Marine Corps Base Quantico is home to the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and numerous tenant organizations. The base staff provides infrastructure, operational, and community services support to these organizations and to the military members, families, and civilians who live and work on base. The base is also a key player in support of overall Marine Corps objectives and programs, and plays host to scores of training events, conferences, symposia, and other special events.

Marine Corps Base Activities

http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/activities.htm

Headquarters & Service Battalion

Security Battalion

Naval Medical Clinic (health and dental advisors)

G-1 Manpower Division

G-3 Operations Division

G-4 Logistics Division

G-5 Facilities Division

G-6 Communications Electronics Division

Marine Corps Community Services

Comptroller

Safety Division

Command Chaplain

Staff Judge Advocate

Marine Corps Marathon

Public Affairs

Command Inspector

MISSION

"To optimize readiness by providing operational and training support, infrastructure, and community services that are responsive to Marine Corps Base, MCCDC and tenant requirements, and the needs of our military members, families, and civilians within a safe and secure environment."

VISION

"MCB Quantico builds on its proud tradition of excellence to provide world-class support and Quality of Life services across the base and beyond."

Security Battalion

Security Battalion, Building 2043, is comprised of the provost marshal's office, brig and fire department.

The provost marshal is responsible for law enforcement aboard Quantico. Security Battalion provides the personnel to staff the law enforcement needs and the brig aboard Quantico, as well as personnel who provide administrative, logistical and training support for the battalion. Military police and criminal investigations sections of the battalion provide a full range of police support including:

preventing and suppressing crime; investigating criminal offenses and traffic accidents; apprehending offenders; registering privately owned vehicles, pets and weapons; and traffic control.

The battalion also conducts physical security surveys and operates the brig. Base MPs work closely with Town of Quantico law enforcement officers and with both county and state police. The base fire department provides firefighting, first responder emergency medical and hazardous materials spill response, tactical rescue, and fire prevention. Fire safety education services are also provided by the fire department for the base and tenant activities. Web site: http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/secbn/index.htm.

Headquarters and Service Battalion

On Oct. 1, 1980, Headquarters Battalion and Support Battalion were combined to form Headquarters and Service Battalion. It is currently the parent command for nearly 60 percent of the personnel assigned aboard Quantico, and is the largest battalion in the Marine Corps. The battalion commander is located in Building 2006.

The administrative, legal and disbursing support of nearly 4,000 Marines is managed at battalion level by real-time links to Headquarters Marine Corps and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Kansas City, Mo. The billeting and subsistence functions, as well as scheduling, administering and documenting military training, Marine battle skills training, and professional military education, are performed by the 100 officers and enlisted Marines in the battalion headquarters and company offices.

The five organic companies of the battalion are Headquarters Company, Operations Company, Service Company, Training and Education Company, and Tenant Activities Company. Installation Personnel Administrative Center, a division of Base G-1, is located in the Headquarters and Service Battalion building.

Web site: http://www.hqsvcbn.quantico.usmc.mil.

Community Relations

Marine Corps Base Quantico is comprised of more than 6,700 military personnel, 6,900 civilians, and 2,500 family members. This large and diverse population has a tremendous impact on the surrounding towns and counties, which requires a comprehensive community relations program.

The purpose of community relations is to develop mutually beneficial relationships between the base and local communities. Our primary tool used for accomplishing this mission is the Civilian-Military Council. The council, composed of civic leaders from the surrounding towns and counties as well as base officials, meets quarterly to address pertinent issues.

A large part of our community relations program involves educating the public about the Marine Corps and the base.

Each year, Quantico hosts a variety of youth sports programs such as the Washington Area Girl's Soccer Tournament, the largest of its kind in the nation. Marines also take the Corps to the community. The Quantico Adopt-A-School program provides sustained outreach to schools in the surrounding communities through mentoring and participation in special events. Marines, sailors and civilians also donate their time to participate in local "career days." The speaker's bureau is another tool at the commanding general's disposal to expand the communities understanding about the Corps.

Marine Corps Marathon

Quantico is home to the Marine Corps Marathon Office, which has the responsibility of organizing one of the Corps premier community relations events.

The Marine Corps Marathon, often referred to as "The People's Marathon," begins and ends near the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington the fourth Sunday in October. The 26.2-mile road race attracts more than 30,000 participants as well as 100,000 spectators.

Thousands of Marines, sailors and volunteers support the event, which is noted for its superb organization. Web site: www.marinemarathon.com. For more information, call (703) 784-2720/2225.

Quantico Marine Band

Traditionally, Marine Corps bands are a strong asset for the Corps' community relations program. The Quantico Marine Band has achieved and maintains an enviable record of professionalism, delighting thousands of listeners in hundreds of performances throughout the northeastern United States and Canada. The Quantico Marine Band performs in a variety of ceremonial and concert appearances on military installations and in public. The Quantico Marine Band maintains the capability to perform as a marching band, concert band, stage band, or small musical ensembles.

Past appearances of the band include activities for the presidential inauguration, the Aquafest in Minneapolis, Minn., and the First Marine Division Association reunion in Boston. The band has also performed at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation conference in Atlantic City, N.J., National American Legion convention in Baltimore, and marched in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.