Ten Hut
Rusty Dennen covers military affairs and the environment for The Free Lance-Star. .
Quantico `formation run’ honors fallen service members
About 200 present and former service members, most of them Marines, ran in formation this morning two miles from the National Museum of the Marine Corps to Quantico National Cemetery …more
May 21st, 2013
More on training accident that killed local FBI agent
Ann Todd, a spokeswoman for the FBI at Quantico, says Special Agent Stephen P. Shaw, who lived in Stafford County, and Agent Christopher Lorek, of Richmond, ”were participating in a maritime …more
May 9th, 2013
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
