Marine Corps Base Quantico
| Marine Corps Base Quantico | |
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| 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 | |
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| Coordinates | 38°30′7″N 77°18′21″W / 38.50194°N 77.30583°W |
| Type | Marine Corps training base |
| Area | 55,148 acres (22,318 ha; 86.169 sq mi; 223.18 km2)[1] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defense |
| Operator | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Controlled by | Marine Corps Installations Command |
| Condition | Operational |
| Website | Official website |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917 – present |
| Events | Warrior Games (2015) |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Colonel Michael L. Brooks |
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| Official name | Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District |
U.S. Historic district | |
| Designated | 26 March 2001 |
| Reference no. | 01000260 |
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Virginia Landmarks Register | |
| Designated | 16 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Quantico MCB JLUS". Office of Economic Adjustment. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Quantico Base Demographic Statistics". Virginia Demographics. Cubit Planning, Inc. Retrieved 2025-08-21.