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Archive: 2003

DECA worldwide scholarship awarded

The Defense Commissary Agency, Kraft Foods and Fisher House awarded their annual scholarship at a ceremony held at the commissary here June 19. The $1,500 check was presented to Terry L. Whitaker Jr., son of retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer Terry L. Whitaker Sr. and Zina Whitaker. Although many applications were submitted, Whitaker came out on

Safety paramount concern on Independence Day;

As July 4th approaches, you are probably thinking about sitting out on the lawn with family and neighbors, eating snacks and watching beautiful fireworks bursting in the night sky. July 4th celebration can be a lot of fun. However, cookouts and fireworks, often the centerpiece of July 4th celebration, can actually be very dangerous. Nationally,

Tag-out, lock-out hazardous energy sources

You're working on a piece of machinery when it suddenly begins to function on its own. How could that happen? Perhaps someone didn't properly follow lockout/tag-out procedures? Fortunately, you were not injured Ð this time Ð but you certainly could have been. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in 29 CFR 1910.147, requires

Logistics Command officially established

The Logistics Command was officially established on June 9 when the Commandant of the Marine Corps signed All Marine Message 039/03, entitled Establishment of the Marine Corps Logistics Command, which states: "MarCorLogCom Mission. To provide worldwide, integrated logistics/supply chain and distribution management; depot level maintenance

LogCom command changes hands

The first official change of command following the establishment of the Logistics Command happened Friday at Schmidt Field. Maj. Gen. Bradley M. Lott handed the reigns to Maj. Gen. Harold Mashburn during the one-hour ceremony. Lott thanked the band, emergency services, Naval medical personnel, and the Provost Marshal's Office personnel for their

Base gym expanding, adding features;

The Daniels Family Fitness Center here is making several additions to the structure that will allow for a wider variety of workouts. The more than $800,000 in changes will include three additional rooms, each of which will be dedicated to a particular kind of equipment such as free weights or cardiovascular equipment. About 4,000 square feet will

Albany travel clerk earns NCO of the quarter title

A first term corporal was recently named MCLB Albany noncommissioned officer of the quarter for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2003. Cpl. Dexter White, a Buena Vista, Ga., native and Finance Office travel clerk here, has been enlisted in the Marine Corps for three years and nine months and plans to reenlist, he said. White has enjoyed the Marine

MCLB's first female brown belt instructor certified

A class of Marines, including only one female Marine, recently graduated from training as marital arts instructors. While the other Marines in the instructor course endeavored to attain their green belt instructor certification, this female focused on attaining the next level, the brown belt instructor certification. Cpl. Theresa Barnes, travel

LogCom receives new commander

The Marine Corps Logistics Command will change hands here in a 10 a.m. ceremony on Schmidt Field Friday. Maj. Gen. Bradley M. Lott, LogCom commander, will hand the reigns to Maj. Gen. Harold Mashburn, Jr., who is currently serving as the commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

Competition runs high for micro-soccer playoffs

Beads of sweat poured off several Marines' foreheads as they darted to and fro in the hot Georgia sun. Despite the intense heat, Marines dashed about June 12 on two micro-soccer fields near Covella Pond. The level of competition was high as they played one of the last games of the season before the playoffs. According to Frank Churchill, who

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