Quantico

American

[kwon-ti-koh] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌkoʊ /

noun

a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.

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White said UFC fighters "are some of the baddest men and women on the planet and they are heading to Quantico to train the best FBI agents in mixed martial arts".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The FBI didn’t immediately respond to a request for more information, including the cost of the two-day seminar in Quantico, Va., and who, if anyone, would pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

That quote comes from the Marines’ official website, not the speech Pete Hegseth inflicted on the generals, admirals and senior enlisted personnel he called to Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

Then there’s the most unusual order from Hegseth recalling hundreds of the top military leaders around the world to Virginia next week for some meeting in Quantico.

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2025

In the early 1990s, when Van Riper was head of the Marine Corps University at Quantico, Virginia, he became friendly with a man named Gary Klein.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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