Quantico News

Henderson Elementary PTCO will hold its Holiday Shop on Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fun Services will provide items for children of all ages to purchase for family and friends, with assistance from elf helpers.

Know someone trying to ride the midday Virginia Railway Express train south on the Fredericksburg Line today? Call them and tell them their train's been cancelled.

Daryl L. Green, a son of Robert and Glarneice Green, Muhlenberg Township, has been promoted to chief petty officer in the Navy and has been deployed to Qatar.

When you visualize a marine, one of the first images that can pop into your mind is of a steely-eyed, battle-hardened "Devil Dog" with a weapon in one hand.

I was fortunate to have visited the Marine museum at Quantico, Va., several weeks ago.

Jeremy Norris poses with his gun in Iraq. The young man was deployed with the Ohio Army National Guard 612th Engineer Battalion's Bravo Company.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP Mayor Nelson Gaskill called it the current administration's most important decision.

It was a day of solemn remembrance Wednesday as dozens gathered to pay tribute to those who have served and are serving in the armed forces during the annual Veterans Day observance at Quantico National Cemetery.

An officer with the Marion County Sheriff's Department has added FBI tactics to her crime-fighting arsenal.

The City of Falls Church Police Department and members of the Falls Church Police Association are lending their support to the 2009 United States Marines Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots campaign.

About 9,600 current and former Marines are eligible for at least $500 through a new program that pays troops for the months they were kept on active duty by the Defense Department's stop-loss policy, Marine officials said.

Expect traffic delays as a funeral procession for DEA Special Agent Michael E. Weston makes its way to Quantico Marine Corps Base this afternoon.

A spokeswoman says the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, Va., is at "threat condition alpha" after shootings in Fort Hood, Texas, that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded.

KABUL a ' President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise.

Senior Defense Department officials today showcased a more agile, downsized version of the militarya s family of super-armored vehicles now arriving in Afghanistan.

The story of Sgt. David Budwah baffles the mind. This man, not content to serve his country in whatever capacity it deemed fit, decided he would make up a hero's tale to regale listeners and earn unwarranted awards.

A press release from the FBI today invites condolences to the team members of the Belgian Malinois.

Three Drug Enforcement Administration officers were killed Monday when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan during a narcotics mission.

Sgt. David Budwah is headed for a dishonorable discharge from the Marine Corps, but he finally did something honorable last week: He admitted to faking post-traumatic stress disorder and to making up a service record to get treatment worthy of an actual hero.

In a cramped 6 feet by 10 feet Oxford Police Department interrogation room, Lt. Det. Dan Umbstead explains his preferred interrogation technique.