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Marines

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Archive: 2000

MCLB parade ground christened Schmid Field

In an evening filled with tears and emotion, Maj. Gen. Paul. M. Lee, Jr., commander of Marine Corps Materiel Command, dedicated the bases parade field to the late Maj. Gen. Clarence H. Schmid. Schmid was the first commanding general here after the consolidation of the Marine Corps Inventory Control Point and Marine Corps Supply Activity commands.

Base employee earns Exceptional Civilian Service Medal

Emblem Staff A 13-year employee at MCLB Albany was presented the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service Friday at a ceremony in Bldg. 3700. Harry McDole, a Chester, W.Va., native and director of G-6 operations, received the Secretary of Defense award primarily in relation to his work with the Marine Corps Year 2000 Logistics

Leadership: Leading Marines from the front

Editors note: Leadership is one of the foundations the Marine Corps is built on. It requires judgment, integrity, honesty, decisiveness and many other attributes expected of Marines in day-to-day activities. Everyone understands what leadership is, yet each of us views it and defines it a little differently. The following is Maj. Stephen Reynolds

Local computer interns put knowledge into practice

Two high school students got the chance to put theory into practice this summer when they were accepted as computer network interns in the computer repair and help desk section aboard MCLB Albany. The interns, upcoming seniors Benjamin Harrold of Dougherty Comprehensive High School and Benjamin Lindsey of Albany High School, were part of a larger

LogBases Quality of Life Committee tackles personnel issues

A host of Marines and civilian-Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Bases meet bi-weekly to discuss personnel concerns and hash out conflicting issues within the command. The Quality of Life Committee, co-chaired by Sgt. Maj. Earl Suggs, LogBases sergeant major; Ben Martin, AFGE union president; and Don DuBose, Federal Managers Association

New base sergeant major assumes post

MCLB Albany personnel welcomed a new sergeant major here July 17. With fewer than four days on board, Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Waltz, attended a professional military education meeting for all noncommissioned officers. He addressed many enlisted issues and concerns about the everyday lives of Marines during the PME. Waltz spoke to the NCOs from years of

Teachers participate in Job Shadow Program

Two teachers from Dougherty County Middle School shadowed MCLB Albany civilian managers here July 10-14 under the Job Shadow Program organized by the Albany-Dougherty Community Partnership for Education. Teachers Dorothy Day and Donald Poole were selected to take part in the program designed to give teachers a better idea of what is expected of

That day, it could have been the last hug

With all the messages, briefs and warnings, it didnt hit home until it happened to me. I had to be back at work Tuesday. I left Sunday a long 16-hour drive ahead of me. At midnight I stopped to sleep. I woke up at 6 a.m. Monday to finish the drive. A couple of hours along, I refueled and ate. Almost home only four more hours, I thought. Then it

They went from Private to Lieutenant Colonel

Hard work, dedication and determination led to the recent promotions of three MCLB Marine officers to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Lt. Cols. Kenneth Brown, Benjamin Braden and Kent Morrison are prior enlisted Marines here. Brown, who was pinned April 1, plans, schedules and coordinates the workload distribution between the MCLB Albany

Blount Island Command Technical Assistance Advisory Teams sharpens focus on success

Warfighting equipment from the Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Ships made its way into recent Marine Air-Ground Task Force exercises. Responsibility for ensuring successful use of that equipment, a job belonging to Technical Assistance and Advisory Teams, was included. The two teams, or TAATs, from the Marine Corps Blount Island Command in

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