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Using their trips here as a training opportunity, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets from Heritage, Newton County and Stockbridge high schools in Georgia toured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, March 19 and 21. Marines and Civilian-Marines received the Marine and Navy JROTC cadets with military working dog and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstrations and a Marine Depot Maintenance Center tour. The students learned what being a Marine is all about by training Marine Corps-style on an obstacle course and combat fitness test. - Using their trips here as a training opportunity, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets from Heritage, Newton County and Stockbridge high schools in Georgia toured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, March 19 and 21. Marines and Civilian-Marines received the Marine and Navy JROTC cadets with military working dog and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstrations and a Marine Depot Maintenance Center tour. The students learned what being a Marine is all about by training Marine Corps-style on an obstacle course and combat fitness test.

Marine, Navy JROTC cadets visit MCLB Albany

Using their trips here as a training opportunity, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets from Heritage, Newton County and Stockbridge high schools in Georgia toured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, March 19 and 21. Originally the schools planned to attend the Battle Color Ceremony March 19, but the event was cancelled.Marines and

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Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany emergency medical services personnel strongly recommend that active-duty personnel, Civilian-Marines, retirees, contractors, families and guests who work, play or live here, call the installation’s EMS if they think they are having a heart attack.To call MCLB Albany’s Fire and Emergency Services Department from a base phone, dial 911, and from a cell phone, dial 229-639-5911. - Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany emergency medical services personnel strongly recommend that active-duty personnel, Civilian-Marines, retirees, contractors, families and guests who work, play or live here, call the installation’s EMS if they think they are having a heart attack.To call MCLB Albany’s Fire and Emergency Services Department from a base phone, dial 911, and from a cell phone, dial 229-639-5911.

Base EMTs stress heart attack victims seek immediate medical attention

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany emergency medical services personnel strongly recommend that active-duty personnel, Civilian-Marines, retirees, contractors, families and guests who work, play or live here, call the installation’s EMS if they think they are having a heart attack.To call MCLB Albany’s Fire and Emergency Services Department from a

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Navy Lt. Kenneth L. Miller, chaplain, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, receives a Meritorious Service Medal from Lt. Col. Daniel Bates, executive officer, MCLB Albany, during his retirement ceremony at the Town and Country Ballroom, March 8. Miller has two decades of combined military service from the Air Force and Navy. - Navy Lt. Kenneth L. Miller, chaplain, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, receives a Meritorious Service Medal from Lt. Col. Daniel Bates, executive officer, MCLB Albany, during his retirement ceremony at the Town and Country Ballroom, March 8. Miller has two decades of combined military service from the Air Force and Navy.

A higher calling: MCLB Albany chaplain retires after two decades of service

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany said farewell to its chaplain during a ceremony held at the Town and Country Ballroom, March 8.Navy Lt. Kenneth L. Miller, chaplain, MCLB Albany, retired after 20 years of combined service. Lt. Col. Daniel Bates, executive officer, MCLB Albany, presided over the ceremony, which was attended by members of the

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Destructive weather EXERCISE for March 26

*EXERCISE* *EXERCISE* *EXERCISE *On Tuesday, March 26, officials here will conduct a destructive weather exercise that is scheduled to last for the entire day. The purpose of the exercise is to test our notification system, response actions and accountability of employees. As part of the exercise, our mass notification systems will sound indicating

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Marines separating from the Marine Corps attend a recent Transition Readiness Seminar to learn about employment, education, career/technical training and entrepreneurship opportunities as they prepare to return to the civilian world. - Marines separating from the Marine Corps attend a recent Transition Readiness Seminar to learn about employment, education, career/technical training and entrepreneurship opportunities as they prepare to return to the civilian world.

Base holds monthly transition seminars

Every service member will have to separate from the military eventually. To ease the return to the civilian world, the Marine Corps has created a Transition Readiness Seminar. The seminar, implemented in March 2012, is mandatory for Marines and highly encouraged for Sailors stationed at Marine Corps installations. “Although the Marine Corps is the

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Staff Sgt. Juana L. De Los Santos, equal opportunity advisor for Marine Corps Logistics Command reads a book to a class full of students during Read Across America day Mar. 1. The NEA began the event Mar. 2, 1998 and is meant as a celebration which will further inspire students to read throughout the year. In Albany, Marines took part in the event volunteering their time at local schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brandon L. Saunders/released) - Staff Sgt. Juana L. De Los Santos, equal opportunity advisor for Marine Corps Logistics Command reads a book to a class full of students during Read Across America day Mar. 1. The NEA began the event Mar. 2, 1998 and is meant as a celebration which will further inspire students to read throughout the year. In Albany, Marines took part in the event volunteering their time at local schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brandon L. Saunders/released)

Marines participate in Read Across America Day

Marines stationed at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany read books to children during Read Across America Day at Lamar Reese Magnet School of Arts, in Albany, March 1. According to the National Education Association, Read Across America is an annual reading moti-vation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate

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Eye safety is paramount in the workplace

Each year thousands of workers suffer on-the-job eye injuries that cause permanent damage, or even blindness, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Prevent Blindness America reported that more than 2,000 people injure their eyes on the job daily. Eye injuries on the job can range from temporary impairment to permanent impairment. While a

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Vacationers, who are planning an ultimate summer trip or a spur-of-the-moment getaway, can get a head start at Marine Corps Community Services’ Information, Tickets and Tours’ 15th annual Travel and Recreation Trade Show at Thomason Gymnasium here, Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Vacationers, who are planning an ultimate summer trip or a spur-of-the-moment getaway, can get a head start at Marine Corps Community Services’ Information, Tickets and Tours’ 15th annual Travel and Recreation Trade Show at Thomason Gymnasium here, Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Information, Tickets and Tours hosts annual trade show for vacationers

Vacationers, who are planning an ultimate summer trip or a spur-of-the-moment getaway, can get a head start at Marine Corps Community Services’ Information, Tickets and Tours’ 15th annual Travel and Recreation Trade Show at Thomason Gymnasium here, Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The free show is open to all base personnel, retirees and their

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Active-duty service members, Civilian-Marines, contractors, family members, retirees and guests, who work, live and visit Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany may submit tips, leads and criminal or suspicious activities with photographs they witness on the base 24/7 to the Marine Corps’ Eagle Eyes website, usmceagleeyes.org. - Active-duty service members, Civilian-Marines, contractors, family members, retirees and guests, who work, live and visit Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany may submit tips, leads and criminal or suspicious activities with photographs they witness on the base 24/7 to the Marine Corps’ Eagle Eyes website, usmceagleeyes.org.