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Archive: 2007

Trumpeter presses iron for Marine Corps

He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 198 pounds. With his broad shoulders and 20-inch biceps, it might be difficult to picture this power lifter, who bench presses more than 400 pounds, playing a trumpet. This particular power lifter is the exception. Cpl. Garrett Anthony Martin, a native of Kingwood, Texas, has two passions in life, power

New activity set to become Marine Corps Logistics Command’s knowledge manager

As Marine Corps Logistics Command reorganizes to better serve the warfighter, Col. L.M. Baudoin d’Ajoux feels like a coach. Col. “Bo,” who is comfortable with the nickname used by his staff, has been down the reorganization road before. “In the past, I’ve taken part in bringing together into one unit organizations from three commands. I found

Recycling program reduces waste

The Environmental Branch here shares the responsibility with service members, their families and employees to protect the environment aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. Recycling is just one of the many ways that is used to care for the environment. Recycling is the collection of used materials and reprocessing and remanufacturing them

Town hall addresses upcoming housing privatization

Base residents of Hill Village attended one of two town hall meetings held April 10 at the Base Theater to discuss the future of their housing aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. The purpose of the meetings was to present basic information about the Public-Private Venture initiative, describe the anticipated impact to families, as well as

MCLB Albany prepares Earth Day activities

April 22 will commemorate the 37th anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day was organized to promote environmental awareness and highlight growing concerns over pollution of the soil, air and water. “This day is designated to have people stop and think of what their impact on the environment is, and if it is a negative impact, find a way to correct

Maintenance Center team recognized for ‘saving lives’

Members of Maintenance Center Albany were acknowledged in a ceremony April 3 by Col. John P. Lopez, assistant chief of staff, G-8, I Marine Expedition Force (Forward), and former commanding officer of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, for the work they did in designing, fabricating and deploying 53 improvised explosive device rollers. Lopez

Base remembers fallen Marine

Servicemembers, employees and family members gathered April 5 for a memorial service at the Base Chapel for Cpl. Dustin J. Lee. Lee was a K-9 handler here and was attached to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq and on March 21 was killed during combat operations. Lee would have been 21 years old April 7. During

Maintenance Center Marine remembers iconic event

“We gave them freedom.” That’s what Master Sgt. Leon C. Lambert says is the legacy of the toppling of a statue of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the push into Baghdad April 9, 2003. He and his crew aboard an M-88A2 “Hercules” tank retriever helped it happen. And when the fourth anniversary of that event arrives next week, Lambert, now a

Albany Civilian Marine promotes autism awareness walk

Editor’s note: April is Autism Awareness Month. When Diane Blocker’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with autism, she faced reality. “I cried for about two weeks, because you have a way you see your life, and the more you learn about autism, the more you learn that’s not the way it’s going to be,” she said. Then she did what moms do. She

Civilian pay system in transition

If you are a civilian employee in a non-bargaining unit at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany and Marine Corps Logistics Command, how you get paid will soon change. Final regulations for the National Security Personnel System were published in the Federal Register Nov. 1, 2005, and organizations across the Department of Defense have been

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