MCB Quantico Virginia

Marine Corps Base Quantico, encompassing 100 square miles, is a training base for the Marine Corps, located in Quantico, Virginia. It is often called the Crossroads of the Marine Corps.

Important Institutions housed in the base include: the Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, the Marine Corps University, the Marine Corps Basic School, the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, and the Marine Corps Research Center which is responsible for providing equipment research and development for use by the Marine Corps, especially in telecommunications.

Other agencies and institutions housed in Marine Corps Base Quantico are the FBI Academy, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s principal training facility, and the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Location: 38.5299, -77.4454
Phone: (703) 784-2121
DSN: 278-2741August 24, 2011

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Housing for Rent Nearby

If you are or were in the military you could be eligible for a VA loan. That entails lower than market rates to help you buy a home rather than renting!

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1900 Sq. Ft.
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2090 Sq. Ft.
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2600 Sq. Ft.
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