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Recruiters talk to job applicants at the Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair held Sept. 8 at The Clubs at Quantico. The fair was held so companies could tap into the pool of service members, veterans and spouses. - Recruiters talk to job applicants at the Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair held Sept. 8 at The Clubs at Quantico. The fair was held so companies could tap into the pool of service members, veterans and spouses.

Hiring Our Heroes job fair provides insight into what employers are looking for in candidates

Do you send out resume after resume with little to no response? Most people do. But, if you know what employers are looking for in a military resume you might just get an edge over other applicants.

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Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Robert Neller, speaks to the audience during the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Combined Awards Ceremony held May 11 at The Clubs at Quantico. - Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Robert Neller, speaks to the audience during the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Combined Awards Ceremony held May 11 at The Clubs at Quantico.

Commandant of the Marine Corps presents 2015 Combined Awards

Sixteen Marines were honored for their achievements last year at the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Combined Awards Ceremony held May 11 at The Clubs at Quantico.

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Marines listen to a speaker explain strategies and planning goals for transition from military-to-civilian life when service in the Marine Corps concludes. Such subjects include how to determine an appropriate post-military career to resume preparation and education opportunities available to members currently serving. - Marines listen to a speaker explain strategies and planning goals for transition from military-to-civilian life when service in the Marine Corps concludes. Such subjects include how to determine an appropriate post-military career to resume preparation and education opportunities available to members currently serving.

Marines get advice on transitioning to a civilian career

“Today, we’ve brought someone here to talk to you about something neither Sgt. Maj. [Gerald] Saunders nor I can talk to you about, because we’ve never gone through it,” said Gunnery Sgt. Jessika Gonzalez, Headquarters and Service Battalion, at a Troop Appreciation session for enlisted Marines at The Clubs at Quantico May 4. “And that’s transitioning out of the military.”

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Marines and civilian employees posted to Marine Corps Base Quantico gather at The Clubs at Quantico for a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon April 21. More than 60 volunteers (out of 700 registered) were recognized for their efforts on behalf of the community surrounding the base. - Marines and civilian employees posted to Marine Corps Base Quantico gather at The Clubs at Quantico for a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon April 21. More than 60 volunteers (out of 700 registered) were recognized for their efforts on behalf of the community surrounding the base.

Volunteers thanked for service in the community at appreciation luncheon

More than 60 Marines and DoD civilians were recognized for their volunteer efforts on behalf of the communities surrounding Marine Corps Base Quantico at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at The Clubs at Quantico April 21.

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Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew, Training and Education Command; Master Gunnery Sgt. Andre Mayhue, Transportation Branch chief; Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders, Marine Corps Base Quantico; and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Johnson, Headquarters and Service Battalion, sign pledge forms to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society at a Professional Military Education Session held Apr. 13 at The Clubs at Quantico. - Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew, Training and Education Command; Master Gunnery Sgt. Andre Mayhue, Transportation Branch chief; Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders, Marine Corps Base Quantico; and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Johnson, Headquarters and Service Battalion, sign pledge forms to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society at a Professional Military Education Session held Apr. 13 at The Clubs at Quantico.

Senior enlisted leaders sign pledges to NMCRS

Ten senior enlisted leaders aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico came together to sign pledge forms to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) at a Professional Military Education session held Apr. 13 at The Clubs at Quantico.

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Brig. Gen. Pratt, president of Marine Corps University, receives a gift from Maj. Natasha Everly recently at the National Naval Officers Association Annual Ladies Luncheon held at The Clubs at Quantico. Pratt was the guest speaker for the event where she talked about empowerment through education. The annual event also serves as a fundraiser for the NOAA scholarship program. - Brig. Gen. Pratt, president of Marine Corps University, receives a gift from Maj. Natasha Everly recently at the National Naval Officers Association Annual Ladies Luncheon held at The Clubs at Quantico. Pratt was the guest speaker for the event where she talked about empowerment through education. The annual event also serves as a fundraiser for the NOAA scholarship program.

NNOA Luncheon

Brig. Gen. Pratt, president of Marine Corps University, receives a gift from Maj. Natasha Everly recently at the National Naval Officers Association Annual Ladies Luncheon held at The Clubs at Quantico. Pratt was the guest speaker for the event where she talked about empowerment through education.

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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.

‘Promoting Social-Emotional Learning’ at the seventh annual Education Symposium

“Wouldn’t the world be a better place if at 1500 everyone had warm cookies and milk and took a nap?” Col. Joseph Murray, Marine Corps Base Quantico Commander, asked the audience at the 2016 Education Symposium, held Mar. 16 at The Clubs at Quantico and sponsored by the MCBQ school liaisons.

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Maj. Pascal Gonzalez and daughter Isabella, 7. - Maj. Pascal Gonzalez and daughter Isabella, 7.

Quantico fathers spend an evening with their best dates — their daughters

Lieutenant Col. E.J. Wunderlich was getting dizzy, but his date did not want to leave the dance floor. Gripping his hands, her blue satin party dress twirling, she swung him around and around the floor, giggling. Ellie is three and she was very excited to be attending her first ball, Marine Corps Community Service’s Father-Daughter Dance held Feb. 26 at The Clubs at Quantico.

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Cpl. Vernon Saunders, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, stands between Col. Joseph Murray, MCBQ Commander, and Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders, with a Hero Award he received for service to the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign. - Cpl. Vernon Saunders, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, stands between Col. Joseph Murray, MCBQ Commander, and Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders, with a Hero Award he received for service to the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign.

2015 CFC officially ends with awards ceremony

The 2015 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) officially ended aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico with an awards ceremony held at The Clubs at Quantico Feb. 11.

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Sgt. Elizabeth Orrie, Defense Intelligence Agency, and her date, former Marine Alex Pereira, walk in the parade that began the Headquarters and Service Battalion Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Jan. 29. - Sgt. Elizabeth Orrie, Defense Intelligence Agency, and her date, former Marine Alex Pereira, walk in the parade that began the Headquarters and Service Battalion Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Jan. 29.

Marines celebrate Mardi Gras with a Masquerade Ball

Headquarters and Service Battalion held its first ever Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at The Clubs at Quantico on Jan. 29. The ball was for sergeants and below and was meant to build unit cohesion and give Marines within H&S Battalion a chance to come together off-duty. Seventy-two people attended the event dressed in fancy ball gowns, suits, and feathered, glittered, and bejeweled masks.

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