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Archive: June, 2013

Corpsman’s roadside medical aide earns Navy Achievement Medal June 7, 2013 — Chief Petty Officer Sean Newman was off duty and on his way home on a Friday afternoon when a pickup truck ahead of him on Russell Road ran off the road and hit a tree. The actions of the senior enlisted corpsman with the Delta Co. of the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Upshur over the ensuing several minutes may have prevented MORE

MCU parking shifts to accommodate construction June 7, 2013 — The gravel parking lot that was Freeny Field opened for use June 6, 2013, the same day the parking lot across the street from the Gray Research Center closed. The new lot was built over Freeny Field to provide parking for Marine Corps University while the two biggest lots that have served the university are closed for construction. The one across MORE

Alcohol consumption, summer can be a dangerous mix for negligent drinkers June 7, 2013 — For many service members, summer is a time for extended vacations, visiting family, barbeques and recreation. However, summertime is also a period that poses a greater risk for mishaps, according to the Department of Defense, who reported more than 80 percent of non-combat fatalities in 2012 occurred during the summer.Although some accidents are MORE

Quantico cracks down on wasted energy June 7, 2013 — The first event in Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Energy Awareness Campaign is the Power Down Weekends which starts June 7, 2013. The campaign aligns with the Commandant’s “Bases to Battlefield” energy strategy and guidance from the Marine Corps Installations Command commander.“Our bases and stations must become increasingly energy efficient and MORE

Marines participate in tradition June 6, 2013 — Four-dozen Headquarters Company Marines, clad in Dress Blue uniforms entered the Clubs at Quantico on June 5, 2013, for a time of tradition and camaraderie. The Clubs was the staging point for a formal, noncommissioned officer dinner known by the Marine Corps as “Mess Night,” a tradition that began in the 1920s by the Fourth Marine Regiment in MORE

Leaders push Marines to make summer fun safe June 6, 2013 — “In the last three months, the only [nonjudicial punishments] I’ve done have been DUIs, from lance corporals to master sergeants,” Col. James Brennan, commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Battalion, told his Marines. The 101 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day have already started counting down, and one of Marine Corps leaderships’ MORE

‘Yoga for Wellness’ helps Marine reduce stress, improve mindfulness June 6, 2013 — Everybody needs to find inner peace, even warfighting Marines. With thousands of service members returning home from more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the growing pressures of U.S. military budget cuts, the Family Advocacy Program at Quantico hopes their new yoga program will help Marines reduce stress and improve MORE

Bomb threat interrupts exams at middle/high school June 6, 2013 — The students evacuated from Quantico Middle/High School due to a bomb threat socialized and played on the field of Russell Elementary School, across the street, but the school’s staff was stern. The threat, “I am going to blow up the school,” scrawled in marker on the side of a urinal in one of the male restrooms, was reported at about 10:45 a.m., MORE

EFMP replaces camp, with ‘Summer Fun Days’ June 6, 2013 — Despite the impact of federally mandated furloughs, the Exceptional Family Member Program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico is determined to offer an activity-filled summer for special needs children on base.With nearly half of the camp’s 50-plus staff unavailable due to furloughs, the EFMP aboard Quantico canceled their week-long summer camp this MORE

Workshop to help parents get through the Commissary tantrum, begging free June 5, 2013 — Parents who battle tantrums, begging, whining and other behavioral problems while shopping at the Commissary may be taking the wrong approach, said Dayna Boykins, family care behavioral specialist for Marine Corps Community Services. To help ease the woes of shopping with problematic children, Boykins plans to teach parents how manage expectations MORE