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Marines

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Archive: 2009

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Paralympic athlete trains with Marine here for summer games

Eric McDaniel Jr. had a promising military career in the Army until a life-threatening accident during training nearly killed him. But you’d never know about his physical challenge if you saw the Special Forces veteran working out on his bicycle along Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., roads preparing for the 2009 State Games of America in

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MCA commander reflects on tour, Marine Corps

With the fast moving pace of supporting the warfighter and repairing equipment, it is hard to believe it has been two years since Col. Daniel Gillan, commanding officer, Maintenance Center Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Command, arrived from San Diego, Calif., in June 2007 to assume command of MCA.Gillan will retire Friday after 32 years of

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Memorial service to be held for base employee

A memorial service in honor of the late Jerome Parker, of Columbus, Ga., will be held at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10 a.m.Parker was a contract employee of the United States Postal Service, and had worked in the base post office since 1998.His funeral was held Tuesday in

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MRAPs moved to Afghanistan

Editor’s note:As the Marine Corps presence increases in Helmand Province in Southern Afghanistan, the role of Maintenance Center Albany in supporting the MRAP program there also increases. MCA provides skilled technicians who deploy to the theaters of operations to work on MRAPs and MCA is exploring repair options on the vehicles that could be sent

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Daughter honors grandfather’s heroic service with the help of local Marine

On Independence Day, a local family was surprised to discover something about their freedom that they never knew.In August 2008, Alex J. Bardwell passed away, having never talked about his military past. His granddaughter, Pamela Daniels, decided to research his past to find out everything she could. Her search took her almost a year to

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MCLB celebrates 4th of July in style

Corndogs, funnel cakes and fireworks always go well with the 4th of July, so this year’s 15th annual Marine Corps Logistics Base Independence Day celebration at Boyett Park was on par to be one of the very best. With approximately 11,000 people attending the celebration, this year’s event proved to be bigger and better than the year before. “I’ve

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Albany Marine Band plays in New York City

Thirty-two members of the Albany Marine Band celebrated Independence Day by performing at the reopening ceremony of the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York City, July 4. The crown of the Statue of Liberty was closed after the terrorist attacks on September 11.On the 4th of July at 4 a.m., the members of the Albany Marine Band prepared to

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Marine speaks on the price of freedom

1st Lt. Caleb D. Eames, public affairs officer for the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., was the guest speaker for the 18th annual Salute to Veterans and America event in Ashburn, Ga., July 1. The annual event is hosted by the South Georgia Bank Prime Timers and was attended by more than 600 people, including veterans from various conflicts

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Kessler takes reins as LOGCOM CG

Marine Corps Logistics Command welcomed its new commanding general Monday in a change of command ceremony at Schmid Field in front of building 3500. Maj. Gen. Willie J. Williams relinquished command after four years to Brig. Gen James A. Kessler in front of hundreds of LOGCOM personnel, local guests from the surrounding community and other military

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Williams takes command of MCLB Albany

Col. Terry V. Williams took command of Marine Corp Logistics Base Albany, Ga., in a change of command ceremony held at Schmid field in front of building 3500 Friday. Relinquishing command was Col. C.N. Haliday, who took command of the base June 19, 2006, and oversaw many changes to the base’s infrastructure in the three years of his command.For his

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