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MCLB Albany commanding officer aiming to boost community engagement, raise up next Marine generation

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

Marines celebrate Veterans Day with community

One day after celebrating the Marine Corps’ 244th birthday, a few Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany celebrated Veterans Day with the local community, Nov. 11.Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Young, sergeant major, MCLB Albany, was the guest speaker at the American Legion Post 512. He told the near-capacity crowd that he was honored to be given the

Marines honored at Rise and Shine breakfast

A near-capacity crowd of community and business leaders gathered at the Merry Acres Event Center in Albany, Georgia, July 10, to show their appreciation for those who currently serve in the military at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.The annual Military Appreciation Rise and Shine Breakfast, hosted by the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce's

Thomasville Rose Parade hosts native son; fulfills dream

For the first time in its 71-year history, the Thomasville Rose Parade, part of the 98th annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Ga., hosted Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, April 26. As thousands of onlookers lined the streets in historic downtown along Broad and Smith Avenues, the utterings of “oohs and ahhs” could be heard

Marines, civilian-Marines help community celebrate Christmas

For the 28th consecutive year, Marines joined City of Albany officials by leading the Celebration of Lights Parade in downtown Albany, Ga., Dec. 15. The annual tree lighting ceremony signifies the start of the parade and this year was done by Marines with the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Program. As thousands of spectators lined the streets

MCLB Albany hosts week-long summer camp for JROTC cadets

Dozens of Navy and Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets spent an intense five days at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany for its first-ever summer camp. More than 40 cadets from five schools in DeKalb County got a week-long taste of basic leadership training. NJROTC Naval Science Instructor, Steven Thompson said many of the

MCLB Albany hosts first-ever Marine team challenge

Dozens of hard-charging Marines put their physical strength to the test during the first-ever Marine team challenge aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Apr. 27, 2018. The Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit sponsored a 3-mile obstacle course to measure the Marines strength, endurance, marksmanship and strategy. "We want to keep them

Base personnel wear denim and blue for Sexual Assault Awareness

Marines and civilian-Marines from various commands aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany sported blue shirts and denim jeans for one day only in support of sexual assault awareness, 25 April 2018.Base Commanding Officer Col. James C. Carroll III, authorized the wearing of denim by active-duty Marines to support National Denim Day.“It was an

MCLB Albany Marine returns from first deployment

Sgt. Joshua Robles, training noncommissioned officer, Military Operations and Training Branch, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, returned home Feb. 7 after a six-month deployment to Kuwait. He was welcomed by Marines at the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany, Georgia. Robles served as a Secretary of the Joint Staff administration

Base officials re-open Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society office

Marines, civilian-Marines and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society volunteers gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to re-open the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society office at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Dec. 13. Cutting the red-ribbon were Col. James C. Carroll, III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, and Megan O'Connell,

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