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🌱 Okinawa MEU commander’s next stop: leading Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico

Quantico, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Okinawa MEU commander’s next stop: leading Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico

Also on today's calendar: Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Saturday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Change of Command (einpresswire.com) — Quantico will soon gain a new senior Marine educator as Col. Chris Niedziocha, outgoing commander of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa, reports there to lead the Expeditionary Warfare School. The article highlights his high-tempo combat and training deployments across the Pacific, the formal change of command to Col. Jason Laird, and the unit’s ongoing crisis-response mission in the region.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 6
  • Family Story Time
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    10:30 am
  • Crafternoon →
    Dumfries Library, 18115 Triangle Shopping Plaza, Dumfries
    11:00 am
  • Tech Clinic: Computer and Device Help
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library -
    2:00 pm
    • Friday August 7
  • English Conversation
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    12:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Dumfries

  • Dumfries leaders unveil plans for waterfront resort, housing, and park redevelopment (fox5dc.com)
  • National Night Out Events Across Northern Virginia Today (potomaclocal.com)
  • From the RELIC Collection: Prince William County's First Newspaper (princewilliamliving.com)

Dale City

  • Ollivant Wins GOP Nod in Competitive 7th District; Beckwith Advances in 10th as Mizusawa to Face Warner (potomaclocal.com)

Woodbridge

  • Prince William County School Calendar For 2026-2027: Key Dates To Know (patch.com)
  • 13-Year-Old Suspect In Woodbridge Domestic Shooting Arrested: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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