To operate and maintain the facilities, and provide services and materiel to support the operations of our tenant, Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1), and other transient aircraft as required.
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The 50th U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his staff toured Quantico and met with Marines Mar. 26.
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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.— U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Brandon Smart, the outgoing senior enlisted leader, transferred the authority as the senior enlisted leader of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico during a relief and appointment ceremony at the air facility on MCB Quantico Dec. 3, 2024.
Military members from the Air Force, Space Force and the Defense Intelligence Agency assigned to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., provided professional military leadership, guidance, and mentorship to more than 100 Civil Air Patrol youth cadets at the 2024 CAP National Capital Region Summer Encampment held on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., from June 23 – 28, 2024.
Marine Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) represent a small slice of the active-duty component. Less than 1,000 of these Marines exist in the service today, with even fewer operating in capacities actually controlling aircraft. Though small in number, these Marines perform a vital “behind the scenes” function for Marine aviation, providing safety and order within their assigned airspace.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Marine Corps launched and has fully implemented QSRMax, which is the service’s main effort to upgrade its maintenance request system from analog to digital.
A Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico Expeditionary Fire and Emergency Services helmet and gloves are on display during a Navy Junior Officer Training Corps event at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 9, 2025. Cadets receive demonstrations on basic operations and procedures at MCAF Quantico, including expeditionary fire and emergency service, air control towers, military working dogs, and flight operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Cataldo, a military working dog handler with Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, gives a military working dog handling brief to cadets from Brooke Point High School and Highland High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 9, 2025. Cadets receive demonstrations on basic operations and procedures at MCAF Quantico, including expeditionary fire and emergency service, air control towers, military working dogs, and flight operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Birkeland, an air traffic controller with Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, briefs cadets from Brooke Point High School and Highland High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 9, 2025. Cadets receive demonstrations on basic operations and procedures at MCAF Quantico, including expeditionary fire and emergency service, air control towers, military working dogs, and flight operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Braydon Rogers)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Shadle, left, Marine Helicopter squadron One, and U.S. Lt. Col. Brad Davis, chief operational test director, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, stand at attention during a retirement ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 4, 2025. The retirement ceremony was for Davis, who honorably served for 25 years and accumulated over 3,700 flight hours with over 1,800 of those being in the CH-46E. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brad Davis, chief operational test director, Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, stands at attention during a retirement ceremony at MCAF on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 4, 2025. The retirement ceremony was for Davis, who honorably served for 25 years and accumulated over 3,700 flight hours with over 1,800 of those being in the CH-46E. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Shadle, Marine Helicopter squadron One, addresses the crowd during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Air Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 4, 2025. Lt. Col. Brad Davis honorably served for 25 years and accumulated over 3,700 flight hours with over 1,800 of those being in the CH-46E. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)
The 50th U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers a speech to personnel in attendance of his arrival at Marine Corps Air Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance, who previously served as an active-duty, combat correspondent Marine, visited MCB Quantico and some of its 27 tenant commands to understand the operations of base, which serves as the bed of innovation and education for the Corps and the future of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)
The 50th U.S. Vice President JD Vance serves Marines food at Dwyer Hall mess facility at Marine Corps Air Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance, who previously served as an active-duty, combat correspondent Marine, visited MCB Quantico and some of its 27 tenant commands to understand the operations of base, which serves as the bed of innovation and education for the Corps and the future of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)
The 50th U.S. Vice President JD Vance dines with Marines at Dwyer Hall mess facility at Marine Corps Air Facility on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance, who previously served as an active-duty, combat correspondent Marine, visited MCB Quantico and some of its 27 tenant commands to understand the operations of base, which serves as the bed of innovation and education for the Corps and the future of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)
The 50th U.S. Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Robert Filiardi at on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance, who previously served as an active-duty, combat correspondent Marine, visited MCB Quantico and some of its 27 tenant commands to understand the operations of base, which serves as the bed of innovation and education for the Corps and the future of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)
JD Vance, the Vice President of the United States, shakes hands with U.S. Marines during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)
JD Vance, the Vice President of the United States, speaks to U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II sits on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 5, 2024. The Primary mission of MCAF Quantico is to operate and maintain the facilities, and provide services and materiel to support the operations of Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, and other transient aircraft as required. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)