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Archive: April, 2010

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Earth Day marked at base

Earth Day 2010 was marked with events on and off base April 22 as base personnel took steps to improve the environment at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and areas of the nearby community.The level of activity for the 2010 observance exceeded those in 2009 and the upward trend will continue, according to base officials.“There’s a reason for the

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Former Saigon Marines, civil servants visit MCLB

Members of American Embassy Saigon Marines and Civilians toured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Friday.The group of 60, comprised of former Marine security guard personnel and civilian Foreign Service officers, served at the American Embassy in Saigon at some point before its fall to the North Vietnamese Army in 1975.The focus of the tour was to

Family care specialists ready to help

Parents experiencing the joy of a newborn or older child may also discover the stress that may accompany the happy event, but there are specialists at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany who are ready to help.They will make an old-fashioned house call to provide support for the parents of children six years and younger.“We’re here to familiarize and

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MCLB honors dedicated humanitarian

Each year, the Department of Defense sends out a request for nominations for the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Humanitarian Award. Topping the list for the Department of the Navy is Dr. Charles B. Gillespie, retired orthopedic surgeon and supporter of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.The DoN award was presented to Gillespie by Kent

Sergeant earns black belt instructor trainer qualification

A sergeant with Marine Corps Systems Command, stationed here, has earned the title of back belt instructor trainer.Sgt. Terrell Kelly, supply clerk, graduated March 19 and returned to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany to train Marines after taking the highly challenging seven-week course at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence at Marine Corps

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Base celebrates Unity/Multicultural Day

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany celebrated its 5th annual Unity/Multicultural Day at Boyett Park, April 15.Approximately 1,000 Marines, civilian-Marines and family members shared in the day filled with vendor booths, ethnic food samplings, presentations by the Child Development Center and performances by the Albany Marine Band and two Polynesian

Base observes Sexual Abuse Awareness Month

Victims of sexual abuse within the Department of Defense are the subject of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month during the month of April. Help is available for personnel at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and base officials want to ensure that reporting procedures are understood.According to the Web site http://www.sapr.mil/media/pdf/news/2010, the

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MCLB Albany hosts Marine All-Star Jazz Band

The 2010 edition of the Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band formed at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany April 2 for four days of practice prior to leaving on a week-long tour that took them from local venues to Atlanta and to a Florida jazz festival.To become a member of the jazz band, each applicant from the ‘best of the best’ among the Marine Corps’

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Keeping children safe from playgrounds hazards

National Playground Safety Week, Monday through April 30, is recognized as a way to ensure children are safe whether they play indoors or outdoors.Playground safety is a concept that every parent and child caregiver should become familiar with. The National Playground Safety Institute recognizes that some hazards are related to equipment,

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In the rear with the gear: Logistics Command completes equipment retrograde

The massive logistics operation that began in January 2007 to retrograde Marine Corps equipment out of Operation Iraqi Freedom ended April 9 when the final pieces of equipment were processed through Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and the Kuwait Naval Base.The Multi-National Force-West completed the turn-in of Principle End Items on Feb. 10. As of April 2,

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