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March 22, 2018
BASE NEWS
EVEN BAND MEMBERS ARE MARINES FIRST
Hot lunch, dinner at the Commissary Looking for a new lunch/dinner option aboard the base? There is a new food station, brought to you by Sodexo USA (Quantico food contractor) and they are serving delicious food daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Quantico Commissary. The cost is calculated by the pound at the rate of $6.99 per pound. Courtesy Photo
Even musicians in the Marine Corps have to be prepared to drop their musical instruments and be prepared to be a Marine first. Recently, the band musicians underwent hardcore Marine training to keep them prepared to fight giving real significance to the doctrine of “Every Marine a Rifleman. See story and more photos page 2.
Peak season notice from your Quantico Personal Property Office (PPO) Diane Johnson Personal Property Office
Every summer moving season causes stress to both the customer and the moving industry due to challenges in volume and capacity. Here are some tips from your Quantico PPO that may make your move less stressful for you and your family. Customers are strongly encouraged to create their shipment in Move.Mil as soon as possible after receiving orders. The peak moving timeframe is June 15 to July 15. We encourage customers to schedule their move before or after the “peak” whenever possible and be flexible in arranging their pack/pickup dates. Customers should understand their dates are not confirmed until their shipments have been awarded to a Transportation Service Provider (TSP) and the TSP has contacted them and performed a pre-move survey to finalize the actual pack, pickup and any necessary adjustments to the required delivery date (RDD). Customers are to ensure orders are valid and lines of accounting are accurately transcribed into the Defense Personal Property System (DPS), found in move.mil, to support successful awarding of shipments. Customers should upload orders into the DPS system prior to submitting their application. If for any reason this cannot be done by the customer, customers are to
April Child Abuse Prevention program On April 25 in the Little Hall Theater (2034 Barnett Avenue) a full day of learning in honor Child Abuse Prevention Month will be available aboard Quantico including professionals, parents and concerned community members. Speakers include Dr. Ashley Landers and Dr. Karen Paullet. Topics include Parenting Through Warmth and Connection, Cyberbullying and
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Smooth moves........page 1 Band trains.............page 2 Painting unveiling.................page 3 Wreath laying........page 4 Base news................page 5
Photo by Diane Johnson
From left to right; PPO employees Warren Holmes, Melinda Rogers, Romelia Allen and Gunnery Sgt. Catherine Wilcher.
provide a copy of their orders to their serving Personal Property Office or Personal Property Shipping Office (PPO/PPSOs) to upload into DPS. Customers have the option to personally procure their move in accordance with branch of service processes for movement and reimbursement. The move.mil website has a weight estimator tool to assist customers with estimating the weight of their household goods. This tool is very useful for customers to use during the
planning phase of their moves. Customers are authorized 90 days of storage once their shipment arrives at destination or it can be stored at origin if authorized. When Storage-in-Transit (SIT) is used at origin, customers will be counseled to contact their origin (preferred) or destination PPSO when they have a delivery address so the PPSO can schedule delivery out of SIT.
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Community events.......................page 6 Autonomous drones......................page 7 MCX grand reopening....................page 8 Women’s history month.........................page 9 Caregivers.............page 10 Chaplain’s corner.....................page 11