To update his Marines here on the state of the Corps, the 33rd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps conducts a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Base Theater, May 5. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., who assumed his current post, Dec. 15, 2012, spoke about the Corps' combat missions, current operations, deployments, logistics support, equipment and training. - To update his Marines here on the state of the Corps, the 33rd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps conducts a town hall meeting at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Base Theater, May 5. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., who assumed his current post, Dec. 15, 2012, spoke about the Corps' combat missions, current operations, deployments, logistics support, equipment and training.