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 Valerie OBerry | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 03.07.2018
By Valerie O'Berry The Wisdom Tree, an iconic part of Marine Corps Base Quantico’s landscape for 157 years, was no match for the “bomb cyclone” that hit the area on March 2, as the hurricane-like winter storm blew the tree down at 3:40 p.m., according to Marines who witnessed the tree fall. One of those who witnessed the historic moment when the tree fell was Gunnery Sgt. Eric......
Story by Jeremy Beale | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 10.19.2017
The Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (NREA) recycling branch set records aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico through generating approximately $400,000 in revenue by diverting more than 50 percent of solid waste into recyclable material....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 05.11.2017
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTERTWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — From the biggest Marines to the smallest insects, the Combat Center is home to many. All of the inhabitants, to include creatures like the Sphinx Moth, do their part for the installation. Since the beginning of Spring there have been many sightings of the insect in both its caterpillar and adult stages, leaving many to question......
Story by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 04.29.2017
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Cyclists from the Combat Center and the local community took part in the installation’s Earth Day celebration by cycling more than 50 miles in the second annual Park to Park Ride and Festival, April 29, 2017. The ride was hosted by the Combat Center’s Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Joshua Tree National Park and the city of Twentynine Palms, Calif.......
Story by Lance Cpl. Christian Lopez | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 04.21.2017
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – On a sunny afternoon nearly 3,700 Combat Center patrons rallied at the Earth Day Extravaganza, April 21, 2017. Lincoln Military Housing and Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs hosted the event at LMH Athletic Field to promote environmental awareness....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 04.13.2017
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — On a tranquil spring morning, 16 Combat Center patrons departed the installation for a 22-mile-long bike ride, in support of the Earth Day Fun Bike Ride, April 13, 2017 to raise awareness on carbon emission....
Story by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 04.08.2017
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Twenty riders helped the Combat Center’s Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs division kick off Earth Day month with an 11-mile ride on the installation’s new Combat Center’s Bike Trail April 10, 2017....
