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A new forklift simulator, complete with virtual reality goggles and a two-sided screen, allows for those in forklift training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany to see what they would see – and perform the same maneuvers – as if they were on a real forklift. Now in a dedicated space in the base’s Garrison Mobile Equipment branch, it provides a way to train forklift drivers with an added layer of safety. The ribbon was cut on the investment June 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Jennifer Parks) - A new forklift simulator, complete with virtual reality goggles and a two-sided screen, allows for those in forklift training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany to see what they would see – and perform the same maneuvers – as if they were on a real forklift. Now in a dedicated space in the base’s Garrison Mobile Equipment branch, it provides a way to train forklift drivers with an added layer of safety. The ribbon was cut on the investment June 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Jennifer Parks)

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Command and Marine Depot Maintenance Command leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $25.6 million welding and body shop, June 16. The construction of this new facility will support Production Plant Albany and provide both large and small open bays for repairs to military tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jonathan Wright) - Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Command and Marine Depot Maintenance Command leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $25.6 million welding and body shop, June 16. The construction of this new facility will support Production Plant Albany and provide both large and small open bays for repairs to military tactical vehicles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jonathan Wright)