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Marines

News

Archive: 2002

Base holds tree lighting event;

The MCLB Albany Christmas season officially began with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Sunday. The event gave base families time together and spread the holiday spirit. It also helps bring civilians and Marines together during the holiday season, said Gunnery Sgt. William Jones Jr., Christmas Tree Lightning ceremony coordinator and

ASMC monthly luncheon held;

The commander of Marine Corps Materiel Command spoke at the American Society of Military Comptrollers monthly luncheon at the Crossroads Restaurant here Nov. 14. Maj. Gen. Bradley M. Lott, opened his remarks by thanking the comptrollers for doing their jobs to the best of their ability, and told them that though it might not seem like it all of

CDC to kick off holiday season;

The Officers' Spouses Club will hold a free Children's Christmas party for all military and base employees' families Saturday at the Child Development Center from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Last year, more than 200 children attended the event. The bash is open to families and children of all ages. Several activities have been planned to keep the

Ensuring unique vehicle makes big bang;

Three Aardvarks recently visited Maintenance Center Albany, but not the sharp-clawed burrowing creatures found in Africa. An Aardvark MK3 is an armored vehicle that effectively clears antitank and antipersonnel landmines. Aardvark Clear Mine Ltd in Scotland manufactures the MK3. The vehicle either detonates or unearths the mines by using 72

Maintenance Centers share successes;

Twenty-seven employees from the Marine Corps Multi-Commodity Maintenance Center at Barstow, Calif., visited Albany's depot during the week of Nov. 18 to see how commercial best practices, 'Theory of Constraints,' 'Manufacturing Resource Planning' and 'Lean Thinking,' have helped the Multi-Commodity Maintenance Center here improve operations across

Marine of the Quarter learning to lead and succeed;

The Few. The Proud. The Marines. That recruiting slogan has enticed many young men and women to become part of something larger than themselves. One young Marine who wanted to be part of the Corps' long standing history and tradition is Lance Cpl. Felix Cardoze, the Marine of the Quarter. Cardoze, a Dickinson, N.D., native, competed against some

NCO of the Quarter strives to succeed in Corps;

Some people spend all their lives searching for themselves. Others know relatively early in life. At 15, Sgt. Jolanta Krempin, the NCO of the Quarter, had a clear picture of where she wanted her life to go. Krempin had immigrated to the United States from Warsaw, Poland, with her parents in 1993 and began high school, graduating in 1996. By the

Safety top priority;

Change is not always for the best. But for some Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany employees things are looking up due to improvements in their work habits. The Maintenance Center's Trades Department supervisors and branch heads implemented new procedures at the beginning of the year to emphasize the importance of safety and to reduce injuries.

Marines check out bomb threats at Lee County schools;

LEESBURG, Ga. - A military working-dog team from Marine Corps Logistics Bases Albany was called into action three times in the past week, to aid local law-enforcement at three Lee County schools. The first incident occurred Thursday when faculty at the Lee County Elementary School on Firetower Road in Leesburg. found a note in the girls' restroom

MCLB Albany all-star team plays Cherry Point;

In a Marine bragging rights match-up, a football team from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., faced off against a team from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The Cherry Point team has been the reigning champion in the Camp Lejeune tackle football league for several years and is currently undefeated in regular season play. With a

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