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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.

Photo by Ida Irby

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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Marines from the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform for crowds during the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition 2015 Enlisted Awards Parade held at Quantico Sept. 22-24. Today is the final day of the annual exposition.

Marines from the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform for crowds during the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition 2015 Enlisted Awards Parade held at Quantico Sept. 22-24. Today is the final day of the annual exposition.

Photo by Photo by Ida Irby

Tammy Smith (in white), K-12 School Liaison for Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., hands out information at the Marine Corps Marathon tent at the Walk/Run at Work Day & Annual Health Fair on Friday. Working the Health Fair is one of Smith's many partnership activities with her counterparts in MCCS.

Tammy Smith (in white), K-12 School Liaison for Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., hands out information at the Marine Corps Marathon tent at the Walk/Run at Work Day & Annual Health Fair on Friday. Working the Health Fair is one of Smith's many partnership activities with her counterparts in MCCS.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

Grant Frederick Timmerman was born in Americus, Kansas, on 19 February 1919. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously upon his death on 8 July 1944 at Saipan saving his tank crew from an enemy grenade. Timmerman Street on Marine Corps Base Quantico is named in his honor.

Grant Frederick Timmerman was born in Americus, Kansas, on 19 February 1919. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously upon his death on 8 July 1944 at Saipan saving his tank crew from an enemy grenade. Timmerman Street on Marine Corps Base Quantico is named in his honor.

Photo by Marine Corps Archives

Staff Sgt. William Caban, U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, Individual Mobilization Augmentee Detachment, is the first reservist to graduate from the Career Course held at Marine Corps University aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Caban, a native of New York City, attended a graduation ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Sept. 18. Caban continues more than 12 years of government service as a reservist, to include government employment as a regional cultural analyst and linguist for the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning at MCU.

Staff Sgt. William Caban, U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, Individual Mobilization Augmentee Detachment, is the first reservist to graduate from the Career Course held at Marine Corps University aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. Caban, a native of New York City, attended a graduation ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps Sept. 18. Caban continues more than 12 years of government service as a reservist, to include government employment as a regional cultural analyst and linguist for the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning at MCU.

Photo by Ida Irby

Tony Palm (R), staffing consultant, assists Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Washington, organizational and training development, during the Marine Corps Base Quantico Hiring Event held at the Clubs of Quantico Sept. 18.

Tony Palm (R), staffing consultant, assists Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Washington, organizational and training development, during the Marine Corps Base Quantico Hiring Event held at the Clubs of Quantico Sept. 18.

Photo by Ida Irby

Master Sgt. Rita Thomas, retired, and Tondalier Thomas accept the award for their father Sgt. Roger Thomas, at the Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 32 formal gala at The Clubs of Quantico, Sept. 12. Roger, a native of Washington, D.C., enlisted in the Corps July 2, 1943 and retired from 41 years of government service in 1983.

Master Sgt. Rita Thomas, retired, and Tondalier Thomas accept the award for their father Sgt. Roger Thomas, at the Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 32 formal gala at The Clubs of Quantico, Sept. 12. Roger, a native of Washington, D.C., enlisted in the Corps July 2, 1943 and retired from 41 years of government service in 1983.

Photo by Ida Irby

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Dr. Eric Shibuya, a professor at Marine Corps Command and Staff College, prepares to illustrate the complexity of international relations by juggling three different objects.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Dr. Eric Shibuya, a professor at Marine Corps Command and Staff College, prepares to illustrate the complexity of international relations by juggling three different objects.

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The first Quantico Craft and Vendor Fair was held on Saturday, Sept. 19, with 34 registered vendors.

The first Quantico Craft and Vendor Fair was held on Saturday, Sept. 19, with 34 registered vendors.

Photo by Adele Uphaus-Conner

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