Quantico
Americannoun
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“We’re restoring a needed focus on defeating threats in the Western Hemisphere,” Trump told hundreds of generals and admirals assembled at Quantico last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
That quote comes from the Marines’ official website, not the speech Pete Hegseth inflicted on the generals, admirals and senior enlisted personnel he called to Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025
Security is extremely tight for the summit, which will take place at Marine Corps Base Quantico, a sprawling 55,000-acre facility in Virginia.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Then there’s the most unusual order from Hegseth recalling hundreds of the top military leaders around the world to Virginia next week for some meeting in Quantico.
From Slate • Sep. 27, 2025
In the early 1990s, when Van Riper was head of the Marine Corps University at Quantico, Virginia, he became friendly with a man named Gary Klein.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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