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🌱 Which Blue Angels pilots launched their careers at Quantico?
Hey there, Quantico! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Blue Angels pilots launched their careers at Quantico?
- How Quantico’s FBI academy shapes top police leaders nationwide
Also on today's calendar: Sip And Paint and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and colder, with a high of 35 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Cold with clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 36, low: 21.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ready to see the Blue Angels in 2026? Get to know the new team members (pnj.com) — Two Blue Angels pilots trace key parts of their careers through Quantico, including Marine Corps Base training and time at The Basic School in town. The feature introduces the 2026 Blue Angels lineup, spotlighting their flight hours, carrier landings, and military honors as they prepare for next year’s air show season. 
• Gwinnett Assistant Police Chief graduates from FBI National Academy (accesswdun.com) — Quantico gets a brief spotlight as the site of the FBI National Academy where Gwinnett County Assistant Police Chief Chris Smith just completed an elite 11-week leadership program. With fewer than one percent of officers nationwide attending, his graduation highlights the national importance of the Quantico-based academy and its long history of advanced law enforcement training.
📸 Around Quantico
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Upcoming Events in
Quantico
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★ Featured events ★
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Sip And Paint
Great Mane Brewery, 6620 James Madison Hwy, Haymarket
12:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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Other local events
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Mothers In Formation
Base Gym Fitness Center on MCAF Quantico , 2073 Barnett Ave , Quantico
11:00 am -
Quantico Single Marine Program (SMP) Volunteer - Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) , 3500 Russell Rd , Quantico
11:00 am -
Breakfast With Santa
The Clubs at Quantico & Crossroads Events Center , 3017 Russell Rd , Quantico
9:00 am -
FREE Christmas Concert *Sing We Now*
National Museum of the Marine Corps , 1775 Semper Fidelis Wy , Triangle
2:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Pictures with Brown Sugah Claus and Mrs. Claus
Tidewater Grill , 1750 Dunnington Pl , Dumfries
10:30 am -
Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap
Dumfries Library - -
PWC Tech Help
Potomac Library -
10:30 am -
Once Upon a Crime
Montclair Library , 5049 Waterway Dr , Dumfries
2:00 pm -
Master Gardeners
Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
6:00 pm -
Play and Learn
Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
10:00 am -
Reading to Dogs
Dumfries Library -
4:30 pm -
Jingle & Mingle
16400 Four Seasons Dr , Montclair
5:00 pm
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A crash has been cleared on I-95 North at mile marker 142.0 in Stafford County.
4:47AM on Dec 13: Northbound travel lane on I-95 at mile marker 142.0 in Stafford County is closed due to a crash. 3:23AM on Dec 13: All northbound… (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Quantico. Apply here.
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Quantico Shift Manager in Dumfries. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Quantico here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dumfries
- Dumfries scores $1.7m win with bond sale to mark new era of financial strength (legacynewspaper.com)
- Shots Fired in Dumfries: No Injuries or Damage (potomaclocal.com)
- Remembering Candis King (princewilliamtimes.com)
Dale City
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