Marine Corps Base Quantico

Seal of the MCB Quantico

Former logo of MCB Quantico

Location of the MCB Quantico

The Marine Corps Base Quantico ( (MCB) Quantico ) near Fredericksburg in Prince William County , Virginia , is one of the largest bases of the US Marine Corps . The base is one of the main training centers and covers over 255 square kilometers . A replica of the US Marine Corps War Memorial stands at the base entrance. The city of Quantico is surrounded by the base and the Potomac River . Access to the city is only possible through the base or across the river.

Stationed units

In 1942 the Special Activities Branch (SOE) of the Office of the Coordinator of Information opened a training center for Subversion here . Quantico is home to the center that develops the Marine Corps' combat strategies. Most of the more than 12,000 people at the base (staff, civil servants and family members) belong to this center. It has an annual budget of approximately 300 million US dollars . The Marine Corps Research Center conducts research and development for the Marines , particularly in the telecommunications sector .

In addition, the base also houses the main FBI research and training center . These include a practice town, various laboratories and equipment test areas. Quantico is also the main training facility for the Drugs Department . Quantico also for the helicopter transport of is US president in Marine One responsible unit HMX-1 stationed.

The base is the main training facility for the U.S. Marine Corps and law enforcement agencies, including:

of the Academy of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
the FBI Academy
of the FBI Laboratory
the Officer Candidate School (OCS) of the US Marine Corps
of the United States Marine Corps Basic School
of the United States Marine Corps Battalion
from Marine Corps University
the Defense Intelligence Agency
of the Marine Raider Museum
of the USACIDC headquarters
of the AFOSI headquarters
of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)
United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service since September 15, 2011

The base is also home to the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) and the Command and Staff College of the US Marine Corps.

Shootout on March 21, 2013

On March 21, 2013, three people were killed in a shootout at the base. The shooter, who himself was among the victims, had barricaded himself in a barracks building and taken hostages. He was a member of the Officer Candidate School (OCS) at the base.

In the media

Quantico , a television series set at the FBI Academy.
The successful novel The Silence of the Lambs is set in part at the FBI Academy in Quantico.
The film The Silence of the Lambs begins with scenes at the FBI Academy in Quantico.
Quantico also appears in the X-Files , Criminal Minds , Fringe , Hawaii Five-0 , Mindhunter , Navy CIS and CSI: Cyber series .
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was temporarily in solitary confinement in Quantico, which caused a lot of media coverage.

Web links

Commons : Marine Corps Base Quantico - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

^ Ian Dear: Sabotage and Subversion. The SOE and OSS at War . ISBN 0-304-35202-0
↑ Shooting at Marine base leaves 3 dead, including gunman - CNN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013 .

38.5275 -77.337777777778Coordinates: 38 ° 31 ′ 39 ″ N , 77 ° 20 ′ 16 ″ W.

[1] Ian Dear: Sabotage and Subversion. The SOE and OSS at War . ISBN 0-304-35202-0

[2] Shooting at Marine base leaves 3 dead, including gunman - CNN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013 .