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Lt. Cmdr. Donald Mitchell, senior nurse executive, Naval Branch Health Clinic-Albany, aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, retires after 30-years of active-duty service in the Navy at a “fair winds” celebration in Orange Park, Florida, May 14. Mitchell kicked-off his own retirement ceremony before a standing-room-only crowd of witnesses, donned in a sea of U.S. Navy summer uniforms and white civilian attire, who poured into the Orange Park Women’s Club to celebrate the honoree. - Lt. Cmdr. Donald Mitchell, senior nurse executive, Naval Branch Health Clinic-Albany, aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, retires after 30-years of active-duty service in the Navy at a “fair winds” celebration in Orange Park, Florida, May 14. Mitchell kicked-off his own retirement ceremony before a standing-room-only crowd of witnesses, donned in a sea of U.S. Navy summer uniforms and white civilian attire, who poured into the Orange Park Women’s Club to celebrate the honoree.

Staff Sgt. Steven McGahee, postal clerk, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, assists a customer at the installation’s mailroom, May 12. McGahee was meritoriously promoted to his current rank recently after winning the final meritorious promotion board at Marine Corps Installations Command. - Staff Sgt. Steven McGahee, postal clerk, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, assists a customer at the installation’s mailroom, May 12. McGahee was meritoriously promoted to his current rank recently after winning the final meritorious promotion board at Marine Corps Installations Command.

Master Sgt. Roberto Nolasco (left), operations and training chief, Military Operations and Training Branch, and Sgt. Tavarez Hayman, ammunition technician, Logistics Support Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, prepare to distribute ammo to Marines, Sailors and Marine Corps police officers taking the Combat Pistol Program course of fire qualification at MCLB Albany. The CPP training is one of several scheduled and conducted on the installation’s pistol range to facilitate annual qualification requirements for service members and law enforcement personnel. - Master Sgt. Roberto Nolasco (left), operations and training chief, Military Operations and Training Branch, and Sgt. Tavarez Hayman, ammunition technician, Logistics Support Division, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, prepare to distribute ammo to Marines, Sailors and Marine Corps police officers taking the Combat Pistol Program course of fire qualification at MCLB Albany. The CPP training is one of several scheduled and conducted on the installation’s pistol range to facilitate annual qualification requirements for service members and law enforcement personnel.

Cpl. Peter Hernandez-fuentes, adjutant clerk, Marine Corps Logistics Command, dances with Lydia Olds, Spanish teacher, International Studies Elementary School, Albany, Ga., during the annual Unity Day celebration held recently on Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. The event is held to educate individuals on diversity and celebrate differences. - Cpl. Peter Hernandez-fuentes, adjutant clerk, Marine Corps Logistics Command, dances with Lydia Olds, Spanish teacher, International Studies Elementary School, Albany, Ga., during the annual Unity Day celebration held recently on Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. The event is held to educate individuals on diversity and celebrate differences.

Sgt. Frederick Graham (left), heavy equipment engineer maintenance chief, Organic Maintenance Unit, Marine Corps Logistics Command, meets one of the original Montford Point Marines, Henry L. Jackson, a World War II veteran and retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant. Jackson, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient, was one of the 20,000 African-American Marines to attend basic training at Montford Point, North Carolina, on a mandate from then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the period between 1942 and 1949. Jackson and Graham, who recently met, shared some of their experiences in the Marine Corps. - Sgt. Frederick Graham (left), heavy equipment engineer maintenance chief, Organic Maintenance Unit, Marine Corps Logistics Command, meets one of the original Montford Point Marines, Henry L. Jackson, a World War II veteran and retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant. Jackson, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient, was one of the 20,000 African-American Marines to attend basic training at Montford Point, North Carolina, on a mandate from then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the period between 1942 and 1949. Jackson and Graham, who recently met, shared some of their experiences in the Marine Corps.

Sgt. Miguel Cebrero, goalie, All-Marine Men’s Soccer Team, blocks a shot from Sgt. Jean St. Germain, during the All-Marine Men’s Soccer Team tryouts aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., April 25. Cebrero is a supply chief with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Germain is a supply administration clerk with 2nd Radio Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Sgt. Miguel Cebrero, goalie, All-Marine Men’s Soccer Team, blocks a shot from Sgt. Jean St. Germain, during the All-Marine Men’s Soccer Team tryouts aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., April 25. Cebrero is a supply chief with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Germain is a supply administration clerk with 2nd Radio Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.