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The School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) can trace its roots back to the “maneuver warfare movement,” the period leading up to and including General Alfred M. Gray Jr's tenure as the 29th Commandant, which reached its zenith with the publishing of Fleet Marine Force Manual 1 Warfighting in 1989. [2]
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps.Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.
MCICOM's subordinate commands include: Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST) - Operates command and provides support for Marine Corps Installations on the East Coast of the U.S. to include: Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Quantico, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, MCAS Cherry Point, MCAS New River, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany ...
Used primarily for training purposes, MCB Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps". [1] [3] Quantico Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census.
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (4th LARB) is a United States Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance battalion of the Marine Corps Reserve. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 and they are part of the 4th Marine Division and Marine Forces Reserve.
Aviation first arrived at Quantico on 6 May 1896 when Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906), Astronomer and third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, launched his successful Aerodrome #5, a steam engine powered, unpiloted aircraft from a houseboat in the shadow of Chopawamsic Island adjacent to the present-day approach end of Runway 20 at Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility.
On 28 August 2014, the last of the Communications School staff turned over the keys of Edson Hall to the G-4 of Training Command. All equipment and personnel from Communication School in Quantico completed the transition to Twentynine Palms, California on 22 September 2014. The move will signify an end of an era in Quantico.
Marine Corps Brig, Quantico was a Level I facility military prison operated at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia from 1972 until December 31, 2011. The building was located in eastern Stafford County , south of the base headquarters.