Ten Hut
Rusty Dennen covers military affairs and the environment for The Free Lance-Star. .
More on USS Chancellorsville gathering
Among the observances of the Battle of Chancellorsville last week was a rather unusual one at the visitor center on Friday afternoon. Supporters of the Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville …more
May 6th, 2013
Booming week at Quantico
Residents in and around Marine Corps Base Quantico will notice training noise from live fire and ammunition training, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. …more
April 22nd, 2013
Quantico posts noise advisory
Residents in and around Marine Corps Base Quantico will notice training noise this week from ground and aircraft training and firing range clearing operations today through Friday, according to a …more
April 15th, 2013
Expect training noise from Quantico
That booming you hear in the distance this week in and around Stafford County will most likely be from Marine Corps Base Quantico, where Marines are training and clearing firing …more
April 11th, 2013
New BRAC on the horizon?
My colleague Bill Freehling posted this on Fredericksburg Business Insider this morning. There’s been talk for months about the prospects for a new round of military base closings. President Obama …more
March 28th, 2013
Defense secretary confirms lower furlough numbers
The days without pay would drop from 22, as originally projected, to 14. Here’s the latest story from The Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it’s easing the …more
March 27th, 2013
With continuing resolution signed, fewer DOD furloughs?
Here’s the latest from the Associated Press on the potential furloughs: LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians …more
March 22nd, 2013
The latest on Quantico shootings
Here’s an update from base spokesman 1st Lt. Agustin Solivan: “As of right now there is nothing further to release. We will be announcing the next media event after the next-of-kin …more
March 22nd, 2013
Shootings began with an emergency call
Here’s a brief chronology of the events of the Quantico shooting, according to media and base reports: The base provost marshal’s office got an emergency call around 10:30 p.m. Base …more
March 22nd, 2013
More on the dead Marines
The three Marines were junior-enlisted Marines who worked as training personnel at the school, a Department of Defense official told ABC News.
