Capt. Matthew Bartels, the Marine Barracks Washington training officer, dashes to the finish line while carrying two 30-pound ammo cans during the Ammo Can Decathlon here Nov. 16. The course was identical to the combat fitness test, where Marines run 880 yards, perform ammo can lifts and maneuver through cones for time and score. The competition was the last scheduled event of the Barracks’ 2011 Commander’s Cup series. - Capt. Matthew Bartels, the Marine Barracks Washington training officer, dashes to the finish line while carrying two 30-pound ammo cans during the Ammo Can Decathlon here Nov. 16. The course was identical to the combat fitness test, where Marines run 880 yards, perform ammo can lifts and maneuver through cones for time and score. The competition was the last scheduled event of the Barracks’ 2011 Commander’s Cup series.
Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Luby, Company A company gunnery sergeant, left, Col. Paul D. Montanus, Marine Barracks Washington commanding officer, center, and Capt. James Hagerty, Company A commander, right, pose for a photo with the 2011 Commander’s Cup trophy at the conclusion of an award ceremony here Nov. 28. Company A accumulated 5,903 points to beat out second place Company B who totaled 5,789 points, and third place Headquarter and Service Company who totaled 3,750 points. The Commander’s Cup was comprised of 14 competitions throughout the year testing the Marines’ military knowledge, marksmanship, competitiveness and physical and mental discipline. - Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Luby, Company A company gunnery sergeant, left, Col. Paul D. Montanus, Marine Barracks Washington commanding officer, center, and Capt. James Hagerty, Company A commander, right, pose for a photo with the 2011 Commander’s Cup trophy at the conclusion of an award ceremony here Nov. 28. Company A accumulated 5,903 points to beat out second place Company B who totaled 5,789 points, and third place Headquarter and Service Company who totaled 3,750 points. The Commander’s Cup was comprised of 14 competitions throughout the year testing the Marines’ military knowledge, marksmanship, competitiveness and physical and mental discipline.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Facteau, Marine Barracks Washington hospital corpsman, takes a moment to reflect on the atrocities of the Holocaust in the Hall of Remembrance at the National Holocaust Museum Nov. 15. Facteau visited the museum as part of a Barracks function, but the trip held a special meaning for the young corpsman. Facteau is currently converting to Judaism, studying religious texts and adjusting to the new lifestyle. He cannot complete his conversion until he makes a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, which he plans to do within a year, and receives a blessing from religious officials there.::r::::n::::r::::n:: - Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Facteau, Marine Barracks Washington hospital corpsman, takes a moment to reflect on the atrocities of the Holocaust in the Hall of Remembrance at the National Holocaust Museum Nov. 15. Facteau visited the museum as part of a Barracks function, but the trip held a special meaning for the young corpsman. Facteau is currently converting to Judaism, studying religious texts and adjusting to the new lifestyle. He cannot complete his conversion until he makes a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, which he plans to do within a year, and receives a blessing from religious officials there.::r::::n::::r::::n::
Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, salutes the grave of Cpl. Rene Gagnon, one of the flag raisers from the famous Iwo Jima photograph, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 10. In honor of the Marine Corps birthday, six teams from Marine Barracks Washington, including Barrett and the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, visited various graves of former commandants and sergeants major of the Marine Corps in the National Capital Region to honor those former leaders of the Corps. - Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, salutes the grave of Cpl. Rene Gagnon, one of the flag raisers from the famous Iwo Jima photograph, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 10. In honor of the Marine Corps birthday, six teams from Marine Barracks Washington, including Barrett and the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, visited various graves of former commandants and sergeants major of the Marine Corps in the National Capital Region to honor those former leaders of the Corps.
Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, cuts a piece of cake during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Complex Nov. 3. Amos, along with the Marines of Marine Barracks Washington celebrated the 236th Marine Corps birthday with Marines in the New York area. - Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, cuts a piece of cake during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Complex Nov. 3. Amos, along with the Marines of Marine Barracks Washington celebrated the 236th Marine Corps birthday with Marines in the New York area.