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BASE NEWS Budget for Baby Are you or your spouse expecting a baby? The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Budget for Baby class is a great opportunity to learn about what impact your new bundle of joy brings to your budget.

Call 703-784-9754 or email quantico@ nmcrs.org to sign up for the next class that begins Jan. 17 at 11 a.m.

History Division Brown Bag Lecture Series

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There were approximately 50 Marines, who travelled to Harpers Ferry as part of the Corporals Course Professional Military Education trip, not much less than the total force of Marines who took a stand against John Brown’s militia.

Marines visit Harpers Ferry to learn the importance of being ’Always Ready’ Jeremy Beale Staff Writer

As part of the Corporals Course, Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) Headquarters and Service Battalion (H&S Bn) joined Marine Corps University (MCU) in conducting a Professional Military Education (PME) trip in December to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with approximately 50 Marines going to learn about one of the catalysts to the Civil War.

Familiarization in Marine Corps history and lineage is a quintessential part of a Marine’s training and education because as Marines participate in such trips they are strengthening leadership, sharpening critical and creative thinking and are provided an understanding of the nature of war and its concepts. The Marine Corps is so dedicated to PME that they are one of the few military services that provide training on-site as it enhances the Marine’s understanding by experiencing

the actual sites of battles and other important historical sites. Marines are expected to know and understand history to be better leaders.

The Corporals Course, a primary level enlisted PME course for Marine E-4s conducted at installations across the Marine Corps, is a three week course designed to teach junior Marines how to serve as ethical leaders, professional warfighters, and sound decision makers.

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Four Things to Know about 2018 MCM Events MCM staff

The 2018 MCM Event Schedule will include 14 different running challenges over six weekends starting in March and concluding in November. As runners wrap up 2017 and set new goals for the upcoming year, here are some important things to know about the 2018 MCM event calendar: 1-Registration platform change. The MCM is switching registration platforms. This has resulted in a rescheduled opening of registration for the 2018 Historic Half Weekend that includes the Half, Semper 5ive and Devil Dog Double. Originally slated to open during MCM Week in October, registration for Historic Half events will now begin on January 17 with the debut of the new platform.

2-New 8K in June. The MCM Event Series will introduce a new 8K event on the same day as Run Amuck, the three-mile mud and obstacle challenge, on June 23. The 4.97 mile event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood that occurred about 30 miles from Paris. The three-week battle with the Germans would prove to be a defining moment for the U.S. Marine Corps. It was here that the Marines earned the nickname of “Devil Dogs.”

3-Larger field for Devil Dog Double. After its exciting debut at the 2017 Historic Half, the Devil Dog Double will expand the field and add more registration spots in 2018. The event, to be

The History Division aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) had a successful 2017 with its Brown Bag Lecture Series. Plan to join them again this year. The hour-long lectures take place at the Marine Corps University’s Simmons History Center (behind the Gray Research Center) 1st deck presentation room at noon.

Jan. 11 – Col. Nick Reynolds and Sarah Holcomb, will be talking about Lt. Col. Frank Holcomb and the origins of American counterintelligence.

Feb. 8 – Dr. John Gordon of the RAND Corporation discusses Marines at Corregidor.

Mar. 8 - Chaplains and Marines will be presented by Dr. Ronit Stahl, University of Pennsylvania.

Apr. 5 - Dr. Wray Johnson, School of Advance Warfighting presents Biplanes and Bandits: Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915- 1935.

As always, please RSVP if you plan to attend as space is limited. Email RSVP to history.division@usmcu.edu.

DMV 2 GO at Quantico Department of Motor Vehicles DMV 2 Go mobile unit is scheduled to visit MCBQ at the MCX parking lot on: Jan. 22, March 12 and May 3, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

DMV 2 Go provides the same services available at local DMV offices.

Customers will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.

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held on May 20, challenges runners to scale Hospital Hill twice by completing the Semper 5ive in a 10 minute-per-mile pace before turning around and running the Historic Half. One day.

Two distances. Three medals.

4-Distinguished Participant eligible events. The coveted “Semper Fidelis” Distinguished Participant medal can be earned by registering and completing a very specific schedule of MCM events in 2018. To qualify for this very exclusive recognition, runners must finish an event during Historic Half Weekend (either the Half, Semper 5ive or Devil Dog Double); the Belleau Wood 8K or Run Amuck in June; the Quantico Tri or 12K in August; and the Turkey Trot 10K or Mile in November.

Hospitality Ambassadors serve as the welcoming face of the Museum.

Greet visitors, assist with way finding, thank visitors, gather feedback on visitor’s experiences and perform other special assignments.

Candidates for this position enjoy working with the public and have positive customer service and interpersonal skills. They are reliable, enjoy working

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Become a volunteer, become a better leader Jeremy Beale Staff Writer

Marines exemplify many qualities in their everyday lives, but one of their most important characteristics remains their dedication to volunteerism—giving their heart freely to the base and community, giving the gift of their time and service with no expectations of personal gain.

Sgt. Major Charles Williams, Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region-Marine Corps Base Quantico sergeant major has been a huge proponent of volunteering in the local community since he enlisted in the Marine Corps 24 years ago. Although he had very little knowledge of all the opportunities the Marine Corps offered when he first enlisted, he quickly adopted the value of “life in service to country.”

Williams is a highly decorated Marine and has received various medals, but dear to his heart is the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, which he was honored with in 2008. Prior to Williams receiving the award he had many notable volunteer opportunities including doing lawn care, painting walls at nursing homes, building sleeping arrangements, spending time with children at an orphanage in Okinawa, Japan and mentoring elementary school children.

Williams began volunteering through the Marine Corps Adopt-A-School program while at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. The

Commander Col. Joseph M. Murray Communication Strategy and Operations Officier Maj. A.J. Bormann Editorial Staff Web and Press Officer Frances G. Seybold Editor Valerie O’Berry Sentry email: qpublicaffairs@gmail.com

The Quantico Sentry, the Corps’ oldest newspaper, is a civilian enterprise newspaper and authorized, unofficial publication to members of the military services. It is published in cooperation with the Communication Strategy and Operations Officier, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA 22134 (phone 703–784–3255) and HPR-Hemlock LLC. d/b/a Northern Virginia Media Services. For display and classified advertisement information, contact Northern Virginia Media Services at 703-771-8831.

The editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Communication Strategy and Operations Officier of Marine Corps Base, Quantico. The contents of the Quantico Sentry do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Marine Corps and do not imply endorsement thereof.

Editorial offices are in Lejeune Hall. Articles printed in the Quantico Sentry are in accordance with the Marine Corps and DOD public affairs, printing and postal regulations. All photographs are official USMC property unless otherwise stated.

The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by DOD, the Marine Corps or Rappahannock Media of the products or services advertised.

Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, natural origin, marital status, physical handicap or political affiliation, or any other non–merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the publisher shall refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. Published by Rappahannock Media, a private firm in no way connected to DOD or the U.S. Marine Corps, under exclusive written contract with the Commander, MCB, Quantico. The Quantico Sentry is printed at no cost to the government.

The Marine Corps is solely responsible for all news and editorial content. To contact the Quantico Sentry’s editorial office, e–mail qpublicaffairs@gmail.com.

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Sergeant Major Williams was born in Atmore, Alabama and upon graduation from high school, he enlisted into the Marine Corps on September 16, 1993 and attended Marine Corps Recruitment Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

Adopt-A-School program offered Williams the opportunity to build awareness and support for community involvement in education by mentoring school age children, thus motivating them to set positive life goals and reduce their involvement in negative behaviors such as crime, drugs and violence.

“I was just serving because I enjoy helping others,” Williams said. “It was being able to be out among children and the elderly and seeing the smiles and appreciation of having someone around to care and speak with them that created the most memorable part of being at any duty station. It was simply about spending time talking with them, listening to their stories and helping them where they needed it the most.”

Williams believes beginning a career in

the Marine Corps can be tough for many young men and women who experience frequent changes in duty stations. He also believes volunteerism can be a simple remedy to the problem.

He said when he first joined the Marine Corps, he knew little about what being in the military meant. Williams didn’t come from a military family or have any background information prior to service.

However, what Williams learned quickly as a young Marine is that becoming an effective leader requires helping those in need both inside and outside of the gate.

“Marines must humble themselves and get out and partake in volunteer opportunities because it can only help make them a better leader” Williams said. “If you go out and serve your community

it will make it easier to go out and serve those you are leading. Marines will never understand the level of impact that they make on this nation until they get to know those they live in service to.”

Williams said if a Marine can’t understand the impact that they have on people by serving their local community, then they will have a tough time understanding the impact that they will have on the nation on a broader scale.

Volunteerism strengthens a Marine’s ability to serve on a larger scale because continued service to community is a representation of the continued mission to do something larger than themselves.

“When Marines go out into the community they have to understand that they are in representing the Marine Corps— the Corps’ values of “Honor, Courage and Commitment,” Williams said.

According to Williams, civilians may have minimal interaction with Marines and expect that, by reputation, Marines are of the highest caliber when it comes to moral and ethical standards. These individuals may already have a preconception that Marines are top notch and it is up to each individual Marine to live up to that standard.

The Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) Community Relations Office continuously offers opportunities to get Marines and civilians involved in volunteering in their local community. There are more than 753 Marine and civilian volunteers associated with the base.

2017 was a successful year for volunteering, with volunteers logging 5,882 hours of service and participating in 305 events outside of the gate.

If you are interested in volunteering contact the MCBQ Community Relations Office by emailing tammy.smith@usmc. mil or by contacting Installation Volunteer Coordinator Joyce Murphy at joyce. murphy@usmc-mccs.org.

If you know of someone who is an active proponent of volunteering within the local community, contact the Quantico Office of Communication at qpublicaffairs@gmail.com, so we may share their story in a volunteer spotlight.

The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal is a military award which was created by George H. W. Bush in 1993.

The award is given to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who perform outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct and consequential nature.

To be eligible, an individual’s service must be to the civilian or military family community, be significant in nature, thus producing sustained and direct tangible acts of service

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which reflect favorably on the Military Service and the Department of Defense.

There is no specific time threshold to qualify for the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM), but to be recognized over 500 hours must be logged in order to qualify.

The MOVSM is intended to recognize exceptional community support over time and not a single act or achievement. Further, it is intended to honor direct support of community activities.

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“Country-fit Marine” speaks through actions Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Discontent with his weight during his adolescence, Pfc. Austin Gill craved a change. He lost 70 pounds within one year, but his thirst for improvement was unquenchable until he became a United States Marine.

Gill’s routine of strength conditioning and dieting started when he was just 14 years old in the quaint town of Tyronza, Arkansas. At that time, his middle school sent a letter to his father, Brian Gill, concerned with how Gill was overweight.

Brian realized what needed to be done, he said. He began to coach Gill through different weightlifting programs.

Gill always admired his father, an Army National Guard veteran who found time every day to work out at his personal backyard gym he had built. Soon enough, Gill began exercising on his own.

“He took it upon himself to work out,” Brian said with a thick country drawl. “He would get up early to run and he changed his eating habits. Sometimes he would work out twice a day — sometimes for six hours. I always thought it was too much, but I guess for him, it wasn’t.”

Gill eventually took over the backyard gym and invested about $2,000 in new equipment.

“I kind of got addicted to working out,” Gill said. “I grew up in a really small town. There’s nothing really to do, so you just find your hobbies.”

He constantly set new milestones to

Photo By Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom

Marine Pfc. Austin D. Gill, a native of Tyronza, Arkansas and graduate of East Poinsett County High School, performs 95-pound bicep curls at the John Wesley Marsh Center gym aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Gill applies his self-motivation to work every day in the United States Marine Corps, constantly looking to better himself and build his strength. Gill is an administrative specialist and waivers clerk for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command. “I just like to sweat and challenge myself to push for greatness,” Gill said.

reach his goals. Toward the end of his time at East Poinsett County High School, he rotated through a 12-week-workout cycle with a goal to back-squat 405 pounds. He added 10 pounds every week; at the end of the cycle, he progressed by 120 pounds, which ultimately accomplished his goal.

“I just like to sweat and challenge myself to push for greatness,” Gill expressed with tenacity. So when he said

he wanted to join the Marine Corps to stay in shape, his father was not surprised.

Brian said he knew his son would do well at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. “He was always hard-headed and looking to prove himself,” he explained.

After graduating from recruit training, Marine Combat Training and Personnel Administration School, he was stationed at the Marine Corps Recruiting Command

aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, where he continues to dedicate himself to fitness, this time alongside a Corps of like-minded individuals.

“When you first look at Pfc. Gill — when you see him in cammies — you don’t think he’s that big,” emphasized Staff Sgt. Kayala Steele, his staff noncommissioned officer. “He is, what I like to call, a country-fit Marine. That kid eats a lot of cornbread, but he’s really dedicated to physical fitness.”

Gill exercises three mornings a week with his Marine counterparts and two to four hours almost every night on his own.

Cpl. Jonathan Soriano, one of Gill’s noncommissioned officers, said Gill created habits of discipline in the gym and with his diet. These practices, he said, carry over into the kind of Marine he is and what he can accomplish.

Soriano noticed how others rely on partners for extra motivation to go to the gym, but Gill goes on his own.

He works out because he is dedicated, he said. “That’s who he is. He has that drive inside of him.”

Just as he is dedicated to physical fitness, Gill grinds to finish his work as an administrative specialist as well, Steele said.

While his father and fellow Marines say he is a man of few words, Steele said he expresses himself through action.

“He’s my quiet executioner,” Steele said. “His work speaks for itself. He doesn’t have to talk a lot, because the quality of work that he gives me is loud enough. I don’t need to hear his voice.”

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Capt. Kyle Tucker-Davis, a warfighting instructor at the Basic School, wins first place in the inagural Training Command’s Commanding General’s Writing Competition.

TBS instructor wins Commanding General’s Writing Competition Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul Defense Media Activity - Marines

Marines gathered at the Marine Corps Association Foundation building at Marine Corps Base Quantico recently to award the winners of the Training Command’s Commanding General’s Writing Competition.

This was the first year of the competition, with preliminary rounds taking place in May and November. Participants from across the Marine Corps wrote about Marine Corps related topics of their choice, and were judged by a panel of officer and senior enlisted leadership. The top three essays from each round went on to be judged by one final panel that included Brig. Gen. Jason Bohm.

“This competition is in support of Training Command’s professional reading and writing program,” said Bohm, the commanding general for Training Command. “It’s added incentive to the Marines to do something that we are already directing that they do as part of their leadership development.”

Capt. Kyle Tucker-Davis, a warfighting instructor at The Basic School, took lst first place for his essay on Russian affairs, titled “New Generation Warfare: An Analysis of Russian Operations in Ukraine and Implications for the Future

of U.S. Joint Operation.”

“I deployed to Eastern Europe and I was fascinated by some of the things that Russia was doing in the Ukraine,” said Tucker-Davis. “I thought it was an applicable topic to study moving forward.”

According to Tucker-Davis, this was a great opportunity to showcase his intellectual prowess.

“You can have candid conversations all day long but until you put thoughts on paper and put your name with those thoughts, they mean very little,” said Tucker-Davis. “[Being a Marine] is a profession. A profession is different than an occupation. It requires life-long commitment and study. This is an opportunity to showcase what we can do as professionals.”

The Marine Corps Association and Foundation regularly hosts Marine Corps wide writing competitions that Marines of all ranks can participate in.

According to Bohm, it is crucial that Marines not only train to be war fighters but also exercise their brains and become scholars.

“It’s not the competition that is important,” said Bohm. “It’s about getting the Marines to read and write. It’s part of their leadership and development. In order to be the best leader you can be, you have to be a good communicator.”

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It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt Jeremy Beale Staff Writer

As December marked National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Marine Corps Base Quantico invited Comedian and Driving Safety Expert Steve Verret to Little Hall Theater, to discuss the dangers of drunk and distracted driving.

While humor was brought into the presentation, the subject matter remained important. If a person drinks or texts while driving, they become a danger to themselves and other drivers.

As Marines realized they would soon ring in a new year, Verret asked that each Marine be aware of their actions and come back to base safe after the holidays.

Verret was not the only voice reminding Marines to be safe on the road.

Located along Fuller and Russell roads, base safety placed electronic signs as a reminder of safe driving.

Fasten your seatbelts, don’t drink and drive, put your cell phones down and keep your eyes on the road.

As we get ‘Back in the Saddle’ for the new year, we can use periods of instruction such as this to re-cage ourselves and our people. To focus on what is most important, keeping our Marines and sailors safe while we maintain operational readiness.

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Base Safety places signs along Russel and Fuller road reminding drivers to drive safely.

Comedian Steve Verret put on a show in Little Hall Theater aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico as Marines learned about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving.

Boys Scouts clear trail aboard Quantico, strive to motivate runners, bikers and hikers alike Courtesy Story

Led by Eagle Scout Candidate Anthony, Boy Scout Troop 1849 cleared approximately one mile of new nature trail aboard Quantico and installed motivational signs.

In order to attain the rank of Eagle Scout, Anthony had to plan and coordinate all aspects of the project. His idea was to connect the Boy Scout Laws to the Marine Corps ethos and motivate trail runners, bikers and hikers with inspirational Marine quotes.

This trail, expected to open in the near future, links Russell Road to approximately 15 miles of new trails being cleared in Training Area 6C. The Boy Scouts extend a special thanks to Quantico’s Recycling Program and the Sign Shop, Facilities and Maintenance Section Quantico for the materials and craftsmanship on the signs.

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Pictured from left to right, Alan, ASM John Belfiore, Major Cruchfield, ASM Prescott Ferris, Anthony, SM Chris Brown, Zach, Jacob, Will, Robbie, Nick, Corbin, James, Joe, Graham.

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Marines surround Brad Gerstbrein, course director, MCU-USMC College of Distance Education and Training as he describes the events which transpired in the engine house where abolitionist John Brown took his final stand against 90 Marines.

Marines visit Harpers Ferry to learn the importance of being ’Always Ready’

Continued from Page 1 Ultimately, the institution educates Marines on the history and foundations of the Marine Corps by creating exemplary leaders by allowing them to study comparisons between post and modern war tactics and the pivotal decision making that previous leaders brought to the table.

“By studying the historical events of the past, Marines in the Corporals Course were able to enjoy a morale building event off base and develop a deeper appreciation for the area’s rich heritage,” said Maj. Michael Pretus, H&S Bn Assistant Operations officer and trip organizer. “As a result of this PME, Marines developed a deeper appreciation for the expeditionary traditions of the Corps and our ethos of mission accomplishment and small unit leadership.”

The Marines’ tour guide for Harpers Ferry, Brad Gerstbrein, course director of MCU-USMC College of Distance Education and Training, took Marines through the streets of the town and described the plight surrounding abolitionist John Brown.

In October 1859, Brown created a slave uprising attacking Harpers Ferry in opposition to a government which compromised in the face of slavery. The campaign lasted three days before a detachment of 90 Marines helped conclude a potentially catastrophic event.

According to Pretus, the dramatic story demonstrates the ability of Marines to improvise and adapt to a rapidly changing mission and display the courage and discipline that ultimately allow Marines to defuse a very tense and explosive situation.

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The events which transpired at Harpers Ferry stemmed from racial divide. Marines witnessed a lot of history at Harpers Ferry, including the harsh realty of slave ownership and the fight to abolish it.

During the 1859 campaign, Harpers Ferry was known as a major manufacturer of rifles and ammunition, which produced and stored approximately 100,000 rifles within their armory.

Brown’s militia attacked the town of Harper’s Ferry, holding the armory and the surrounding area hostage for approximately 36 hours.

The militia was disorganized and incited chaos. It was not long before Brown and his men retreated from the main armory and entrapped themselves inside a brick and slate engine house detached from the armory.

With casualties rising on both sides, the President of the United States called 90 Marines to action from the Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia to gain control of the town.

The Marines were under the command of Army Col. Robert E. Lee, Lt. J.E.B Stuart and Marine Lt. Israel Greene.

The Marines deployed at a moment’s notice, before Lee and Stuart. According to Gerstbrein, as a result of the campaign, Lee wrote in a letter, “Marines are always ready,” a phrase widely coined in Marine culture today.

Within a few hours, the Marines had

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arrived at Harpers Ferry to diffuse the situation. When the local militia had forced Brown’s militia to retreat to an engine house detached from the town’s armory.

As the Marines stood in front of the engine house Greene commanded the Marines with similar tactics used by Marines today.

Greene sent a breach unit of three Marines with sledgehammers, a 12 man attack unit, followed by a 12 man reserve unit.

The Marines were unable to breach the building with sledgehammers, but the attack unit was able to breach the building with two blows from a ladder lying a few feet away.

During the breach, the Marines suffered their only fatality as a private first class was mortally wounded.

Despite the casualty, the Marines tactics proved effective as the Marines breach of the engine house led to the end of Brown’s campaign. In the aftershock of the breach, Greene struck Brown with a ceremonial saber, immobilizing Brown in two blows.

After Brown was captured, the campaign ended and Brown was carted to Charleston, South Carolina where he was sentenced to death. But, with mixed feelings of Brown’s sentence, a country became divided.

Some believed Brown died a terrorist, where others believed he died a martyr.

This belief rang true for many after Harpers Ferry, as there was no room left for compromise in the fight to abolish slavery.

Nevertheless, the acclaimed sentiment of Marines continued on, no matter the clime and no matter the place Marines are always ready.

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Keepers and Protectors of the Crossroads, beyond the boundaries of duty Jeremy Beale Staff Writer

The Provost Marshall Office (PMO), Marine Corps Base Quantico Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) are more than the Keepers and Protectors of the Crossroads. They also provide aid to those in need around Prince William, Stafford and Fauquier Counties.

Both currently have mutual aid agreements with Prince William, Stafford and Fauquier County, which are reviewed annually. If the base or outside community needs assistance, a request for support is submitted by either party.

According to QFES Chief Bruce Sullivan, QFES has radios to communicate with their mutual aid partners, including state-wide fire and emergency medical services.

QFES responded to more than 780 mutual aid calls between Stafford and Prince William County in 2017 equating to approximately 15 requests per week. The counties responded to approximately 312 requests—six per week—during 2017. Requests were typically for fire apparatus, to fill required response protocols for alarms and gas leak investigations.

QFES is an all civilian force of 91 personnel. The team includes Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technicians Basics and Paramedics, Fire Inspectors and Emergency Dispatchers.

A minimum of 25 Firefighters is on duty at all times, ready 365 days a year, 24-hours a day.

“Our pledge is to protect lives and property through fire suppression, emergency medical services, fire prevention, disaster management, and public education,” Sullivan said. “Our team will deliver the highest degree of service through professionalism, dedication, and integrity.”

While mutual aid is one component of maintaining a standard of readiness for the fire department, the protectors also conduct training with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Marines (ARFF).

Through various government agencies, QFES uses

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Quantico Fire and Emergency Services aided Stafford County Falmouth Fire Department Company 1, along Jefferson Davis Highway in the Potomac Hills Section after a motor vehicle collision seven years ago.

these partnerships to learn about proper response protocol for active shooter exercises, the proper way to burn and disposal of illegal narcotics and response protocol for an aircraft crash.

In some cases, the partnership between QFES can train Marines to experience what it’s like to be a civilian firefighter.

For example, ARFF, The Basic School fire and emergency services, PMO and Marines of Sercurity Battalion have the ability to join a QFES ride along program.

By providing mentorship, the 30-day program is

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Two Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) Marines, Sgt. Joshnino Supapo, Marine Corps Base Quantico retail and Cpl. Tyler Duffner, Marine Barracks 8th and I, clubs assistant manager, stand in front of the Mobile Tactical Field Exchange trailer. The trailer is a support contingency vehicle provided to Marines to during natrual disaster, relief efforts, training evolutions and field exercise meant to meet Marines where they are at and provide a piece of home.

Active duty Marines enjoy work in a rare job in the Corps Jeremy Beale Staff Writer

Many aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) may be surprised to see men and women in their utilities standing behind the counter of the exchanges and recreational facilities. If anything, many customers have grown accustomed to seeing civilians in this role.

However, there is a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 4133 for Marines who want to work in retail. They are otherwise known as exchange or Marine Corps Community Service (MCCS) Marines and usually range in rank from chief warrant officer 2-5 or sergeant to master gunnery sergeant. These Marines fall under the auspices of MCCS. The retail MOS is rare on any Marine Corps base, as fewer than 100 enlisted Marines hold the role.

These Marines do not have a formal schoolhouse to complete training for the retail MOS, but instead use standardized Marine on-the-job training (OJT) which is seen in 4133 doctrine such as the Individual Development Plan (IDP), the MCCS Training and Readiness (T&R) Manual and Military Occupational Specialties Manual.

The OJT process is six months long. During retail MOS training Marines learn about topics such as finance, human resources, loss prevention, backroom/warehouse operations, store operations and store manager operations.

In the Marine Corps Exchanges (MCX), Marines typically serve in supervisory or management positions where a team of Marines and civilians provide customer service, complete daily administrative tasks and get experience using comprehensive applications and systems.

Staff Sgt. Joshnino Supapo, MCX Camp Upshur Store Manager, is one of these Marines. Supapo has had the privilege of assistant managing the Medal of Honor Golf

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A Marine shops in the Mobile Tactical Field Exchange. This 9 foot vehicle has two doors with detachable stairs, a rear motorized loading dock and runs on 12 kilowatts of electricity. The interior walls are lined with shelved baskets, three reach in coolers, cash register and heating and cooling air conditioning system. Cpl. Tyler Duffner, clubs assistant manager at Marine Barracks 8th and I mans the register.

Course and providing assistance at the auto skills center and the marina.

“Being an MCCS Marine is a unique experience because we are given opportunities to provide services to Marines in the rear conducting the humbling tasks such as cashiering, stocking and cleaning, which we do in a forward environment,” Supapo said. We pride ourselves in knowing that we as Marines will take care of our brothers and sisters, no matter where.”

According to Supapo, it is unfortunate that many Marines do not realize the MOS exists, as the Marines remain a valuable asset to unit leaders and make a huge

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difference to their fellow Marines on base.

Marines serving in the 4133 MOS provide merchandise wherever the war fighter is and intangible services to ensure the war fighter’s morale is at the highest level.

Where applicable or in deployed environments, Marines will also set up and manage Tactical Field Exchanges.

MCCS Marines have deployed to places such as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, South America, Australia and Norway. But at home, they to provide goods and services to the war fighter.

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Retail Continued from Page 11 The patronage of base facilities like the Marine Corps Exchange provides MCCS the ability to use profits to reinvest in other areas of MCCS, such as the Voluntary Education Center, Semper Fit and the Auto Skills Center.

Money made from MCCS services such as the MCX also supports morale by allowing them to hold events such as the Labor Day Bash, Fourth of July celebration and even Christmas events aboard base.

MCCS Marines are typically assigned to operate retail activities, food and hospitality and Semper Fit events and these Marines typically take on many responsibilities dependent on their position of MCCS officers, noncommissioned officers or senior enlisted officers.

Typically the MCCS officer serves as a liaison between the command and Business and Support Division.

The staff noncommissioned officer in charge is designated to complete the essential planning, execution and operation of MCCS services at all levels.

Supapo said through the exchanges, MCCS Marines ensure that Marines and civilians can be taken care of with their purchasing needs and requests and ultimately help the person underneath the uniform.

MCCS Marines do not always have a typical Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. schedule, as many of the Marines work early mornings and late nights depending on the needs of the store.

The Marines may assist in monitoring sales accountability, provide supervision of staff, scheduling, payroll, funds, property, supplies and inventory management. Inventory management encompasses inventory supervision, ordering, requisitioning, receiving or transferring, sales floor merchandise and display and storage.

Sgt. Sean Demick, assistant store manager at the Marine Mart 7-Day store can attest to the

independence and responsibility given to MCCS Marines.

Demick describes the typical duties as heavily detailed and demanding. Typical duties can include marketing from a supply and demand perspective as well as how products are merchandized in order to appeal to customers. Then there is learning how to schedule employees according to the allocated hours within the budget and to ensure the store is safe, properly balanced and that the necessary administrative procedures are in place in order to request money.

“I have the power to shape the attitudes and lives of those I interact with on a daily basis whether they are customers or employees, albeit in little ways, by showing them I care and by showing them that we’re all on the same team,” Demick said.

He has had the privilege of assisting many of his peers from early on in his career who attend different training and formal schools and some who now instruct courses at schools such as Officer Candidates School(OCS) and The Basic School (TBS). He also deals with many senior enlisted, field grade and general officers, in which he takes the opportunity to ask them questions and learn about his fellow Marines.

“Being stationed at MCB Quantico, I have the privilege of interacting with so many different people” Demick said. “The atmosphere of the store is generally friendly, as we serve a lot of regular customers and have developed positive relationships with them, as well as those who might not come in as much who are generally pleased with the service they receive.”

But, where these Marines manage facilities aboard base they are still riflemen like every Marine.

“We know the struggle of having to be up at 0600 every day for physical training, we know how Marines generally feel when it comes time to meet our training requirements such as physical fitness test, combat fitness test, rifle range and swim qualifications,” Demick said. “We understand a lot of these same struggles as we experience them as well and we are still here to help improve the quality of life for these Marines in a way that only Marines can.”

These Marines are trusted to operate as an individual who has a clear understanding of what they are doing with great tact and integrity.

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Cpl. Tyler Duffner, clubs assistant manager at Marine Barracks 8th & I assist patrons in line as they shop inside the Mobile Tactical Field Exchange vehicle.

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The Importance of Choice LT Curtiss Dwyer Chaplain, The Basic School

“The Devil made me do it.” This expression, though tongue in cheek, is one of the many disavowals of personal responsibility that are common in our world.

While people are not likely to claim that the devil actually made them do this or that, they are very likely today to blame, say, parents, socio-economic status, bullying, race relations, sexual orientation, or whichever party happens to be in power for their personal woes. “My problems come from the fact that I was born as a ________.” “_________ hurt me as a young person, so of course I am the way I am.”

Everyone has been hurt and unfortunately, people fight over who’s been hurt worse.

In the late 19th century, Dr. Pavlov famously rang a bell whenever he fed a dog. After a while, he found that the dog would salivate whenever he rang the bell, even when there was no food present: The dogs had been conditioned to associate the bell with food. Thus, stimulus led directly to response.

So, people tend to assign the same dynamic to humans, as if we’re determined to be who we are by where we come from, hurts we’ve endured, what we were born as/into, etc. Much less popular is the notion that “I’m where and who I am because of the choices I’ve made.” It’s on me. This implies both freedom and personal responsibility.

In his book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, Steven Covey speaks about the space between stimulus and response as being one of

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freedom, of our choice. The important point is that we are not determined by our stimuli, like Pavlov’s dogs. We need a value, a virtue an identity which we choose over feelings – sometimes negative feelings of hurt, betrayal, disappointment, desire for revenge, etc. Simply following our feelings will never lead us to an identity of which we will be proud. After prayer, choosing an identity, then making follow-on choices in accord with it, is the path to our best selves.

This is not to say that there are not injustices in the world, serious and systematic ones, or that they should not be addressed. This is also not to say that people do not have serious obstacles which they must overcome to come to real and full maturity.

The obstacles we face are real, substantial, difficult and often not of our own making. But we always have a choice with regard to how we react.

Every kind, balanced, good, generous person we have ever met has been hurt. He or she had to choose to respond to that hurt in such a way that saw in it the positive, the lesson, the diamond in the rough. Good, mature, fully-alive people – saints – are not saints because they were born that way or have not suffered. They are saints precisely because of the way they have suffered – choosing to learn from it, increase their trust in God, to love.

They are saints because of their suffering. Not in spite of it – because of it.

Over what happens to us we often do not have choice. But over how we react we always have choice. This is both challenging and freeing: We are free. In God’s plan, we choose who we are.

Choose well.

PMO has a mutual aid agreement in place that give counties the ability to assist with legal matters aboard base.

Because PMO does not hold jurisdiction off base nor do county police on base, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), helps law enforcement cooperate with one another.

While PMO strives to provide the public with exemplarily professional law enforcement services, PMO still needs to request assistance from Prince William County on occasion.

Between Stafford and Prince William County, the base requested assistance with 45 emergency calls this year.

The MOU allows outside law enforcement to help with security and civilian arrest on base.

However, some of the more lucrative interactions between PMO and Prince William County is the training relationship.

According to Deputy Police Chief Joseph Riley, it is not uncommon for an officer to go through a six-month officer training school with Prince William County to learn how to conduct themselves as civilian law enforcement and further handle Marines and civilians lawfully.

Riley believes by allowing transitioning Marines to participate in police academies civilians can learn from and become inspired by the lengths Marines go to serve and protect their country.

PMO Provost Marshal, Maj. Kristofer Knobel also says that they conduct training with FBI and DEA to learn about proper response protocol for large-scale threats and drug enforcement.

According to Knobel, PMO and security Marines recently learned how to properly identify and dispose of illegal narcotics, thus keeping the base drug free and Marines in top shape.

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