Quantico

Quantico

Author: Mark Blumenthal

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738515021

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Located in the northern Virginia hills just south of our nation's capital, Marine Corps Base Quantico is known throughout the world as the Crossroads of the United States Marine Corps. Images of America: Quantico takes the reader on a visual tour of Quantico's evolution-through World War I, interwar service as an expeditionary base, and the development of the amphibious capabilities made famous by the Marines in World War II. The impact of famous Marines, including Generals John A. Lejeune and Smedley D. Butler, is explored, as is the unique relationship between the base and the Town of Quantico, the only United States city surrounded by a military base.


Quantico

Quantico

Author: Antônio Sérgio Carréra De Albuquerque Melo

Publisher: Clube de Autores

Published: 2023-02-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 6526602460

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This exciting story tells the participation of Antônio Sérgio Carréra, a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Brazilian Federal District Police, in the Management Course for Police Executives held at the FBI National Academy, in Quantico, USA. When he was invited by the US Department of Justice, Sérgio didn t think twice to engage on this fantastic adventure of close interaction with FBI Agents, American and foreign police officers, and to submit himself to the rigors of an internationally renowned course in one of the best and most prestigious academies in the world. The sacrifice of facing a routine of classes, with practical and written tests, as well as rigorous physical training for three months, is in focus here, from the invitation to the graduation.