Colonel David Maxwell will hand over his post as commanding officer at Quantico Marine Corps Base tomorrow.
Maxwell will be passing on the post to Colonel Joseph Murray at a ceremony tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at Little Hall.Â
Maxwell has served as the commanding officer since May 2012.Â
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An Air Force veteran was able to honor a fallen Army soldier using skills from his side business – Baret Bats.
Juan Baret, a former Air Force sergeant and current office engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Fort Belvoir, started his business, Baret Bats, from his home in Lake Ridge.
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Tomorrow, around 250 injured and disable servicemen and veterans will compete in the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games.
The Warrior Games, which run from June 19 to June 28, will take place at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
They will be hosting their Opening Ceremony tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, according to the event website.
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The Marine Corps Historic Half will begin by the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center located at 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway. The Historic 10K will start near the Quarles Petroleum parking lot at 1701 Fall Hill Avenue. And the Semper Fred 5K will begin at the Fredericksburg Shopping Center located at the intersection of Route 1/Jefferson Davis Highway and Fall Hill Avenue.Â
All running events begin at 7 a.m. All race-day road closures begin at 5 a.m. Roads will reopen as soon as the last runners pass each area of the courses.Â
Road Closures for Sunday, May 17:
5:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Carl D. Silver Parkway (all lanes), from Fall Hill Avenue to Expo Center
5:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Traffic control point at Fall Hill Avenue and Carl D. Silver Parkway
6:30 AM to 7:15 AM
Gordon W. Shelton Parkway from Carl D. Silver Parkway to Celebrate Virginia
6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Carl D. Silver Parkway southbound from Fall Hill Avenue to Cowan Boulevard
6:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Carl D. Silver Parkway northbound from Cowan Boulevard to Fall Hill Avenue
6:30 AM to 8:00 AM
Cowan Boulevard (eastbound) from Carl D. Silver Parkway to Keeneland Road
6:30 AM to 8:05 AM
Woodland, Keeneland and Westwood Roads from Cowan Boulevard to Route 3
6:30 AM to 8:10 AM
Route 3 (westbound lanes) from Westwood Road to William Street
6:30 AM to 8:35 AM
William Street (westbound) from Blue/Gray Parkway to Sunken Road
6:30 AM to 8:35 AM
Sunken Road northbound from William Street to Fitzhugh Street
6:30 AM to 8:40 AM
Fitzhugh Street between Sunken Road and Franklin Street
6:30 AM to 8:40 AM
Franklin Street between Fitzhugh and Madison Street
6:30 AM to 8:40 AM
Madison Street between Franklin Street and Littlepage Street
6:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Littlepage Street between Madison and Grove Avenue
6:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Grove between Littlepage and Kenmore Avenue
6:30 AM to 8:50 AM
Kenmore Avenue between Grove and William Street
6:30 AM to 9:00 AM
William Street between Kenmore Avenue and Washington Avenue
6:30 AM to 9:05 AM
Washington Avenue between William Street and Pelham Street
6:30 AM to 9:10 AM
Maury Street from Washington Avenue to Fall Hill Avenue
6:30 AM to 9:10 AM
Stuart Street from Washington Avenue to Fall Hill Avenue
6:30 AM to 9:10 AM
Pelham Street from Washington Avenue to Charles Street
6:30 AM to 9:10 AM
Fall Hill Avenue from Pelham Street to Prince Edward Street
6:30 AM to 9:20 AM
Canal Road from Prince Edward Street to Charles Street
* 6:30 AM to 9:20 AM
Prince Edward Street from Canal Road to William Street.
(Also the site of the Historic 10K start line)
6:30 AM to 9:25 AM
Princess Anne Street between William and Charlotte Streets
6:30 AM to 9:25 AM
Charlotte Street between Princess Anne and Caroline Streets
6:30 AM to 9:50 AM
Caroline Street between Charlotte and Van Buren Streets
6:30 AM to 9:45 AM
Amelia Street between Caroline and Sophia Streets
6:30 AM to 9:45 AM
Sophia Street between Amelia and Pitt Streets
6:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Riverside Drive from Woodford Street to Fall Hill Avenue
6:30 AM to 10:05 AM
Fall Hill Avenue from Riverside Drive to US Route 1/Jefferson Davis Highway
* 6:30 AM to 10:15 AM
US Route 1 (southbound) from Fall Hill Avenue to Mary Washington Boulevard.
(Also the site of the Semper Fred 5K start line)
6:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Mary Washington Boulevard from Route 1/Jefferson Davis Highway to Hospital Drive
6:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Hospital Drive from Mary Washington to Cowan Boulevards
6:30 AM to 10:50 AM
Cowan Boulevard (westbound) from Hospital Drive to Carl D. Silver Parkway
More information about the Marine Corps Historic Half is available at marinemarathon.com. Â
Shuttles and Parking Information can be found HERE.
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John Sullivan took time out of his golf game this week to fly to Washington so he could share his story.
At 91, Sullivan remains active on the dance floor, and is an ever-sharp conversationalist. On Tuesday, he sat in an air-conditioned recording studio inside a motor home parked in Woodbridge. There he shared the story of his life with the Americans in Wartime Museum, which filmed it as part of their “Voices of Freedom” series.
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On Saturday, April 18th, from 9am to 4pm, an area organization that supports women military veterans will team up with three elected officials to host a free Prince William County Veterans Resource & Job Fair. The event will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 13020 Telegraph Road in Woodbridge.
The lead organization hosting the event will be Women Veterans Interactive, a nationally recognized not-for-profit organization that supports women veterans through various programs. U.S. Army veteran Tammi Lambert, a resident of Woodbridge and a Women Veterans Interactive member who deployed to Iraq while on active duty, has coordinated event planning efforts over the last several months.
Joining Lambert as a co-host will be Del. Richard L. Anderson (R-51st), a retired 30-year Air Force colonel and chairman of the General Assembly Military and Veterans Caucus. Del. Michael T. Futrell (D-2nd), whose district includes Quantico Marine Base, will also co-host the event. Dumfries Town Councilman Derrick Wood (D-Dumfries), a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will also serve as a co-host for the job fair.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine paid a visit to Stafford County, where he led a roundtable discussion at the Stafford Economic Development Authority on April 8. More than a dozen business and political leaders were present, including Stafford County supervisors Jack Cavalier (Griffis-Widewater) and Laura Sellers (Garrisonville).
The group touched on many different topics, but the need to fund cyber-security initiatives and the effect of BRAC got much of the attention.
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The 40th annual Marine Corps Marathon takes place Oct. 25 in the nation’s capital. But on Saturday morning, runners jogged 11.03 miles for a chance to compete in the forthcoming race. Read more.
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Addition to showcase Marines from Vietnam to present day Â
At the controls of an excavator, James Collins, of Winchester, put a gold-colored bucket shovel in the ground outside the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The Marine who served from 1986 until 1994 had the honor of breaking ground for the final phase of the museum that tells the history and story of the Marine Corps. The new wing will showcase Marines who served during the Vietnam War to present time.
