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Archive: September, 2013

Civilians enjoy more support under expanded Employee Assistance Program September 10, 2013 — The Quantico Civilian Employee Assistance Program has expanded its definition of “assistance.”In early August, the Federal Occupational Health Employee Assistance Program and Work/Life Services took over the program from the Pentagon, and as of Aug. 15, Quantico’s appropriated-fund civilian Marines have access to free counseling, as well as MORE

Runners conquer one of the hardest cross country tracks in the division September 10, 2013 — As parking spaces filled and athletes chugged sports drinks, 14 different running teams, representing schools from around the region, prepared to compete in the sixth cross-country invitational hosted by the Quantico Middle/High School on Sept. 10, 2013. At the sound of the starting gun, more than 300 runners began the 3.2-mile event held aboard MORE

More than 400 people run Crossroads 4-miler September 9, 2013 — Marine Corps Marathon held hosted the Crossroads 4-miler, which started at the Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford and continued north on Jefferson Davis Highway finishing outside the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Sept. 7, 2013.“At the start of the race, I felt fresh and ready to go, but I knew there were some fast guys who were MORE

Lady Warriors maintain undefeated season September 9, 2013 — Cheers erupted from spectators in the Quantico Middle/High School gym on Sept. 9, 2013, as the Lady Warriors, Quantico varsity girls’ volleyball team, scored repeatedly against the Emmanuel Christian School Flames, from Manassas.The undefeated Quantico Lady Warriors took their positions on the court as they prepared to begin their fourth game of MORE

Military spouse career fair shows job seekers promise September 9, 2013 — More than 40 employers, including several of the area’s most prominent businesses, gathered inside the main ballroom at The Clubs at Quantico to meet 350 registered military spouses who attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Hiring Our Heroes’ Military Spouse Employment Program job fair Sept. 5, 2013. MORE

More than 65 medals awarded at track meet September 7, 2013 — Breanna, 10, looked excitedly toward her escort, Lance Cpl. Amanda Rivera, as if to say, “when can we begin” at Butler Stadium aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 7, 2013. Breanna, a special Olympics athlete, was waiting for the start of the first Special Olympics event the base has sponsored in a number of years. “We had Special Olympics MORE

FAST Marines train to support Marine Security Guards September 6, 2013 — More than 50 Marines formed up outside the large white domes that house the Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer aboard the Reserve Support Unit on Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 6, 2013. These Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Marines from Norfolk, Va., completed a three-day training exercise that prepared them to go into a qualification exercise MORE

Gobblers abound as hunting season nears September 5, 2013 — With hunting season around the corner, Quantico’s favorite game bird is in nearly unprecedented abundance aboard the base. “This fall, the opportunities for turkey hunting should be better than average,” said Tim Stamps, head of the base Natural Resources Section. For more than 40 years, base naturalists have kept track of the turkey hens and MORE

New TBS chapel named for “Grunt Padre” September 4, 2013 — The namesake of the new Capodanno Chapel at The Basic School is a name that Navy chaplains hear from their first day of training onward, Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben told 50 or so chaplains, Marines and civilians congregated in the little church. Kibben, the chaplain of the Marine Corps, was the guest speaker at the dedication of the new chapel on MORE

Digging deep to lead from the front September 4, 2013 — MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Physical training instructors at the Officer Candidates School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., mold and motivate the future Marine Corps officers. It is their job to train, screen and evaluate the physical aptitude of those who wish to become new leaders in the organization. PTI positions are only occupied by MORE