Tenant Activities
The base is the home of major training institutions for both the Marine Corps and federal law enforcement agencies, including:
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Drug Enforcement Administration training academy
- FBI Academy, the principal research and training facility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the principal training facility for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are also located on the base.
- FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT)
- FBI Laboratory
- Marine Raider Museum
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service Headquarters, Army CID Headquarters, AFOSI Headquarters.
A replica of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, depicting the 2nd U.S. flag-raising on Iwo Jima, stands at the entrance to the base. (The original memorial stands at the north end of Arlington National Cemetery.)
Marine Corps Base Quantico and the Potomac River surround the town of Quantico. Access to the town is possible only through the base, the Amtrak train station or from the river.
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