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Marines

News

Archive: 2001

MCLB Albany Marines train; get to know the ropes

A CH-46 helicopter crashes and lands on the side of a cliff in the mountains of Afghanistan. The crew is alive, but badly injured and cannot be reached by anyone below. Only one Marine squad is close enough to save the crew's lives. With no more than a single rope, one-by-one Marines rappel down to the crew members in time to perform life saving

Blacks In Government sponsor day of training

The Albany chapter of Blacks in Government held its third annual professional day of training Friday at the Base Training Office in Bldg. 3010. The training was open to all federal, city, county, state and federal employees. BIG is a national organization that consists of city, county, state and federal employees. The organization's goals are to

Marine follows mom's lead

Throughout history, the Corps' legacy has been passed from generation to generation. Recently, this legacy took a less traditional route from mother to son. Pvt. Kevin A. Ross earned the title Marine, at Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 26. His mother, Master Sgt. Lisa A. Dunson, a supply chief with Fleet Support Division here, graduated from boot

SRAC briefed to base leaders

Logistics experts from throughout the Marine Corps met Oct. 30 Nov 7 at the Best Western in Albany to discuss supply functions of the Marine Corps Systems Command Program Manager Information Systems, Systems Realignment and Categorization/Consolidation initiative. The process is designed to support logistical planning throughout the Marine Corps.

Base CO hosts People With Disabilities Luncheon here

Col. Charles V. Mugno, base commanding officer, hosted a luncheon Oct. 31 at the Base Conference Center in honor of people with disabilities. The center was filled with smiling and familiar faces. The room was decorated with first-place ribbons and checkered flags portraying the theme for the luncheon "Win with Ability." Lt. Cmdr. Roger Richards,

Bandmaster enjoys leading Albany's Marine Band

The sound of Marines' carefully-tuned and precisely balanced instruments fills the air. The listeners' tears demonstrate how moving the music is. Directing the band is a man who is perhaps more proficient at leading Marines than conducting musicians. Master Gunnery Sgt. Matthew R. Farquhar, a Woodstock, Ga., native, is the Albany Marine Band's

Logistics Base commander addresses local organization;

The commander of Marine Corps Logistics Bases recently addressed more than 60 attendees at a local civic association meeting. BGen. Richard S. Kramlich shared his thoughts and other information regarding the present-day Marine Corps with members of the Albany Golden Key Kiwanis Club July 25 at the Saint Patrick's Episcopal Church. The Kiwanis

Marine Barracks Washington honors MCLB Albany, community leaders, congressman during parade

The U.S. Marine Band, Drum and Bugle Corps, Silent Drill Platoon, Color Guard and close-order drill unit of Marine Barracks, 8th and I streets in Washington, honored MCLB Albany, Albany and Dougherty County leaders and Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop during the units' Friday evening parade at Marine Barracks, Washington. Some 140

Proclamation joins some Logistics Bases, Systems Command personnel for efficiency

The commanders and deputy commanders of Marine Corps Logistics Bases and Systems Command joined the commander and executive director of their parent command, Materiel Command, Friday in signing a proclamation that integrates life cycle management under a single process owner. Maj. Gen. Paul M. Lee Jr., former MatCom commander; BGen. Richard S.

Materiel life cycle management realigned;;Integration developed, mapped functions for effective support;

The Marine Corps Materiel Command established a charter in early 2000 to develop and map the functions, processes and structure to support effective materiel life cycle management, to integrate product life cycle management under the cognizance of a single process owner and, ultimately, to provide Marines with the best possible support to

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