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Archive: 2009

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MCLB Albany inks 1st landfill gas to energy project in Corps

After years of working hard, planning, strategizing and negotiating, the long awaited landfill gas to energy partnership between Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., and Dougherty County was officially signed Monday.Officials from MCLB Albany attended the work session of the Dougherty County Commission to make one last presentation prior to

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MCPD readies for Click it or Ticket campaign

Traffic enforcement at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., will be the focus of a Click it or Ticket campaign which commences Monday and concludes Jan. 4.“Our primary focus on selective traffic enforcement here on the base is to ensure a safe traffic environment and the enforcement of the traffic code deals with everyone’s safety,” said Randy

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New year: new look for The Emblem

These changes reflect additional skills and knowledge applied from the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md. “The purpose of the redesign is to enhance readership and give the newspaper a modern look,” said 1st Lt. Caleb Eames, public affairs officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga. “The last time The Emblem was redesigned was in

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MCLB names NCO of the Year

Each year, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany selects one outstanding Marine as the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.Cpl. Thomas C. P. O’Donnell , small arms repair technician, MCLB Albany, Ga., was recently selected as the NCO of the Year.O’Donnell, the youngest of four children, graduated from Sandalwood High School in May 2007 and immediately

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Marines share life experiences with youth

It is not uncommon for Marine Corps Logistics Command to provide community support through volunteerism. When the opportunity came for two Marines to reflect on their youth and share their experiences and wisdom with a local youth football league Nov. 13, they jumped at the chance.Col. Terry W. Reid, commander, Maintenance Center Albany, and

Base order prohibits smokeless tobacco use

Base Order 5100.17B, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, details the prohibition on the use of tobacco products in all Marine Corps controlled facilities at the base, except base housing. This includes the use of smokeless tobacco products. “When we first transitioned to a smoke-free environment back in the

MCA ISO completes surveillance audit complete

Maintenance Center Albany, which first received the International Organization for Standardization certification in 2002 for its industrial practices, received its semi-annual ISO Surveillance Audit here, Dec. 2-3. “We had our Surveillance Audit by EAQA (an international auditing company), which is our audit registrar,” said Johnny Barthlein,

LOGCOM names NCO of the Year

Each year, Marine Corps Logistics Command selects the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year from each of its three commands. Sgt. Jeffrey Cooley Jr., technical evaluation specialist, Mobile Maintenance Assist Team, LOGCOM, was selected as the 2009 NCO of the Year. “This billet requires me to go out and evaluate Marine Force Reserve units for

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Band member tops all competition

Highly motivated … truly dedicated … rompin,’ stompin,’ United States Marine!Each year, the most impressive Marines throughout the Corps are nominated and compete for the title ‘Marine of the Year.’For the year 2009, Cpl. Jessica Hall, euphonium instrumentalist, Albany Marine Band, here, blew away her competition throughout the Marine Corps

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MCLB Albany visitor remembers childhood summer fun

Forty years ago this summer, a nine-year-old experienced the best summer of his life here at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga. Now four decades later, Timothy W. Booker, of Dolton, Ill., a south Chicago suburb, is 49 years old, but still remembers the summer of fun. He came down from the Chicago area in 1969 with his four siblings to spend

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