Marine Corps Base Quantico listed live-fire training from Oct. 29 through Nov. 13, including overnight operations, the base said.
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A Mexican national accused of damaging the Iwo Jima memorial near Marine Corps Base Quantico faces federal charges upon his transfer to federal custody, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, remains in Prince William County custody following an Oct. 26 bond hearing in Prince William County Circuit Court. Judge Petula Metzler reversed a cashless bail order issued by Prince William General District Judge Fernando Villarroel, setting a $2,500 bond and ordering mental health screening and treatment as conditions of release.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is raising money to restore the Iwo Jima monument outside Marine Corps Base Quantico after vandalism on Oct. 21 left one figure without a head and caused other significant damage.
Prince William County police estimate the damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The limestone sculpture by Felix de Weldon depicts the flag-raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. It is a smaller version of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, also by de Weldon.
Marine Corps Base Quantico listed live-fire training from Oct. 23 through Nov. 6, including overnight operations, the base said.
A multi-day range starts Oct. 23 at 7 a.m. and ends Oct. 30 at 2 a.m., with live-fire demos of 50 pounds and below (non-fragmentation), missiles/rockets, 60/81 mm mortars, fragmentation grenades, MK19, and 7.62 mm and below.
Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Fire and Emergency Services visited Child Development Center North on Oct. 21 as part of an annual public education campaign, teaching children and staff how to look for and prevent fire hazards with live demonstrations and classes, according to photos the Marine Corps posted to DVIDS.
Assistant Chief Mike Passera spoke to the group about firefighter gear and equipment. Children high-fived firefighters, including Curt Reifsteck, and staff and kids posed for photos during the event.
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Prince William County Circuit Court Chief Judge Petula Metzler granted $2,500 bond Monday to Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, the Stafford man accused of using a sledgehammer to damage the Iwo Jima statue near Quantico, 7News reported.
An ICE detainer was lodged against him. A detective testified he showed signs of mental health issues and claimed a rapper told him to desecrate the statue. Prosecutors said he targeted the monument because he had applied to the Marines but was denied because he is in the country illegally.
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Debra Seitz received a Length of Service Award for 50 years of civilian service during the Civilian Quarterly Awards at The Clubs at Quantico on Oct. 15, Marine Corps Base Quantico said.
“This base has been my second home; it’s been my life,” Seitz said. “I’ve been here since I was a kid, and now here I am working 50 years later.”
Marine Corps Base Quantico opened its new National Testing Center on Oct. 16 at the Voluntary Education Center, bringing college-credit exams and professional certification testing on base.
Marine Corps Community Services hosted the grand opening in partnership with Grand Canyon University, which fully funded the center. Before this, service members had to pay off-base fees or travel about an hour to Joint Base Andrews, the only active National Testing Center in the National Capital Region.
Marine Corps Base Quantico listed live-fire training from Oct. 16 through Oct. 30, including overnight operations, the base said.
Oct. 16 is 6 a.m. to midnight, live-fire demos of 50 pounds and below (non-fragmentation), missiles, rockets, and small arms.
Marine Corps Base Quantico listed live-fire training from Oct. 9 through Oct. 23, including overnight operations, the base said.
A multi-day range starts Oct. 9 at 6 a.m. and ends Oct. 14 at 8 p.m., with live-fire demos of 50 pounds and below (non-fragmentation), missiles, rockets, and 7.62mm and below.