Story by Lance Cpl. David Brandes | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 07.24.2025
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- Michael Lewis, a hazardous waste disposer with the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs office on MCB Quantico, received the Junior Civilian of the Quarter Award for his work that generated over half a million dollars in revenue over the course of a year from the base’s Recycling Facility Program on July 24....
Story by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 06.11.2025
MCB Quantico hosted a full-scale active shooter response exercise involving fire and emergency services and security personnel from on base and neighboring communities, June 11....
Story by Shaehmus Sawyer | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.10.2025
First Lt. Max J. Goldberg, Capt. Harald H. Kirn and Maj. Michael A. Farnan MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – In the middle of a sun-casted day on Feb. 7, three U.S. Marine officers were walking to the Desert Botanical Garden on the streets of Phoenix when they caught a glance of a woman on the side of a bus stop, folded at the hip with her head planted in between her splayed legs on the......
Story by Sgt. Miranda DeKorte | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.07.2025
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Quantico beaver can often be unnoticed, but they resemble Marines—they’re amphibious in nature; they rely on and support each other; and they give back to the communities around them. How? Beavers terraform their environment, which supplants homes to a variety of organisms, prevents flood destruction of other life’s homes, and invite species......
Story by Lance Cpl. Catherine Schei | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 12.23.2024
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The barracks halls were quieter than usual. The occasional conversation struck in the laundry room, and the sound of a Marine on the gaming set occasionally slipped from under the door. The activity at the duty desk now left sparse, rooms temporarily vacated – some half empty. Wall lockers left skimmed of clothes with racks tidy or disheveled by eager......
Story by Shaehmus Sawyer | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 12.06.2024
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – As the lights dim, a hush sweeps over the audience – the anticipation builds. From the wings, steps a Marine in her iconic dress blue uniform. Her smile and poise grabs the audience’s attention. As she raises the microphone she draws in a breath and releases the first note letting her powerful voice fill the air....
Story by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 11.18.2024
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz hosted a Single Parent Town Hall, Nov. 18, 2024, to address potential issues effecting the readiness and quality of life for single-parent service members....
Story by Lance Cpl. David Brandes | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 08.28.2024
Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. – U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine met with base leadership and Child Development Center personnel to discuss solutions for challenges CDCs face on MCBQ, Virginia, August 28, 2024....
