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Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps.
School of Infantry (West), Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia; In 2009, a major change in curriculum occurred with the Scout Sniper Basic Course and it was shortened from the traditional 10-week course to an 8 1 ⁄ 2 week course. This was done ...
The Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the Quantico Marine Base in the sport of American football, playing 51 seasons between 1919 and 1972.Composed of United States Marine Corps personnel, many of whom had college football experience, the team competed primarily against other military teams and college teams, along with an annual game against the Baltimore City Fire ...
Richard Otis "Dick" Culver Jr. (April 9, 1936 – February 24, 2014) was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer who was one of the founders of the Marine Corps Scout Sniper School in Quantico, Virginia. [2] [3] Culver served in combat in Vietnam and was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions during a firefight in 1967. [4]
The 1965 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the Quantico Marine Base in the 1965 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Joe Caprara, who had played college football for Notre Dame. [1] [2] The team compiled a 6–4 record, [3] while outscoring their opponents 177–101.
3/6 was reactivated June 14, 1922, at Quantico, Virginia, as the 3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment and assigned to the 4th Brigade. They participated in maneuvers at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, June–July 1922 and attached to the Marine Corps Expeditionary Force. They were shortly thereafter deactivated August 10, 1922, at Quantico, Virginia
Marine Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2M) was commissioned on September 1, 1925 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.The directive authorizing the formation of the squadron stated, "The primary mission of this squadron will be the training and perfecting of pursuit pilots and the testing and development of pursuit aircraft."
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. [1]