Lance Cpl. Austin Daniels, travel clerk, gets in the prone position and provides security during a Finance Section Field Operation at the landing zone “Thrush” aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 27, 2013. Several of the Marines that participated in the operation had never flown in a CH-46E "Sea Knight” aircraft before. - Lance Cpl. Austin Daniels, travel clerk, gets in the prone position and provides security during a Finance Section Field Operation at the landing zone “Thrush” aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 27, 2013. Several of the Marines that participated in the operation had never flown in a CH-46E "Sea Knight” aircraft before.
Lance Cpls. Bethany Booth and Kiall Wright, both financial dispersers, provide security during the finance section’s field operation at Camp Upshur on March 28, 2013. During the training, the Marines were able to fly in a CH-46E "Sea Knight.” - Lance Cpls. Bethany Booth and Kiall Wright, both financial dispersers, provide security during the finance section’s field operation at Camp Upshur on March 28, 2013. During the training, the Marines were able to fly in a CH-46E "Sea Knight.”
Col. David Maxwell, base commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, fills out his Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society contribution form after the NMCRS fund drive kick-off meeting at Little Hall on March 18, 2013. This year’s monetary goal is $175,000 and 100 percent contact. - Col. David Maxwell, base commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico, fills out his Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society contribution form after the NMCRS fund drive kick-off meeting at Little Hall on March 18, 2013. This year’s monetary goal is $175,000 and 100 percent contact.
Past what seems to be the end of the Town of Quantico, nearly 150 boat slips line the water’s edge. Just beyond the east end of Potomac Avenue, sit two small buildings. One on either end of the road. Kayaks are stacked rows high; life jackets hang to dry in the sun, and outdoor gear waits to be fitted for its weekend destination on the Potomac River. - Kate Cutshall, outdoor commercial recreation program manager, Marine Corps Community Services speaks about the new Lunga Recreation Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 18, 2022. Lunga will be open for camping, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing. The facility closed in 2012 due to the discovery of unexploded ordnance. Cleanup efforts are currently being made by Marine Corps Community Services Quantico and Navy Facilities Command Washington to restore Lunga as a safe and fun place for Marines and their families. The new Lunga Recreation Facility is expected to open in the near future. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Boster)
Col. David W. Maxwell speaks to reporters at the Marine Corps Museum in Triangle on March 22, following a double murder-suicide the night of March 21 that resulted in the deaths of three Marines. The tragedy remains under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. - Col. David W. Maxwell speaks to reporters at the Marine Corps Museum in Triangle on March 22, following a double murder-suicide the night of March 21 that resulted in the deaths of three Marines. The tragedy remains under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Dr. Valerie Martin-Stewart, engineer, author, minister and former professional basketball player, speaks to Quantico personnel about overcoming internal barriers to success March 27 at The Clubs at Quantico. - Dr. Valerie Martin-Stewart, engineer, author, minister and former professional basketball player, speaks to Quantico personnel about overcoming internal barriers to success March 27 at The Clubs at Quantico.
Dixie, the new mascot for Security Battalion, gets an audience in the office of Col. Barry Neulen, the battalion commanding officer, whenever she likes. - Dixie, the new mascot for Security Battalion, gets an audience in the office of Col. Barry Neulen, the battalion commanding officer, whenever she likes.
After discovering he wasn’t a U.S. citizen, American Samoa native Master Gunnery Sgt. Faafetai Mamea was naturalized at the White House on March 25. - After discovering he wasn’t a U.S. citizen, American Samoa native Master Gunnery Sgt. Faafetai Mamea was naturalized at the White House on March 25.