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  2. Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)

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    The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School ( OCS) is a training regiment designed to screen and evaluate potential Marine Corps Officers. Those who successfully complete the period of instruction are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Marines. Unlike the other United States military services, the majority of ...

  3. Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico - Wikipedia

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    1,295.4 metres (4,250 ft) Asphalt. Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico (MCAF Quantico) ( IATA: NYG, ICAO: KNYG, FAA LID: NYG) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. It was commissioned in 1919 and is currently home to HMX-1, the squadron that flies ...

  4. Marine Corps Base Quantico - Wikipedia

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    Reference no. 287-0010. Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres (86.169 sq mi; 22,318 ha; 223.18 km 2) of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County.

  5. National Museum of the Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .usmcmuseum .com. The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near MCB Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.

  6. Ground Intelligence Officer - Wikipedia

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    Ground Intelligence Officer is a primary military occupation code (or MOS) of a U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer.Ground intelligence officers serve as staff officers and commanders in the operating forces and are responsible for analyzing intelligence and planning, deployment and tactical employment of ground surveillance and reconnaissance units.

  7. United States Marine Corps Aviation - Wikipedia

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    The United States Marine Corps Aviation ( USMCA) is the aircraft arm of the United States Marine Corps. Aviation units within the Marine Corps are assigned to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, as the aviation combat element, by providing six functions: assault support, antiair warfare, close air support, electronic warfare, control of ...

  8. Marine Corps University - Wikipedia

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    History. Marine Corps University (MCU) was founded on 1 August 1989 by order of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alfred M. Gray . The University can trace its roots back to World War I and the birth of the modern Marine Corps. General Gray's decision to establish MCU was a logical extension of the historical legacy of many famous ...

  9. Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum was located at Brown Field, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Quantico, Virginia.It housed a wide variety of historic Marine Corps vehicles/tanks (both wheeled and tracked), equipment, artillery pieces and aircraft (both fixed wing (airplanes) and rotary wing (helicopters)) to trace the evolution and significance of the Marine Air-Ground Team.