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December, 2013

Brown welcomes new base sergeant major, heads to Marine Corps University December 19, 2013 — After more than two years as the sergeant major of Marine Corps Base Quantico, it was with high spirits that Sgt. Maj. Laura Brown passed the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. Mark Byrd in a relief and appointment ceremony Dec. 18. “You will not get tears from me today,” she told friends, family and colleagues in the audience at Little Hall that MORE

Base fire department gives town’s gift to tots December 18, 2013 — Each year, as a token of gratitude, the town of Quantico presents a Christmas gift to the Marine Corps Base Quantico Fire Department, which provides emergency and rescue services in town. This year was the second time, though, that the fire department asked that a donation to Toys for Tots be made in lieu of the kitchen goods and other items the MORE

Marine investigators learn to keep cool during crises December 18, 2013 — In a cramped room in a mobile command center parked off Upshur Avenue aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, agents from the Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division negotiated by phone with a frantic woman who had taken a bank hostage at gunpoint. “Her friend’s son has leukemia, and that’s why she wants to talk to Obama about Obamacare,” Sgt. Evan MORE

Quantico game wardens seek information about poaching incidents December 18, 2013 — The body found sprawled in bloodied snow off Application Trail in Training Area 8 of Marine Corps Base Quantico had been shot, beheaded and skinned. The body cavity was still warm when authorities arrived at the scene in the afternoon of Dec. 10, 2013. It was the carcass of a buck, shot with a rifle in an archery-only zone and most likely shot from MORE

Standing ovation for LeHew December 17, 2013 — The scene of taillights stretching as far as the tired eye could see glowed devilish red, as if taunting drivers’ tempers, as the pace of the homebound traffic leaving Marine Corps Base Quantico slowed to a crawl. That scene is the typical afternoon at the Crossroads.What isn’t typical is what an anonymous driver saw while leaving work, Nov. 18, MORE

Firefighters ask drivers to let trucks enter, exit station December 17, 2013 — When an emergency call comes in, the fire and rescue crew at the Marine Corps Base Quantico Fire Department tries to be on the road within 90 seconds and at the scene in five minutes or less. However, when traffic stacks up on Barnett Avenue, they may not be able to meet those goals unless drivers stop at the white stop bars on either side of the MORE

In ice and snow, burn calories in the warmth of home December 17, 2013 — Ice and snow can deter outdoor physical training and even make it difficult to get to the gym. However, it’s possible to get a workout at home, in the barracks or even at work, using little more than one’s own body weight. Body weight calisthenics include pushups, sit-ups, squats, triceps dips, lunges, and many others, said Veronica Nelson, fitness MORE

Christmas, New Years message from commander December 16, 2013 — As we approach the end of the year, I would like to personally thank all of you for a job well done. Your efforts throughout the year have ensured that the Marines and Civilians who live, work and pass through the Crossroads of the Marine Corps have been supported with the best we are able to offer. In taking care of the Marines, taking care of the MORE

‘Local Heroes’ award goes to Marine who helps youths avoid his past mistakes December 16, 2013 — Marines join the Corps to fight for their country, but when Sgt. Edgar Williams, Motor Transport chief for Quantico’s Range Management Branch, joined the Marine Corps, it was also to escape a life of fighting. Recruited into a gang at the age of 14, Williams had cultivated a rap sheet of juvenile offenses and a mean reputation in his hometown of MORE

One kick to rule them all December 16, 2013 — The Marine Corps Community Services Intramural Sports Program’s flag football championship game was Dec. 16, 2013, at Butler Stadium. The Nighthawks of Marine Helicopter Squadron One, undefeated in the playoffs, faced the Demons of Headquarters and Service Battalion, for the second time in the playoffs. The Demons had lost to the Nighthawks in the MORE