By Mike DiCicco--- Marine Corps
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – With a reduced civilian workforce, the Marine Corps is finding it increasingly important to develop the personnel it has and keep them happy and productive, said Kelly Sims, human resource specialist with Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps.
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By Mike DiCicco--- Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (May 11) – Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Richard Holcomb stopped by Base Commander Col. Dan Choike’s office in the afternoon of May 11 to present him with a plaque signifying VDOT’s partnership with Quantico, which will help get truck-driving veterans into trucking jobs.
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By Mike DiCicco--- Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime. Give him an electro-fishing boat, and he’ll eat even better.
In the course of about half an hour, three Quantico naturalists snared 63 largemouth bass as they cruised around Dalton Pond on the west side of base in the Fish, Wildlife and Agronomy Branch’s... [Preview]Full Story
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By Lance Cpl. Antwaun Jefferson--- High School
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Quantico Middle/High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team had one of the best games of their season during the first round of the Delaney Athletic Conference playoffs against the Highland High School Highlanders at Quantico on May 8.
With the Warriors winning that game 3-2 in the final inning, their parents... [Preview]Full Story
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By Lance Cpl. Tabitha Bartley--- Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.(May 14) – The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families tour performed four different times on Monday and Tuesday at Little Hall aboard Quantico with a new tour bus and new character.
Families gathered in the theater to hear a collection of songs and watch the Sesame Street characters dance. The theme of... [Preview]Full Story
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By Lance Cpl. Tabitha Bartley--- Barber Gym
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.(May 10) – The intramural volleyball team for Marine Corps System Command faced off against volleyball team for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command at Barber Physical Activity Center on May 10. MCSC dominated MCRC, winning the game after a two-match series.
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By Sgt. Christopher Zahn --- Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (May 15, 2012) -- In a new initiative that began May 7, the Naval Health Clinic here in conjunction with the Transportation Branch has begun offering free daily shuttle service from Quantico to Fort Belvoir for all Tricare beneficiaries.
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By Sgt. Christopher Zahn --- Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (May 15, 2012) -- Col. Dan Choike has been a Marine since 1982 and the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico since 2009. Tomorrow, he leaves both duties behind as he retires from the Corps and turns his post over to Col. Dave Maxwell. Before he departed, The Sentry sat down with Choike to get his final... [Preview]Full Story
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By Mike DiCicco--- Quantico
“Welcome to what I consider a new beginning for the ESG program,” Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations Raymond Geoffroy told the crowd gathered for the grand opening of the Embassy Security Group’s new training facility on May 9.
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By Mike DiCicco--- Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Col. Dan Choike, commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, called May 9’s Environment and Energy Summit at the Clubs at Quantico the first of what he hoped will be many more occasions when environmental and energy experts will meet to discuss ways to ensure the sustainability of the base’s mission.
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