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Established in 1801, Marine Barracks Washington, is the "Oldest Post of the Corps" and has been the residence of every commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806. The selection of the site for the Barracks was a matter of personal interest to President Thomas Jefferson, who rode through Washington with Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows, the second commandant of the Marine Corps, in search of a suitable location. The site now occupied was approved due to its proximity to the Washington Navy Yard and because it was within easy marching distance of the Capitol.

8th & I

"Oldest Post of the Corps"

Archive: April, 2001

Marine Barracks has battalion-wide police call

Marine Barracks Washington D.C. held a battalion-wide police call today in order to clean up the area of their bachelor enlisted quarters here in south east. The Marines made their presence known when several hundred marched down the streets of Washington toward the sight of their new BEQ. Armed with rakes and plastic trash bags, the Marines had

MCI sets 2001 East Coast tour schedule

The Marine Corps Institute training team will visit East Coast Marine Corps commands, April 25 through May 2. During each visit, two separate briefs will be given. The first brief, a one-hour professional military education brief, will target officers and staff noncommissioned officers. According to Capt. Brian T. Fulks, MCI assistant operations

Marine Barracks kicks off bicentennial celebration events

The "oldest post of the Corps" kicked off its bicentennial celebration in a ceremony here, March 30, on the historic parade grounds of "8th and I." General James L. Jones, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, as well as numerous other general officers and former barracks Marines were on hand to witness the commencement of the bicentennial