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CDC kids have “fun” at the dentist February 28, 2008 — Children enjoy visiting the dentist as much as adults, right? Not if you ask pre-kindergarten kids from the Child Development Center at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany who visited the Dental Health Clinic Feb. 26. They listened attentively as a children’s book based on Dora the Explorer was read to them, and they swarmed over the chairs in the MORE

MCLB Albany Navy corpsman earns top honors February 28, 2008 — Petty Officer 1st Class Dewel Jamerson, hospital corpsman, Naval Branch Health Clinic, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, knows that a military career based on hard work and a good attitude pays off. But his journey into military service almost didn’t begin with the Navy. “I first thought about the Air Force. I have an uncle who’s a colonel right MORE

Blount Island Command supports Maritime Prepositioning Force February 28, 2008 — The mission for Marine Corps Logistic Command’s Maritime Prepositioning Force based at Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., is to provide prepositioned equipment and supplies that can be linked with Navy and Marine forces outside the continental United States during a crisis or incident. And one key to success is using operational logistics to meet MORE

Local Marine to appear on History Channel February 28, 2008 — Although Hollywood has called him, he has not traded his diamond for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, yet. 1st Sgt. William E. Bodette Jr., first sergeant, Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, will be participating in a ten-part series on the History Channel called Battle 360. The series begins Friday and ends May 2. MORE

Naval logistics team mulls changes February 8, 2008 — A sampling of the Executive Board of the Naval Logistics Integration program met at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Friday for their annual conference to review the latest proposals to streamline logistics services between the Marine Corps and Navy. Hosted by Maj. Gen. Willie J. Williams, commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command, the MORE

MCA civilian-Marines deploy to Iraq February 7, 2008 — On Friday, Maintenance Center Albany sent a group of 17 civilian-Marines, mostly mechanics and welders, to the Al Anbar Province in Iraq. These volunteers will join the 15 mechanics and four welders already in the theater of operations who are on six-month deployments. “This is mostly about the MRAP project,” said Cpl. Christopher Mayrand, Marine MORE

CG MarCorSysCom assesses the GWOT during Town Hall meeting January 17, 2008 — “The Marine Corps has not had a Marine killed due to enemy action in Iraq since Oct. 19, nearly four months. You don’t hear a lot about that in the press. But things are going very well in Al Anbar (province),” said Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, commanding general, Marine Corps Systems Command, as he addressed a Town Hall meeting for MarCorSysCom MORE

Marine lives charmed life January 17, 2008 — When asked, he didn’t really recall how many times he and the convoys he rode in encountered improvised explosive devices. “It seriously got to the point where there was an explosion in the convoy at the other end and, it was kind of like, there’s another one I survived,” said Sgt. James C. Barber Jr., purchasing contract specialist, Contracts MORE

CG MCIEast calls MCLB Albany “tight-knit” January 17, 2008 — Maj. Gen. Robert C. Dickerson Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Installations East, visited Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany on Thursday and Friday, meeting with base and Marine Corps Logistics Command personnel during the two days. Dickerson’s conclusion: “The community is a great community. They are all very supportive.” He called MCLB MORE

Marines more than family; warriors January 7, 2008 — Most Marines face the challenge of leaving their immediate families behind when they deploy. That is not the case for three 4th Supply Battalion Marines. Cpls. Dohel Ortiz Jr., 25, Shayla Ortiz, 26, and Lance Cpl. Geraldo Ortiz, 23, all warehousemen with Detachment 2, Supply Company, 4th Supply Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces MORE

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