Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the reins at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the base forward.Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line.McKinney took command of MCLB Albany on June 29, succeeding Col. Michael J. Fitzgerald. He came to Albany from the role of chief operations officer and contracting officer representative at the Capability Prototypes Office under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, which he had been serving in since May 2021.The colonel was exposed to the military life early.“My father was a Navy doc. He inspired me to serve,” McKinney said.He was
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Going from food service specialist to a logistics officer and company commander, Capt. Jennifer Adams has grown substantially in her time as a U.S. Marine.She is not done growing yet.Adams started off in 2005 as an enlisted Marine working in a food service specialist billet. In 2017, at that time a staff sergeant, she began the transition as a commissioned officer and later earned the military occupational specialty of logistics officer.“I have been on the logistics track my entire career,” she said. “I have served in units amongst the three major subordinate commands in the Marine Corps, including 2nd Marine Division, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and 1st Marine Logistics Group and have been serving in logistical roles to the point where I am
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Fisher House Foundation’s Scholarships for Military Children program has awarded deserving children of U.S. service members scholarship grants, providing an early leg up in funding their higher education dreams, for the 23rd straight year.Five-hundred children were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the nonprofit foundation for the 2023-24 academic year. Among them is the 18-year-old son of a Marine Corps Systems Command employee at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.Brody Glen Morris, 18, graduated from Lee County High School in Leesburg, Georgia earlier this year as his class salutatorian out of 463 students, earning a 4.798 GPA. His father is a 20-year retired Marine who currently works in SYSCOM. He has an impressive list of
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Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Flowers came out of high school to take on service in the U.S. Marine Corps, looking for growth in the next chapter.He has had the chance to build on that growth at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany while investing in the resources which built him.Flowers, of Moultrie, entered the Marine Corps via delayed entry in 2005. He graduated from Colquitt County High School in 2006, entering Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island that June.“I was looking for something that would challenge me,” Flowers, now the adjutant chief at MCLB Albany, said. “Marine Corps boot camp is one of the hardest initial trainings. I thought if I could make it through that, I could make it through life.”Moultrie is located roughly 30 miles from
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Col. Matthew J. McKinney assumed command of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany after Col. Michael J. Fitzgerald relinquished command, June 29.Fitzgerald is going on to become the chief of staff at Marine Corps Installations East. McKinney comes to MCLB Albany after serving as chief operating officer, Innovation and Modernization Directorate, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.Leadership from the Albany area community were in attendance at the change of command ceremony. Also at the ceremony was Col. Adolfo Garcia Jr., commander, MCIEAST, who made brief remarks as did the outgoing and incoming colonels.Fitzgerald was awarded the Legion of Merit at the change of command.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin announced Friday the 2023 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, or CINC Award. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany was named this year’s U.S. Marine Corps recipient.The CINC Award recognizes outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The six recipients of this highly competitive presidential award were selected for their exemplary support of Department of Defense missions.The award recognizes the military installation whose leaders and workforce have made the most outstanding contributions to increased productivity and overall excellence.“This award highlights MCLB Albany's premiere installation support of
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Cpl. Ian Denisiu is a long way from home. Even his journey to get to the Marine Corps was longer than most.It is paying off for him though, and those in the community are noticing his leadership potential.Denisiu, from La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., is a canine handler for the Marine Corps Police Department at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. He was meritoriously promoted to his current rank in March.Denisiu went after a college education following his graduation from Crescenta Valley High School. He was a developer at a marketing firm for three years, working with a team of three people beneath him. Much of his team’s work went to promoting animal charities.He went from there to the Los Angeles County Sheriff and Los Angeles Police
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Lee County Junior Leadership Academy toured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany with Anthony Wade, operations and plans specialist, May 9.Immediately after the tour, the academy met with MCLB Albany leaders Lt. Col. Christian Felder, executive officer, MCLB Albany; Terry Whitaker, director of small business, Marine Corps Logistics Command; Kurt Bland, deputy director, Communications and Information Systems Division; and George Lampkin, director of C4, LOGCOM. Each expressed their views of the importance of higher education, communication and leadership.
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The "One Team, One Fight" principle brings about special emphasis in the Department of Defense for partnership. The U.S. Marine Corps is no exception.This has been seen in recent days at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, which worked with 8th Engineer Support Battalion from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to construct a new endurance course.The project demonstrates a commitment to camaraderie and physical fitness and shows what partnership can do to meet mission and training requirements with gumption.“The new endurance course shows what can happen when a partnership forms among Marines to take care of their own,” MCLB Albany Commanding Officer Col. Michael Fitzgerald said. “It was truly a team effort, and the project’s
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