January 5, 2017 Quantico Sentry Cover Photo

December 01, 2016 Quantico Sentry Cover Photo

Members of the Women of the Chapel (WOC) Cookie Ministry gathered Nov. 17, before their weekly bible study to bag and tag over 2,500 cookies which will be delivered to the Marines and Sailors living in the barracks.

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

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.

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.

41st Marine Corps Marathon weekend October 28-30

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) Read Story.

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.

Master Sgt. Chad Anderson, fixed-wing aviation monitor with M&RA;, shot the first deer of the season with a crossbow in Training Area 5 Bravo, Oct 1, a cold and wet evening. The doe was 5 years old and weighed 95 pounds. An hour later, his hunting partner shot a 96 pound doe making it a very successful first outing of the season. Colonel Murray, Commander, MCINCR-MCBQ, presented Anderson with a $50 Marine Corps Exchange Gift Certificate courtesy of the Quantico Outdoor Adventures Center. To learn more about hunting at Quantico, visit http://www.quantico.marines.mil/Offices-Staff/GF-Installation-and-Environmen t/Natural-Resources-Environmental-Affairs/Quantico-Sportsman/Hunting/

Cpl. Brandon Ashby, Ammunition Supply Point, MCB Quantico, with only two days notice competed in the MDW Combatives tournament, Sept. 23 at Fort Belvoir, and placed second. Cpl Ashby's fastest submission of the day was under 13 seconds via Rear Naked Choke vs an Airforce TechSgt. Cpl Ashby has a Brazilian jujitsu background and received his tan tab at the MACE to become an MAI 0916.

Brad Watkin, wildlife biologist with Marine Corps Base Quantico's Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs branch (NREA), works with his dog Patton during last year's duck hunting season. Early waterfowl season started aboard MCB Quantico Sept. 6, with the full season running intermittently until its conclusion Jan. 29, 2017.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller speaks to an audience at the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Sept. 28 about the new Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC), which was released today. The MOC outlines how the Marine Corps will have to be organized, trained, and equipped to fight the enemies of the future. Read Story.

Col. Joseph Murray, commander of Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region-Marine Corps Base Quantico, and Aeris Taylor, the high school senior who oversaw the trail construction for an Eagle Scout project, unveil a sign marking the new Semper Progrendi Trail at a ceremony Sept. 14. Read here.