Units were dispatched Saturday, April 16, at 1:08 p.m. for a reported brush fire off Aden Road on the border of Quantico Marine Corps Base. Crews arrived to find a significant brush fire burning.
According to Prince William County Fire Marshal Matt Smolsky, the fire was a continuation of a fire that started on a firing range on base that erupted near the exact location on Friday, April 15,
The capacity at a new fire station at Quantico Marine Corps Base will increase 900 percent.
A new 22,500-square-foot fire station, located at 27414 Route MCB-1, in Stafford, will open later this summer, by July or August. It sits n the west side of the base, down the street from the current Fire Station 533.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation announced the recipients of the Foundation’s 2022 Annual Awards. The recipients will be honored at the Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner on April 30 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The family of the late R. Lee Ermey, the Marine-turned actor known for his role as a drill instructor in Full Metal Jacket, donated more than $10,000 to the Young Marines in Dumfries.
The donation comes from the auction of Ermey’s private collection of guns, scripts, and memorabilia. Ermey, who died April 15, 2018, was the celebrity spokesperson for the Young Marines, lending his name and his staunch support to the youth program.
The Quantico 12K will be in an in-person event on August 20 at Quantico Marine Corps Base. The seven-mile course takes runners through the grounds of Officer Candidates School, offering unique access to the area where future Marine leaders train.
“Each one of our MCM Event Series runs showcase various settings of Marine Corps Base Quantico, while also furthering our mission of promoting physical fitness,” said Rick Nealis, director of Marine Corps Marathon Organization. “In this case, the Quantico 12K gives runners a behind-the-scenes look at where the journey begins for our Marine Officers.”
More than 22,000 people looking forward to running in the Marine Corps Marathon will need to find something else to do that weekend or participate in a virtual event.
The Marine Corps Marathon today announced it canceled all events associated with the Marine Corps Marathon Weekend, Friday, October 29 to Sunday, October 31. That includes the signature 10K and 50K marathon events in Arlington, which draws tens of thousands of people each year from across the U.S. to our region.
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission is looking into improving transportation accessibility between the Marine Corps Base and Springfield, the terminus of Metro's blue line.
The study known as the Springfield to Quantico Enhance Transportation Feasibility Study is currently being conducted by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The study, which began in September 2020, is looking into transportation options that would run through the corridor between the Franconia-Springfield Metro station and Quantico.
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) already serves the base with a commuter rail stop. The commuter rail system is already undergoing a major expansion that will bring more trains to the corridor, between Fredericksburg and Washington, D.C., and possible commuter rail service on weekends.
The study was the result of an amendment in the approval of DRPT’s 2020 budget made by the Virginia General Assembly. The amount that was budgeted to the department for FY 2020 was $730.5 million.
The different possibilities that the study has looked into include options such as additional express bus service, increased commuter rail service levels from the Virginia Railway Express, Bus Rapid Transit, and a possible extension of Metrorail.
The study is also looking into planned land use as well as identifying possible locations for new stations and opportunities for development. Information provided by the study’s webpage estimates that the study area’s population will grow by 24% or by roughly 550,000 by the year 2045. Jobs in the same area are estimated to grow by 34% to a total of 270,000 by the same year.
The DRPT is currently conducting a public online survey about transportation in the area covered by the study which will close on May 17. The final results of the study are expected to be presented to the General Assembly by Dec. 1.
In addition, the DRPT has also been gathering information from local governments such as those of Fairfax and Prince William Counties, transportation organizations such as the VRE and Metro, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense.
