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Energy ethos and water conservation highlight base environmental policy

Since 2006, Marine Corps Base Quantico has had an environmental policy in place.

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Sgt. Shawn Edens tests a door to see whether it is locked during active shooter training for Security Battalion April 19. - Sgt. Shawn Edens tests a door to see whether it is locked during active shooter training for Security Battalion April 19.

Security Battalion trains for the evolving active shooter

“Don’t go into this training with the mentality that you’re just going to be shooting paper,” said Dan Bertrand, an instructor with Homeland Security Solutions, Inc. He was briefing Marines and civilian law enforcement attached to Marine Corps Base Quantico Security Battalion prior to active shooter training April 19.

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Staff Sgt. Kenneth Kelch, unit victim advocate for Marine Corps Air Facility, signed a Sexual Assault Awareness poster on April 22 during the first Denim Day event. - Staff Sgt. Kenneth Kelch, unit victim advocate for Marine Corps Air Facility, signed a Sexual Assault Awareness poster on April 22 during the first Denim Day event.

Denim Day: Supporting victims everywhere

“A woman in Italy was raped. The Italian Supreme Court found the accused individual to be innocent of the crime. The woman was said to have worn jeans that were so tight she must have helped to remove her jeans, thus consenting to sexual assault. Women in Parliament wore jeans to work to protest and step up for survivors,” said Staff Sgt. Kenneth Kelch, unit victim advocate for Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF).

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