Past what seems to be the end of the Town of Quantico, nearly 150 boat slips line the water’s edge. Just beyond the east end of Potomac Avenue, sit two small buildings. One on either end of the road. Kayaks are stacked rows high; life jackets hang to dry in the sun, and outdoor gear waits to be fitted for its weekend destination on the Potomac River. - Kate Cutshall, outdoor commercial recreation program manager, Marine Corps Community Services speaks about the new Lunga Recreation Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 18, 2022. Lunga will be open for camping, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing. The facility closed in 2012 due to the discovery of unexploded ordnance. Cleanup efforts are currently being made by Marine Corps Community Services Quantico and Navy Facilities Command Washington to restore Lunga as a safe and fun place for Marines and their families. The new Lunga Recreation Facility is expected to open in the near future. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Boster)

Daniel Ferris and his wife Chikako, are thrilled with the ball gown she found at the ExtravaGOWNza event, where there are donated dresses that spouses get to pick out and take home free. - Daniel Ferris and his wife Chikako, are thrilled with the ball gown she found at the ExtravaGOWNza event, where there are donated dresses that spouses get to pick out and take home free.

Lt. Col. William Pacatte, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico (MCAF), and Dale Synnes, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, examine the plans for the installation of buoys marking restricted waters offshore of MCAF on Oct. 5. - Lt. Col. William Pacatte, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico (MCAF), and Dale Synnes, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, examine the plans for the installation of buoys marking restricted waters offshore of MCAF on Oct. 5.

ATTENTION: ROAD CONSTRUCTION - ATTENTION: ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Maj. Gen. Frederick Padilla, president of the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., gives a keynote address during the National Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Oct. 13, at The Clubs at Quantico. Padilla, whose father was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and whose grandfather served in the Army during World War I, shared the story of how his grandparents came to live in America. “My story is not unique,” Padilla said. “It’s an American story. We all have an American story.” Padilla also talked about Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda, who was killed in combat in Iraq in 2003, and posthumously granted U.S. citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph) - Maj. Gen. Frederick Padilla, president of the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., gives a keynote address during the National Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Oct. 13, at The Clubs at Quantico. Padilla, whose father was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and whose grandfather served in the Army during World War I, shared the story of how his grandparents came to live in America. “My story is not unique,” Padilla said. “It’s an American story. We all have an American story.” Padilla also talked about Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda, who was killed in combat in Iraq in 2003, and posthumously granted U.S. citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Hafner, a sergeant instructor at Officer Candidates School, gives attendees of the Sept. 21 Marine Corps Acculturation Program a taste of what Marine recruits and officer candidates experience during boot camp and officer training. Photo by Heather Hagan, public affairs officer for HQMC Marine & Family Programs. - Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Hafner, a sergeant instructor at Officer Candidates School, gives attendees of the Sept. 21 Marine Corps Acculturation Program a taste of what Marine recruits and officer candidates experience during boot camp and officer training. Photo by Heather Hagan, public affairs officer for HQMC Marine & Family Programs.

Larry Friese and Anthony Zinni, alumni of the Basic School Class 1-66, which gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Oct. 3 and 4 for its first-ever reunion 51 years after graduating, pose together in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Friese spent 5 years and one month as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and later became an oceanographer for the Navy. Zinni is a retired Marine Corps general who served as commander in chief of United States Central Command from 1996 to 2000. - Larry Friese and Anthony Zinni, alumni of the Basic School Class 1-66, which gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Oct. 3 and 4 for its first-ever reunion 51 years after graduating, pose together in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Friese spent 5 years and one month as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and later became an oceanographer for the Navy. Zinni is a retired Marine Corps general who served as commander in chief of United States Central Command from 1996 to 2000.

U.S. Marines share conversation over dinner during Headquarters and Service Battalion Mess Night, at The Clubs at Quantico, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2016. The Marine Corps mess night, a time honored tradition since the 1950s, builds Esprit de Corps with the Marines, providing camaraderie, food and entertainment, and toasts honoring the sacrifices of past and present Marines who have served in the Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez) - U.S. Marines share conversation over dinner during Headquarters and Service Battalion Mess Night, at The Clubs at Quantico, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2016. The Marine Corps mess night, a time honored tradition since the 1950s, builds Esprit de Corps with the Marines, providing camaraderie, food and entertainment, and toasts honoring the sacrifices of past and present Marines who have served in the Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez)

Veterans gather for a QIMSA-sponsored hunt. QIMSA provides all-encompassing, expense-free outdoor experiences aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for wounded warriors. Photo courtesy QIMSA. - Veterans gather for a QIMSA-sponsored hunt. QIMSA provides all-encompassing, expense-free outdoor experiences aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for wounded warriors. Photo courtesy QIMSA.

A volunteer guide with the Marine Corps Base Quantico Conservation Volunteer Program (CVP) kayaks out into the Chopawamsic Creek to set up a duck blind for wounded warriors participating in a hunt aboard MCBQ in Jan. Many CVP volunteers are active hunters, highlighting the strong connection between hunting and conservationism. - A volunteer guide with the Marine Corps Base Quantico Conservation Volunteer Program (CVP) kayaks out into the Chopawamsic Creek to set up a duck blind for wounded warriors participating in a hunt aboard MCBQ in Jan. Many CVP volunteers are active hunters, highlighting the strong connection between hunting and conservationism.