Marine Corps Base Quantico

Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Quantico, Virginia in the United States
	The Capital Marine Detachment, Marine Corps League, presents the 32nd annual USMC Enlisted Awards Parade and Presentation at MCB Quantico in 2014
Site information
Type	Marine Corps training base
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Marine Corps (USMC)
Controlled by	Marine Corps Installations Command
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Location
	MCB Quantico Location within Northern Virginia MCB Quantico Location within Virginia MCB Quantico Location within the United States
Coordinates	38°30′7″N 77°18′21″W / 38.50194°N 77.30583°W
Area	55,148 acres (22,318 ha; 86.169 mi2; 223.18 km2)
Site history
Built	1917
In use	1917 – present
Events	Warrior Games (2015)
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Jenny A. Colegate
Past commanders	John A. Lejeune; Charles C. Krulak;
Occupants	USMC The Basic School; USMC Officer Candidates School; USMC University; US Army CIDC; DEA Training Academy; FBI Academy; Naval Criminal Investigative Service;
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name	Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District
U.S. Historic district
Designated	26 March 2001
Reference no.	01000260
Periods of significance	1900–1924; 1925–1949;
Areas of significance	Architecture; Military; Black; Health/medicine; Education;
Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated	16 June 1999
Reference no.	287-0010

Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres (86.169 sq mi; 22,318 ha; 223.18 km²) of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County. Used primarily for training and run on a budget of around $300 million, MCB Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps".

Quantico Base is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing. The population was 5,608 as of 2025.

The base is host to various units and commands, including:

Marine Corps' Combat Development Command, which develops combat strategies and accounts for most of the community of over 12,000 military and civilian personnel, including families
Marine Corps Officer Candidates School
Marine Corps Research Center at Quantico, which pursues equipment research and development, especially telecommunications
The FBI Academy, the principal research and training facility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s principal training facility
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID)
Marine Corps Brig, a military prison, was also located at Quantico; it was closed on 31 December 2011 and later demolished.

In 2001, the base was designated as part of the Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places. This district includes 122 buildings, two landscapes, a sculpture, and a water tower in the Mainside (east of I-95) area of the base. The contributing properties with separate entries include Tennessee Camp, Camp French, Commanding General’s Quarters, and Rising Hill Camp.