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The incident serves as a reminder that Marine Corps Base Quantico is home to a large number of people who are very physically active and regularly use the trails, sidewalks and roads as a place to exercise. Safety on the roads requires the participation of all drivers, cyclists and pedestrians (runners are considered pedestrians because they are on foot). - The incident serves as a reminder that Marine Corps Base Quantico is home to a large number of people who are very physically active and regularly use the trails, sidewalks and roads as a place to exercise. Safety on the roads requires the participation of all drivers, cyclists and pedestrians (runners are considered pedestrians because they are on foot).

Danger at the intersection of ‘Walk’ and ‘Don’t Walk’

On Friday, at approximately 7 a.m., a Marine on foot in a crosswalk adjacent to Barber Physical Activity Center was struck by a vehicle. As of Monday afternoon, the Marine was still hospitalized but out of danger, according to Mark Knox, director of Base Safety. Of the location where the incident took place, Knox said, “the paint indicating the crosswalk was extremely faded, and there was poor lighting.”

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Sgt. Biannca Clarke, assistant monitor for MMOA, works out in the Marsh Building gym at Marine Corps Base Quantico, performing squats with 135 pounds of weight. - Sgt. Biannca Clarke, assistant monitor for MMOA, works out in the Marsh Building gym at Marine Corps Base Quantico, performing squats with 135 pounds of weight.

One-word changes time post-partum Marines have before CFT/PFT

On Jan. 6, Marine Corps Training and Education Command, based out of Marine Corps Base Quantico, released a MARADMIN announcing a one-word change to Marine Corps Order 6100.13, which governs the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program.

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Scholarship opportunities

Upcoming scholarship opportunities for military students and family members.

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Quantico Middle/High School graduate Emily Maxwell, a freshman at Lynchburg College in Virginia, has earned state, regional and national honors as a soccer player and helped her team to a Division III championship win. - Quantico Middle/High School graduate Emily Maxwell, a freshman at Lynchburg College in Virginia, has earned state, regional and national honors as a soccer player and helped her team to a Division III championship win.

Quantico Middle/High School graduate earns national soccer honors

Quantico Middle/High School graduate Emily Maxwell, now a freshman at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia, has been racking up the athletic honors since leaving QMHS. In her first four months at Lynchburg, a Division III school, she has been named the 2014 NCAA Tournament most outstanding defensive player and the 2014 all-state and Old Dominion Athletic Conference rookie of the year, among several other honors.

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Expeditionary Warfare School students, Army Capt. Robert White and Capt. Gabriel Algarin, pose with NASA Adminstrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. following his speech at Little Hall on Dec. 16. - Expeditionary Warfare School students, Army Capt. Robert White and Capt. Gabriel Algarin, pose with NASA Adminstrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. following his speech at Little Hall on Dec. 16.

NASA Administrator visits MCBQ

It’s the one question that NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. hears wherever he goes. Why Mars? And the retired Marine major general has the same answer every time.

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A line of Marines build as they wait for chow at the Combat Logistics Regiment 27 field mess, Camp Yellow Jacket, during their inspections for the Best Marine Corps Mess Hall competition. Every Marine Corps garrison and field mess hall is eligible to enter the competition and possibly win the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award. The competitors must fit within three categories: best military or contractor operated, best all contractor operated and best active field mess. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Damany S. Coleman) - A line of Marines build as they wait for chow at the Combat Logistics Regiment 27 field mess, Camp Yellow Jacket, during their inspections for the Best Marine Corps Mess Hall competition. Every Marine Corps garrison and field mess hall is eligible to enter the competition and possibly win the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award. The competitors must fit within three categories: best military or contractor operated, best all contractor operated and best active field mess. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Damany S. Coleman)

Mess Hall prices for 2015

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) has increased the rates for meals at Department of Defense-appropriated fund dining facilities. The following food service rates are now in effect.

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Repulse of the Highlanders, New Orleans, Jan. 8 1815, by Charles H. Waterhouse, depicts the U.S. Marines fighting from behind the breastwork while members of the 93rd (Sutherland Highland) Regiment attack during the War of 1812's decisive Battle of New Orleans. - Repulse of the Highlanders, New Orleans, Jan. 8 1815, by Charles H. Waterhouse, depicts the U.S. Marines fighting from behind the breastwork while members of the 93rd (Sutherland Highland) Regiment attack during the War of 1812's decisive Battle of New Orleans.

The War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans

Although its events inspired one of the nation’s most famous patriotic songs, the War of 1812 is a relatively little-known war in American history. Despite its complicated causes and outcomes, the conflict helped establish the credibility of the young United States among other nations. It fostered a strong sense of national pride among the American people, and those patriotic feelings are reflected and preserved in the song we know today as the U.S. national anthem.

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Megan, 17, fires her father’s M-1 Garand rifle during a recreational firing session aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. - Megan, 17, fires her father’s M-1 Garand rifle during a recreational firing session aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Weapons Training Battalion now offers recreational range time

Military members and their dependents, along with civilian employees of the base, now have the opportunity to participate in recreational shooting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Weapons Training Battalion ranges aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Martin Dankanich, Range Officer for WTBN, said everyone with base access is welcome to participate, but dependents must be at least 12 years old.

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Free root canals available

Nobody looks forward to a root canal, much less the hefty bill that usually accompanies the dental procedure. The Naval Postgraduate Dental School that falls under the command of the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center on the campus of the Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, can’t do much about the former. But the free root canal services provided by the licensed dentists completing their residencies there can go a long ways toward alleviating the latter.

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Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico educates military personnel and their family members on the dangers of illegal alcohol abuse. - Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico educates military personnel and their family members on the dangers of illegal alcohol abuse.

CSACC offers New Year’s Resolutions

The holidays can be a stressful time, so officials at the Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling

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