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April, 2014

Dodge ball strikes again April 30, 2014 — The second Headquarters and Service Battalion Quarterly Dodgeball Tournament of 2014 was held at Barber Physical Activity Center on April 30, 2014.Teams from different units aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico participated, including units that don’t fall under Headquarters and Service Battalion.“This definitely builds unit cohesion,” said Cpl. MORE

Winning Earth Day photographs revealed April 29, 2014 — For the second year, Marine Corps Base Quantico and the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Branch hosted an Earth Day photo contest.Anyone interested was invited to take photos on base and submit them.“The purpose [of the event] was two-fold,” said Maj. Peter Baker, deputy director of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs. “[We want] MORE

What Marines need to know about Crimea April 29, 2014 — Crimea, an autonomous republic in Ukraine, became the focus of attention in early 2014 when mass protests in central and western Ukraine forced the pro-Moscow president of the country to flee to Russia. Russia-backed forces in Crimea then took control of the republic and in a hastily organized referendum, the Russian ethnic majority in the region voted to join Russia. The Russian government quickly annexed the republic. MORE

Study shows long-term effects April 25, 2014 — Dr. Barbara Craig, M.D., director of the Armed Forces Center for Child Protection at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, presented a class about The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study at the Volunteer Education Center on April 25, 2014.Based on an ongoing study that has followed 17,000 people over almost 20 years, results have shown how MORE

Texas veterans honored in Washington, D.C. April 25, 2014 — Marines from Marine Corps Base Quantico participated in an Honor Flight tour beginning at the Reagan National Airport on April 25, 2014. Fifteen veterans from World War II and the Korean conflict, flying in from Austin, Texas, found seven volunteers, five of them Marines, waiting at the airport to greet them and accompany them on their tour of the MORE

Barks and meows drive birdies April 25, 2014 — A bright, clear morning greeted golfers at the Medal of Honor Golf Course, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, on April 25, 2014, as they loaded their golf carts and prepared to start the Putt for the Paw Golf Tournament.More than a dozen teams registered to play the tournament as a benefit for the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Pets for Vets MORE

6-67’s legacy lives on April 25, 2014 — Dabbing tears trickling from her eyes, Nell Hannah, the mother of one of the 50 names etched in front of her, looked up with gratitude at the memorial which contained her son’s name. Hannah was just one of the scores of people who participated in the dedication of The Basic School Class 6-67 monument at TBS on April 25, 2014. Class 6-67 was the MORE

PMO collects over 100 bottles of medicines April 23, 2014 — With the help of the Provost Marshal’s Office, the Marine Corps Base Quantico population took part in the National Drug Take Back Initiative Day for the fourth year in a row on April 23, 2014.In support of the event that is put on by the Drug Enforcement Administration, PMO helped support the initiative and gave the Quantico community an MORE

50M Pool to open in May April 22, 2014 — Not only does April showers bring May flowers, but they also help fill the Quantico 50M Pool, which is scheduled to open May 24, for all service members, family members, military retirees and DOD civilians. Patrons will be able to use the pool until Sept. 15, without enduring price-increases or other changes compared to last year.“Our prices are MORE

Temporary commissary closing for good of customers April 22, 2014 — Scheduled to be completed in early June, the end of Marine Corps Base Quantico’s commissary renovations are in sight. One of the final pieces of the project is the replacement of the store’s shelving units, which will temporarily close the base grocery.Instead of closing at 6 p.m., the commissary will shut its doors at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 27, MORE