Hawkins Avenue is scheduled to be closed from June 10 to June 21 while the sidewalk in front of Bruce Hall is doubled in width, a move that is intended to make the street crossing there safer by allowing more room to walk while slowing traffic. - Hawkins Avenue is scheduled to be closed from June 10 to June 21 while the sidewalk in front of Bruce Hall is doubled in width, a move that is intended to make the street crossing there safer by allowing more room to walk while slowing traffic.
This shot of an oriole by Tim Stamps, head of the Natural Resources Section, was voted first-place in the “critters” category of the Quantico Earth Day photo contest. Stamps also took second place in the same category. - This shot of an oriole by Tim Stamps, head of the Natural Resources Section, was voted first-place in the “critters” category of the Quantico Earth Day photo contest. Stamps also took second place in the same category.
Chief Petty Officer Sean Newman happened to have his medical supply bag with him when a pickup truck ahead of him ran off the road. His assistance on the scene earned him the Navy Achievement Medal, awarded June 7. - Chief Petty Officer Sean Newman happened to have his medical supply bag with him when a pickup truck ahead of him ran off the road. His assistance on the scene earned him the Navy Achievement Medal, awarded June 7.
This gravel parking lot opened June 6, 2013, where Freeny Field used to be, will be used to provide parking for Marine Corps University while the school’s two largest parking lots are closed for construction. - This gravel parking lot opened June 6, 2013, where Freeny Field used to be, will be used to provide parking for Marine Corps University while the school’s two largest parking lots are closed for construction.
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In a post-and-relief ceremony at Geiger Hall on June 4, Brig. Gen. John W. Simmons, commanding general of Training Command, passes the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the command’s new sergeant major. Sowers is the former sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna was relieved of his post as the command sergeant major at the ceremony and will head to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division. Having patrolled with Sowers in Afghanistan, McKenna said he “knew immediately he has the leadership and the talent that is needed in a command like this.” - In a post-and-relief ceremony at Geiger Hall on June 4, Brig. Gen. John W. Simmons, commanding general of Training Command, passes the ceremonial noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. William Sowers, the command’s new sergeant major. Sowers is the former sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna was relieved of his post as the command sergeant major at the ceremony and will head to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division. Having patrolled with Sowers in Afghanistan, McKenna said he “knew immediately he has the leadership and the talent that is needed in a command like this.”
Mary Mary performs for a packed ballroom at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel during “A Cinderella Ball,” an annual event staged by The House Inc. for children of military families who have disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. - Mary Mary performs for a packed ballroom at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel during “A Cinderella Ball,” an annual event staged by The House Inc. for children of military families who have disabilities or life-threatening illnesses.
This three-foot, 13-pound snakehead strikes a pose with Sgt. Maj. Robert Breeden, the Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico sergeant major, after Breeden caught it with a bow in Chopawamsic Creek last April. There is no shortage of the fish in Quantico’s waters, providing ample prey for the base’s first snakehead fishing tournament June 7 and 8. - This three-foot, 13-pound snakehead strikes a pose with Sgt. Maj. Robert Breeden, the Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico sergeant major, after Breeden caught it with a bow in Chopawamsic Creek last April. There is no shortage of the fish in Quantico’s waters, providing ample prey for the base’s first snakehead fishing tournament June 7 and 8.
Naval Academy midshipmen drag themselves through the mud under barbed wire on the endurance course May 31, at the start of Leatherneck. The training replaces Officer Candidates School, introducing the midshipmen to Marine Corps requirements and whittling down their numbers. - Naval Academy midshipmen drag themselves through the mud under barbed wire on the endurance course May 31, at the start of Leatherneck. The training replaces Officer Candidates School, introducing the midshipmen to Marine Corps requirements and whittling down their numbers.