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The Marine Corps Base Quantico color guard retires the colors at the conclusion of the Potomac Region Veterans Council Memorial Day Ceremony at the Quantico National Cemetery May 26, 2014. Young and old gathered to memorialize those who have, and will, given their lives for their country. - The Marine Corps Base Quantico color guard retires the colors at the conclusion of the Potomac Region Veterans Council Memorial Day Ceremony at the Quantico National Cemetery May 26, 2014. Young and old gathered to memorialize those who have, and will, given their lives for their country.

Marines, community members commemorate Memorial Day together

The Quantico National Cemetery parade deck was filled with Marines, past and present, and members of

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Per MARADMIN 667/13, the Marine Corps is administering the FY15 Enlisted Retention Survey to enlisted Marines with less than 15 years of service and an EAS between Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 1, 2015. The purpose of this survey is to give Marines the opportunity to communicate to senior leaders what factors and incentives have the greatest influence on their decision to either remain in the Corps or to leave active service. This survey also affords Marines the opportunity to express how satisfied or dissatisfied they are with certain aspects of the Marine Corps and the military way of life. The survey was scheduled to end Feb. 28, but to obtain a better response rate, the survey has been extended for two weeks to March 14. Eligible Marines please go to https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/application to provide your valuable feedback. If you have any questions, please contact the Integration & Analysis Section (HQMC MPP-50) at commercial phone number (703) 784-9367, or at email address mpp-50@usmc.mil. - Per MARADMIN 667/13, the Marine Corps is administering the FY15 Enlisted Retention Survey to enlisted Marines with less than 15 years of service and an EAS between Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 1, 2015. The purpose of this survey is to give Marines the opportunity to communicate to senior leaders what factors and incentives have the greatest influence on their decision to either remain in the Corps or to leave active service. This survey also affords Marines the opportunity to express how satisfied or dissatisfied they are with certain aspects of the Marine Corps and the military way of life. The survey was scheduled to end Feb. 28, but to obtain a better response rate, the survey has been extended for two weeks to March 14. Eligible Marines please go to https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/application to provide your valuable feedback. If you have any questions, please contact the Integration & Analysis Section (HQMC MPP-50) at commercial phone number (703) 784-9367, or at email address mpp-50@usmc.mil.

MCBQ Bike and Pedestrian Mobility Survey

The MCBQ Bike and Pedestrian Mobility Survey will be active from May 28, 2014, through June 25, 2014

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Many trees, like the one pictured, were felled when a derecho hit Marine Corps Base Quantico June 30, 2012. Storms like that one remind base commanders and staff that they need to be ready at a moment's notice for the unexpected. Col. David W. Maxwell, base commander, took that warning to heart and conducted a Destructive Weather Tabletop Exercise May 22, 2014. - Many trees, like the one pictured, were felled when a derecho hit Marine Corps Base Quantico June 30, 2012. Storms like that one remind base commanders and staff that they need to be ready at a moment's notice for the unexpected. Col. David W. Maxwell, base commander, took that warning to heart and conducted a Destructive Weather Tabletop Exercise May 22, 2014.

MCB Quantico staff, area commands plan for destructive weather

More than 30 personnel, including Marine Corps Base Quantico and area command staff, gathered at the

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Transitional compensation offers financial stability to domestic abuse victims

Military family members who suffer from domestic violence face many obstacles that can deter them from reporting to authorities, including the threat of financial hardship, said Anita Payne, clinical supervisor at the Family Advocacy program aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

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What I learned working with wounded warriors

For the last three years I have served as the chaplain to the Wounded Warrior Regiment providing pastoral care to wounded, ill and injured Marines, their family members and the military and civilian staff who advocate and care for them. It has been a sacred privilege to have served in this capacity. As I prepare to move on to my next assignment, here are some of the “lessons learned” that will go with me.

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Col. David Maxwell, Marine Corps Base Quantico base commander, carries a presidential wreath to the resting place of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States of America. Maxwell was selected by President Barack Obama to present the wreath at Madison's obelisk as part of a tradition of honoring all former commanders-in-chief. - Col. David Maxwell, Marine Corps Base Quantico base commander, carries a presidential wreath to the resting place of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States of America. Maxwell was selected by President Barack Obama to present the wreath at Madison's obelisk as part of a tradition of honoring all former commanders-in-chief.

Commander’s Memorial Day guidance, safety message

Monday will be set aside as a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.

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What Marines need to know about South China Sea territorial disputes

The nine-dash-line is an area in the South China Sea that China claims as sovereign territory. It extends from the southern coast of China, down the east coast of Vietnam, to the northwest coast of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia, up the entire west coast of the Philippines, and to Taiwan. The history of this line is somewhat debated: Many argue that these claims date back officially to 1935, when the Kuomintang government published an official list of Chinese names for the islands in the South China Sea. Many Chinese, however, refer to a series of maps commissioned during the Qing Dynasty that show the entire area as belonging to China. And some members of the Chinese government argue there is written proof of sovereignty going back several centuries B.C.

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Family Advocacy Program: know options, end domestic abuse

Quantico’s Family Advocacy at Marine Corps Base Quantico Program wants domestic violence victims to know there are options when seeking help.

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A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and a South Korean military member measure a simulated water-borne IED for identification on the Potomac River shore in The Town of Quantico on May 14, during the Defense Intelligence Agency’s weeklong Joint Captured Materiel Exploitation Center exercise, hosted by Marine Corps Intelligence Activity aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico from May 12 to 16. - A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and a South Korean military member measure a simulated water-borne IED for identification on the Potomac River shore in The Town of Quantico on May 14, during the Defense Intelligence Agency’s weeklong Joint Captured Materiel Exploitation Center exercise, hosted by Marine Corps Intelligence Activity aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico from May 12 to 16.

Quantico base hosts DIA’s joint intelligence exercise

Disarmed torpedoes and land mines lay strewn along the Potomac River shore, while a “kamikaze” motorboat floated off in the distance and unidentified weaponry scattered the area. Nearly a dozen military members from the U.S. armed forces and allied countries combed the vicinity looking for any technological intelligence that the enemy may have left behind.

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The emergence of ‘hashtag advocacy’ in Africa’s AOR

The reaction to the terrorist group Boko Haram’s kidnapping of approximately 270 girls from a school in northern Nigeria on April 15 has seemingly transformed from another harrowing episode of terror to an international outrage fueled by direct global grassroots appeals to release the girls. The #BringBackOurGirls campaign can be safely characterized as the first social media mandate for international intervention in Africa.

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