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November 02, 2009

Experts to answer H1N1 questions online

The Military Health System will host a Web-based, town hall-style meeting Nov. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m. EST to respond to questions about H1N1 influenza.

Manion Hall dedicated in hero’s honor
Manion Hall dedicated in hero’s honor

Family, friends, staff and students gathered at The Basic School, the Marine Officer Training School in Quantico, on Oct. 23 for the dedication ceremony of the recently completed Manion Hall. The student officer quarters was named in honor of 1st Lt. Travis Manion.


November 01, 2009

Veterans Parade set to step off in Manassas

History will be made Saturday in Manassas as American Legion Post 10 hosts the city’s first ever Veteran’s Day Parade.


October 31, 2009

Making Smiles
Making Smiles

It looked a lot like Christmas Thursday at American Legion Post 28 in Triangle.

Honors for a Royal Marine
Honors for a Royal Marine

British Royal Marine Ross Austen rose from his wheelchair, his right hand gripping a cane, and carefully made his way to a painting depicting an American and British service member that stood in a place of honor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Tuesday.


October 30, 2009

Belvoir highlights ties with annual community relations breakfast
Belvoir highlights ties with annual community relations breakfast

Fort Belvoir commander Col. Jerry Blixt told community leaders and installation partners that a focus on the post’s personnel, infrastructure and community is the key to maintaining the post’s viability Tuesday during the installation’s Community Relations Breakfast.


October 29, 2009

Postal Service announced holiday mailing guidelines
Postal Service announced holiday mailing guidelines

U.S. Postal Service officials have announced recommended mailing dates for delivery by Christmas to U.S. service members serving in Afghanistan and other overseas locations.


October 28, 2009

Marines make up large part of Marine Corps Marathon
Marines make up large part of Marine Corps Marathon

The bottom line is, it’s the Marine Corps Marathon, and without Marines it couldn’t exist.

Urban fighting and winning ways at The Basic School
Urban fighting and winning ways at The Basic School

The Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility at The Basic School looked like one of those one-horse town affairs in a Western movie.


October 27, 2009

SOS has new meaning for Belvoir, Army
SOS has new meaning for Belvoir, Army

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Quantico steam plant schedueled for demolition

It was mid-winter and the windows were left open to ventilate the boiler’s exhaust.


October 26, 2009

Yes, she can
Yes, she can

The White House scored a stroke for gender equality in sports on Sunday.

14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday, including three DEA agents after a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers. It was the deadliest day for the U.S. in Afghanistan in more than four years.


October 23, 2009

Her Majesty’s Royal Marines
Her Majesty’s Royal Marines

The National Museum of the Marine Corps was the sight of a friendly invasion Wednesday as The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines performed a special afternoon concert for an appreciative crowd.


October 21, 2009

Mann receives Meyer award
Mann receives Meyer award

Earning a first-time Department of Defense (DoD) award is always nice, but when it’s named for the leader who mentored your dad, yourself and your sons, it’s extra special.


October 20, 2009

There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home

Carl “Duke” Newton is the foremost expert on anything Fort Belvoir.


October 19, 2009

A gowntastic giveaway
A gowntastic giveaway

You might think that Larson’s Gymnasium on Quantico Marine Corps base and haute couture would have little in common.


October 18, 2009

Semper Fidelis Chapel to be dedicated
Semper Fidelis Chapel to be dedicated

The Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel at the National Museum of the Marine Corps will be dedicated during a ceremony on Thursday.


October 16, 2009

One stop processing center on Belvoir

According to officials at Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Human Resources, soldiers will soon be able to visit a one-stop facility to complete their in- and out-processing on post to make the transition between duty stations easier.


October 15, 2009

No texting while driving for federal workers

In an executive order issued recently, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business.

Army unveils new look for its National Museum
Army unveils new look for its National Museum

Army representatives have released a series of full-color architectural renderings for the National Museum of the United States Army, to be built next year at Fort Belvoir.


October 14, 2009

Services report banner recruiting year

The military services’ active and reserve components notched record recruiting numbers and signed up the highest-quality recruits ever in fiscal 2009, senior defense officials said Tuesday.

Transient Housing Extreme Makeover
Transient Housing Extreme Makeover

Marines who have previously been on Temporary Assigned Duty at Quantico should expect to be housed in a lavish suite on their next visit.

Friend or Foe? Dillon teaches the difference
Friend or Foe? Dillon teaches the difference

As American soldiers enter a village here, they are approached by bearded men with turbans and women with burqas covering their faces. The soldiers do not know who is friend or who is foe.


October 13, 2009

Executive Order bans texting while driving for feds

In an executive order issued Oct. 1, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business.

VA to short-cut some Agent Orange rulings

A new Department of Veterans Affairs ruling will soon relieve Vietnam veterans suffering from three specific illnesses from the burden of proving their ailments are linked to Agent Orange exposure to receive VA health care and disability payments.

Event to honor military

The Quantico/Belvoir Regional Business Alliance will honor America’s Armed Forces and our neighbors from Fort Belvoir at a community event to be held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas on Nov. 7, from 12 to 4 p.m.

444 Days in Iran
444 Days in Iran

A graduation ceremony was held Oct. 2 for the Marine Security Guard School Class 5-09 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, where family and friends gathered to celebrate the event and honor their Marine.

Construction projects ready post for future
Construction projects ready post for future

Traffic improvement projects underway at Fort Belvoir.


October 06, 2009

A vow to always remember
A vow to always remember

Liz Tate didn’t know Marine Cpl. Christopher L. Weaver in life.

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