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Military children Ryan, 7, Daniel, 8, and Tyler, 3, enjoy posing with props at a photo booth at a FOCUS on Family event Feb. 18. - Military children Ryan, 7, Daniel, 8, and Tyler, 3, enjoy posing with props at a photo booth at a FOCUS on Family event Feb. 18.

FOCUS’s ‘Feeling Fox’ has a new name

Marine families are probably familiar with the FOCUS (Families OverComing Under Stress) project’s “Feeling Fox,” a cartoon fox that depicts the many emotions children experience — happy, angry, sad, nervous, frustrated, excited, etc.

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Lt. Col. William Pacatte, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, and Col. Gaines Ward, MCAF commanding officer during the period of the citation, affix a Meritorious Unit Commendation streamer to the unit's colors at a ceremony in the MCAF hangar Feb. 11. - Lt. Col. William Pacatte, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, and Col. Gaines Ward, MCAF commanding officer during the period of the citation, affix a Meritorious Unit Commendation streamer to the unit's colors at a ceremony in the MCAF hangar Feb. 11.

Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico receives Meritorious Unit Commendation

“This award is for all the late nights, early mornings, and all the weekends and holidays you had pulled out from under you,” Lt. Col. William Pacatte, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico told Marines, sailors and civilians gathered in the MCAF hangar.

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Intern Brianna Nunez-Franklin and Exhibit Specialist Alice Webb adjust the holster on the figure of Gunnery Sgt. James Breedlove. Breedlove’s figure will be the copilot of a UH-34D helicopter in a new exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. - Intern Brianna Nunez-Franklin and Exhibit Specialist Alice Webb adjust the holster on the figure of Gunnery Sgt. James Breedlove. Breedlove’s figure will be the copilot of a UH-34D helicopter in a new exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Marines meet their likenesses when cast figures for new museum display are unveiled

It was perhaps the ultimate “selfie” — Cpl. Jhon Espinal snapping a photo of himself and the cast figure he modeled for in November 2015, the flesh-and-blood Espinal making the same sand-in-his-eyes grimace as his doppelganger.

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After the winter snow come the potholes

A few weeks ago, you were navigating patches of ice and piles of snow that reduced roads to one lane. Now, you’re swerving to avoid potholes.

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Stories of a Top Marine written by his daughter

One African American Marine’s 21-year-enlistment will live on due to the recently published 52 page biography titled: Top, A Proud Marine: The story of Master Sgt. Willie L. Collins.

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The Marine Corps Base Quantico Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center is free for active duty and retired Marines and their immediate families. - The Marine Corps Base Quantico Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center is free for active duty and retired Marines and their immediate families.

Save money and stress by having taxes prepared at the Quantico Tax Center

You might spend $150 to $500 to hire someone to do your taxes at a commercial tax preparation center. At the Marine Corps Base Quantico Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) center, this service is free for active duty and retired Marines and their immediate families.

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Checking in with the Voluntary Protection Program

“This is a marathon, not a sprint,” said Kurt Vimont, director of safety for Marine Corps Base Quantico. “A slow marathon!” said Nelson Ocasio, inspection branch manager. They were talking about the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), a safety initiative of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Kodak Moment

For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall.” 1 Peter 1:24

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MCCS Length of Service Award recipients proudly display their certificates. With them are Col. Joseph Murray, base commander, and Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders (both in back). - MCCS Length of Service Award recipients proudly display their certificates. With them are Col. Joseph Murray, base commander, and Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders (both in back).

MCCS honors employees

“It is really neat to see everything that MCCS does. It is a joy to see the things we do as a team and I want to shake your hand,” said Col. Joseph Murray at the Marine Corps Community Services length of service awards held Feb. 18 at The Clubs at Quantico. And, Murray did just that when he handed out the awards and congratulated each employee on their service along with Sgt. Maj. Gerald Saunders.

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Not far from the present-day golf course, the remains of a network of training trenches from the World War I era can still be found. Quantico was established for the purpose of training Marines, especially officers, to fight in the first world war, when trench warfare was at its height. - Not far from the present-day golf course, the remains of a network of training trenches from the World War I era can still be found. Quantico was established for the purpose of training Marines, especially officers, to fight in the first world war, when trench warfare was at its height.

Trench Warfare a big part of Quantico’s history

Near the modern-day golf course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, remnants of the trenches dug for training during WWI can be seen. Roughly 30,000 Marines passed through early Quantico while en route to the Western Front.

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