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Quantico Middle/High School senior Emily was selected as a National Merit Scholarship Commended student for her high score on the PSAT. - Quantico Middle/High School senior Emily was selected as a National Merit Scholarship Commended student for her high score on the PSAT.

Quantico Middle/High school student earns national honors

Quantico Middle/High School senior Emily was recently selected as a commended student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. According to QMHS principal Michael Johnson, Emily is the first commended student for QMHS in at least the last eight years.

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Elsa showed up at Little Hall on Halloween with a smile for everyone and a purple pumpkin to fill with candy. - Elsa showed up at Little Hall on Halloween with a smile for everyone and a purple pumpkin to fill with candy.

Little Hall hosts trick-or-treating event for preschoolers

A few dozen tiny versions of Elsa and Anna from Frozen, along with a variety of other characters such as Captain America, Iron Man, Minnie Mouse, and various princesses descended on Little Hall for the annual trick-or-treating event for preschoolers on Oct. 31. They were greeted on the front steps by firefighters in silver suits handing out candy. Inside the lobby and theater, numerous base organizations had displays and activities for children, with candy prizes for their efforts.

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Retired Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, commanding general, First Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks about the 2004 Battle for Fallujah at Little Hall on Oct. 30 as part of the Gen. Graves B. Erskine Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by both the Marine Corps University and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. - Retired Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, commanding general, First Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks about the 2004 Battle for Fallujah at Little Hall on Oct. 30 as part of the Gen. Graves B. Erskine Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by both the Marine Corps University and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

Fallujah recalled 10 years later

It was a key campaign in Iraq most characterized by its sheer ferocity, but the Second Battle for

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Marines and sailors now eligible for Enlisted-to-Medical-Degree Preparatory Program

A medical school preparatory program that has been open for several years to enlisted Air Force and Army personnel is now also open to enlisted Marines and sailors. According to a statement by Uniformed Services University of Health Services, the two-year program, known as EMDP2, is open to service members who already have a bachelor’s degree and maintained at least a 3.2 GPA while in school. Candidates will remain on active duty while attending school full-time, though since the program is based at George Mason University-Prince William Campus in Manassas, they will attend classes in civilian attire. They will take pre-medical school classes, such as biology and chemistry, as well as Medical College Admission Test preparatory classes. Students will also receive pre-medical school mentoring and have the opportunity for exposure to clinical settings.

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Tom Bullins, a civilian with Trigger Time Inc., takes aim with his pistol while competing in the 4th Annual Quantico Shooting Match aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Oct. 28. - Tom Bullins, a civilian with Trigger Time Inc., takes aim with his pistol while competing in the 4th Annual Quantico Shooting Match aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Oct. 28.

MCBQ hosts 4th Annual Quantico Shooting Match

Hitting a target with three different weapons can be trying enough, but doing so while moving and reloading makes the task that much more difficult. That’s what the 140 Marines from up and down the East Coast and select civilian and federal law enforcement officers had in mind as they gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico from Oct. 27-30 to test their skills against one another in the 4th Annual Quantico Shooting Match.

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Educational opportunities for civilian employees aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico

There are numerous educational opportunities for service members aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, and contrary to popular belief, many of them are available to civilian employees as well. The Voluntary Education Center, located at 3088 Roan Street on base, is the office that coordinates educational activities not considered Professional Military Education or professional development.

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The Quantico Middle/High School Lady Warriors were victorious over Foxcroft School in the volleyball conference championship match Oct. 30 in the QMHS gym. - The Quantico Middle/High School Lady Warriors were victorious over Foxcroft School in the volleyball conference championship match Oct. 30 in the QMHS gym.

Quantico Middle/High School girls’ volleyball team wins conference championship

The Quantico Middle/High School girls’ volleyball team beat Foxcroft School of Middleburg, Virginia, in a home game to win the Delaney Athletic Conference championship match on Oct. 30. The victory capped off a winning regular season record of 17-3.

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Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander, Marine Corps Systems Command, experiences the effects of the Active Denial System at Marine Base Quantico on Oct. 30. The ADS was demonstrated for multiple services and government agencies. The non-lethal weapons system creates an intolerable heating sensation that engages the body’s instinctive flight response. - Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander, Marine Corps Systems Command, experiences the effects of the Active Denial System at Marine Base Quantico on Oct. 30. The ADS was demonstrated for multiple services and government agencies. The non-lethal weapons system creates an intolerable heating sensation that engages the body’s instinctive flight response.

Active denial tech focus of non-lethal demo

Leaders from several different services and agencies gathered at Range 4 for a demonstration of the Active Denial Technology, a nonlethal weapons system developed by the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate on Oct. 30. The purpose of the demonstration and display ADT was to facilitate senior leader awareness of ADT and appreciation of recent advances in source technology and of its potential utility in current and future operations, according to Kelley Hughes, spokesperson, JNLWD. The demonstration was attended by members of various government agencies.

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Gunnery Sgt. Norman Crowe practices cello in his office in the Marsh Building aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico in the evening. - Gunnery Sgt. Norman Crowe practices cello in his office in the Marsh Building aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico in the evening.

Artilleryman takes up the cello

Artillery Enlisted Assignments Monitor Master Gunnery Sgt. Norman Crowe, stationed aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, has a hobby one would not expect of a hardened warrior: he plays the cello. He took it up two years ago to encourage his then-sixth grade son, Evan, who was learning to play the viola. Crowe told Evan he would also start taking music lessons, so they could at least complain together about practicing.

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller speaks at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Oct. 30 as part of the “An Evening with a Distinguished Speaker” program put on by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. - Former FBI Director Robert Mueller speaks at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Oct. 30 as part of the “An Evening with a Distinguished Speaker” program put on by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

Former FBI Director visits NMMC

Robert Mueller had been at the helm of the FBI for a mere week when the metrics previously used to gauge the organization’s success changed forever. The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks resulted in nearly 3,000 American deaths and forced the FBI and every other law enforcement agency to immediately change the way they did business. Simply touting arrest numbers and high conviction rates was no longer sufficient in the new global war against terrorism.

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