Marine Corps Base Quantico

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Arron Prowwett, strength and conditioning coach, instructs the first Force Fitness Instructor program class about TRX suspension training.

The first Force Fitness Instructor class TRX suspension training.

Adam Gorlitsky of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, poses with his exoskeleton, which assisted him in completing the last 6.2 miles of the Marine Corps Marathon. Gorlitsky suffered a tragic car accident 11 years ago which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He founded an organization called IGotLegs.org to bridge the gap between awareness and support to veterans on the road to recovery.

Marine Sgt. Reyna gives blood to save lives. The Armed Services Blood Program asks you to participate in this year's Army-Navy Blood Donor Challenge Nov. 3 through Dec. 6 to not only save lives, but also to vote for your service to win bragging rights as champions for the year. (Courtesy photo)

Front cover of the Quantico Sentry commemorating the 241st Marine Corps Birthday

Retired Maj. Kelly Grissom tells Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) soon-to-be instructor graduates to train smarter, not harder.

NCINCR-MCB Quantico Commander Col. Joseph M. Murray greeted players and spectators at the 2016 Armed Forces Men’s Basketball Championship in the Barber Physical Activity Center Tuesday morning.
Following his comments, spectators filled the bleachers for tip-off of the first game: Marine Corps vs. Air Force. The round-robin tournament began Tuesday, with every team playing each other twice. The top teams will face off in the championship game Monday, Nov. 7. Marine Corps players represent installations around the world, including MCAS New River, MCAS Cherry Point, MCLB Albany, MCB Camp Lejeune, MCB Butler, Okinawa, MCB Camp Lejeune and the Pentagon.

Will Brown, Groundpounder, will be running in his 41st MCM!!!

Retired Marine Col. Al Richmond, Groundpounder, finishes his 41st MCM!!! Note his #41 race bib.
Col. Murray, Commander, MCINCR-MCB Quantico met Al at the finishline.

Jim Cook, Retired Marine, Range & Training Area Management civilian and avid hunter of deer and small game utilized the skinning shed at the game check station. Jim shared the story of his successful crossbow hunt with Col. Murray, Commanding Officer, MCINCR-MCBQ and Brad Watkin, Wildlife Biologist, NREA.

Daniel Ferris and his wife Chikako, are thrilled with the ball gown she found at the ExtravaGOWNza event, where there are donated dresses that spouses get to pick out and take home free.

Lt. Col. William Pacatte, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico (MCAF), and Dale Synnes, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, examine the plans for the installation of buoys marking restricted waters offshore of MCAF on Oct. 5.

PCCI, Inc., a marine and environmental engineering company, installs a buoy in the Potomac River Oct. 5. The buoy is one of 31 marking the restricted waters adjacent to Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico.

41st Marine Corps Marathon weekend October 28-30

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Maj. Gen. Frederick Padilla, president of the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., gives a keynote address during the National Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Oct. 13, at The Clubs at Quantico. Padilla, whose father was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and whose grandfather served in the Army during World War I, shared the story of how his grandparents came to live in America. “My story is not unique,” Padilla said. “It’s an American story. We all have an American story.” Padilla also talked about Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda, who was killed in combat in Iraq in 2003, and posthumously granted U.S. citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Maj. Gen. Frederick Padilla, president of the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., gives a keynote address during the National Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon hosted by Marine Corps Systems Command Oct. 13, at The Clubs at Quantico. Padilla, whose father was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and whose grandfather served in the Army during World War I, shared the story of how his grandparents came to live in America. “My story is not unique,” Padilla said. “It’s an American story. We all have an American story.” Padilla also talked about Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda, who was killed in combat in Iraq in 2003, and posthumously granted U.S. citizenship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Shannon Sanderlin and Arika Brown, festive friends and HMX-1 spouses attended Pink Ribbon Bunco. Sixty ladies dressed in pink and arrived to The Clubs at Quantico October 14, to experience a night of fun and education. This is the seventh year Pink Ribbon Bunco has been hosted by Semper Fit Health Promotion.

Colonel Murray presents Master Sgt. Chad Anderson with a $50 Marine
Corps Exchange Gift Certificate courtesy of the Quantico Outdoor Adventures
Center for bagging the first deer of the season aboard MCB Quantico.