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Set apart: Marine uses leadership principle to achieve meritorious promotion

Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions is one of 11 principles that shape the foundation of a Marine Corps leader. Sgt. Hope Timberlake, postal clerk, Post Office, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, has honed this leadership principle, setting herself apart from her peers, resulting in a recent meritorious promotion to her

Marines complete Martial Arts Instructors Course

Training and successfully testing for one of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program’s belts was not enough for several Marines aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. They wanted a bigger challenge…to become a MCMAP instructor and teach their fellow Marines how to execute each technique correctly. This was the end result for five Marines who

Montford Point Marine recalls boot camp experience

When Hurricane Matthew traveled up the Atlantic coast recently, more than 6,000 recruits from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, sought shelter aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.Observing the recruits training during the evacuation allowed Montford Point Marine Henry L. Jackson to revisit his past. Jackson, 87,

Base becomes training ground for next generation of Marines

Boots hitting the pavement, drill instructors bellowing, snaps and pops of recruits handling weapons during drill and other sounds of recruit training can no longer be heard from recruits aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. The more than 6,000 recruits and permanent personnel from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina,

Mess night: Marines celebrate one of Corps’ oldest traditions

Exceeded only by to the Marine Corps’ birthday, mess night is one of the Corps’ most celebrated traditions. Mess night is a ceremonial occasion where Marines, wearing their dress blue uniforms with ornate medals, gather to share the Corps’ customs and courtesies as well as build camaraderie and Esprit de Corps.During this time-honored tradition,

Marines join community to observe 9/11

Major Stephen Lacovara, program manager, Logistics Capabilities Center, Marine Corps Logistics Command, was one of several guests including local leaders, first responders and active-duty military, participating in the 15th annual Patriot's Field of Flags in front of the Albany Mall, Sept. 10. The 9/11 program, organized by the American Legion Post

Base summer reading program concludes with awards, games

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Summer Reading Program ended with awards, friendly games and a small lunch for youth booklovers at Covella Pond, Aug. 20. The event, themed, “Read for the Win,” was held to encourage students to read during the summer while they were out of school. According to Amos Tookes, librarian, Marine Corps Community

Marine proud to represent MCLB Albany at HITT competition

After four days of grueling competition, 2nd Lt. Delaney T. Bourlakov, adjutant, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, completed the second annual High Intensity Tactical Training Athlete Championship aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, Aug. 18. "I was pretty exhausted," Bourlakov said. "Lifting my arms to do my hair had

Officials break ground on new large-scale solar facility at MCLB Albany

In a collaborative effort between the Department of the Navy, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company located in Atlanta, Georgia, officials broke ground on a large-scale solar facility aboard the installation, April 28.Georgia Power will build, own, operate and maintain the 44-megawatt solar facility.

MDMC restores historical artifacts for Corps’ National Museum

Spearheading the Marine attack on the Southern frontier of Kuwait during the opening moments of Operation Desert Storm has earned Genesis II, M60A1 Main Battle Tank, a permanent place in the National Museum of the Marine Corps, in Triangle, Virginia.The tank, along with an Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Humvee, and M198 Howitzer, are scheduled to be

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