. Stanley visited the school Mar. 18 along with his owner/handler Jesse Graham and two puppies-in-training.

Service dog Stanley wants to get to know this preschool student at Crossroads Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico better. Stanley visited the school Mar. 18 along with his owner/handler Jesse Graham and two puppies-in-training.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

The redesigned Visitor Center at Prince William Forest Park now focuses on educating visitors about the diversity of the historical and natural aspects of the park. Exhibits showcase the park’s Native American history, its construction in the 1930s by President Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, its time as a Recreational Demonstration Area (RDA) camp for poor and inner-city youth, and its occupation by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) for training during World War II.

The redesigned Visitor Center at Prince William Forest Park now focuses on educating visitors about the diversity of the historical and natural aspects of the park. Exhibits showcase the park’s Native American history, its construction in the 1930s by President Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, its time as a Recreational Demonstration Area (RDA) camp for poor and inner-city youth, and its occupation by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) for training during World War II.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Vidal Martinez, superintendent for the Prince William Forest Park, Bob Vogel, NPS National Capital Region director, and Col. Joseph Murray, MCINCR-MCB Quantico commander, discuss details of a 3-D map of the park during a rededication of the park’s Visitor Center March 19. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the park and the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Vidal Martinez, superintendent for the Prince William Forest Park, Bob Vogel, NPS National Capital Region director, and Col. Joseph Murray, MCINCR-MCB Quantico commander, discuss details of a 3-D map of the park during a rededication of the park’s Visitor Center March 19. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the park and the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Photo by Chuck Jenks

Maj. Michelle Peters and Maj. Joshua Montero work on an agility exercise during warm-up at a High Intensity Tactical Training Class Mar. 14.

Maj. Michelle Peters and Maj. Joshua Montero work on an agility exercise during warm-up at a High Intensity Tactical Training Class Mar. 14.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Nico Morgan, a student at Porter Traditional School in Woodbridge, Va., accepts a certificate of appreciation for his participation in a panel of military students at the 2016 Education Symposium from Col. Joseph Murray, MCBQ commander, Mar. 16.

Nico Morgan, a student at Porter Traditional School in Woodbridge, Va., accepts a certificate of appreciation for his participation in a panel of military students at the 2016 Education Symposium from Col. Joseph Murray, MCBQ commander, Mar. 16.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Randy Smith, assistant deputy commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O), and Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, deputy commandant for PP&O, pose with MCBQ fire and emergency services personnel Capt. David Williams, Sgt. Cliff Burton, Sgt. Jimmy Thacker and Firefighter Don Perry, who received ther 2015 Security and Emergency Services Lifesaving Awards in San Diego, Calif., on Mar. 8.

Randy Smith, assistant deputy commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O), and Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, deputy commandant for PP&O, pose with MCBQ fire and emergency services personnel Capt. David Williams, Sgt. Cliff Burton, Sgt. Jimmy Thacker and Firefighter Don Perry, who received ther 2015 Security and Emergency Services Lifesaving Awards in San Diego, Calif., on Mar. 8.

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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Children pick up eggs in the garden at the Lincoln Military Housing office during the 2016 Easter Egg Hunt.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Children pick up eggs in the garden at the Lincoln Military Housing office during the 2016 Easter Egg Hunt.

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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Easter eggs lay in the grass, waiting to be picked up by little hands, just before the 2016 Marine Corps Base Quantico Easter Egg Hunt.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Easter eggs lay in the grass, waiting to be picked up by little hands, just before the 2016 Marine Corps Base Quantico Easter Egg Hunt.

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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Families arrive at the Lincoln Military Housing office for the annual Marine Corps Base Quantico Easter Egg Hunt, despite the cooler weather and threat of rain.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Families arrive at the Lincoln Military Housing office for the annual Marine Corps Base Quantico Easter Egg Hunt, despite the cooler weather and threat of rain.

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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Easter bunny waves as children head outside to search for eggs during the annual Marine Corps Base Quantico Easter Egg Hunt.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Easter bunny waves as children head outside to search for eggs during the annual Marine Corps Base Quantico Easter Egg Hunt.

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Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.

Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Major Misty Posey demonstrates proper form for pull-ups to Marines aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico recently. Posey teaches a pull-up class at the James Wesley Marsh Center at MCB Quantico to improve the performance and capabilities of Marines for pull-ups according to Marine Corps fitness standards. Posey is a plans officer for Manpower Integration.

Major Misty Posey demonstrates proper form for pull-ups to Marines aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico recently. Posey teaches a pull-up class at the James Wesley Marsh Center at MCB Quantico to improve the performance and capabilities of Marines for pull-ups according to Marine Corps fitness standards. Posey is a plans officer for Manpower Integration.

Photo by Sgt. Dylan Bowyer

Greensburg, KS May 16, 2007 - The center of town resembles a bomb site twelve days after it was hit by an F5 tornado. Cleanup and reconstruction will take years. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Greensburg, KS May 16, 2007 - The center of town resembles a bomb site twelve days after it was hit by an F5 tornado. Cleanup and reconstruction will take years. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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This pile of debris shows the vivid reality of how lives are impacted by tornadoes. Damage is clearly conveyed in this photo taken shortly after tornadoes touched down on February 5, 2008.

This pile of debris shows the vivid reality of how lives are impacted by tornadoes. Damage is clearly conveyed in this photo taken shortly after tornadoes touched down on February 5, 2008.

Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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