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Marine Corps Base Quantico

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Marine Corps Base Quantico
Quantico, Virginia in the United States
The Capital Marine Detachment, Marine Corps League, presents the 32nd annual USMC Enlisted Awards Parade and Presentation at MCB Quantico in 2014
MCB Quantico is located in Northern Virginia
MCB Quantico
MCB Quantico
MCB Quantico is located in Virginia
MCB Quantico
MCB Quantico
MCB Quantico is located in the United States
MCB Quantico
MCB Quantico
Coordinates38°30′7″N 77°18′21″W / 38.50194°N 77.30583°W / 38.50194; -77.30583
TypeMarine Corps training base
Area55,148 acres (22,318 ha; 86.169 sq mi; 223.18 km2)[1]
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Marine Corps (USMC)
Controlled byMarine Corps Installations Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1917 (1917)
In use1917 – present
EventsWarrior Games (2015)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Colonel Michael L. Brooks
Past
commanders
Occupants
Official nameQuantico Marine Corps Base Historic District
Designated26 March 2001
Reference no.01000260
Periods of significance
  • 1900–1924
  • 1925–1949
Areas of significance
  • Architecture
  • Military
  • Black
  • Health/medicine
  • Education
Designated16 June 1999
Reference no.287-0010

Marine Corps Base Quantico is a United States Marine Corps building near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres (86.169 sq mi; 22,318 ha; 223.18 km2) of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County.[1][3]

Quantico Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing. The population was 5,608 as of 2025. [4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Quantico MCB JLUS". Office of Economic Adjustment. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Who's Who in Marine Corps History-Gen Charles C. Krulak". tecom.usmc.mil. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Fleming, LtCol Charles A.; Capt Robin L. Austin; Capt Charles A. Braley III (1978). Quantico: Crossroads of the Marine Corps (PDF). Washington, D.C.: History & Museums Division.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Quantico Base Demographic Statistics". Virginia Demographics. Cubit Planning, Inc. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
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