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Marines

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Archive: 2009

Local, state science fair honors for base dependent

When Nicholas Haliday, an 8th grader at St. Teresa Catholic School in Albany, Ga., wanted to gather data for his school Science Fair competition, all he had to do was get the 40 students in the middle school to watch a movie. The only condition was that they had to watch the movie while taking a math test. “I wanted to test multi-tasking and how it

LOGCOM Marine selected for MECEP

For a little girl growing up in Marigot, Dominica, a fishing village, and the third largest town on the small Caribbean island in the Commonwealth of Dominica, it was not uncommon to dream of getting a good education and having a successful career. Sgt. Pearl A. Winston, systems analyst, Logistics Capabilities Center, Marine Corps Logistics

Marines, veterans reaffirm their loyalty to the U.S.

Approximately 30 Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga. joined local veterans to observe Loyalty Day Saturday at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Barr-Allen Post 2785. Typically observed annually on May 1, the Marines were invited to learn about the history of the day, hear a guest speaker and share a meal with the veterans.After

Base observes Earth Day

Local activities here April 22 celebrated the 39th observance of Earth Day, an annual worldwide event designed to focus attention on a wide range of environmental issues. But Earth Day 2009 represented tremendous growth from the first one. “So many people are recycling now. It’s really growing as people realize how important it is to the future.

Base CO recognizes critical effort

Col. C.N. Haliday, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., joined in proclaiming April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month here as part of the national awareness effort. Speaking during annual training and a holiday safety brief class Friday, Haliday explained the importance of the problem and the need to address

CARDF supplies OCO Marine reservists

Before Marine reservists deploy to Overseas Contingency Operations, they receive personal equipment from the Critical Asset Rapid Distribution Facility here. “CARDF has two missions. We have a primary mission to source and outfit individual combat equipment for deploying Marine Forces Reserve personnel and our secondary mission is to provide

Commissary: a cut above the rest

The meat department from Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Commissary received two awards at the Annual Store Director’s Conference held in Pensacola, Fla., March 26.The awards were the Most Increased Sales and Best Meat Department, both in the small store category.The Commissary competed against 113 others in the eastern region, encompassing all

MCA employee honored for 40 years of service

Several employees gathered in the lobby of Maintenance Center Albany April 13 to pay tribute to their co-worker and friend for 40 years of service to the Marine Corps.James “Rudy” Chancellor, electronics mechanic, MCA, came to work in 1966 at the urging of a friend who worked here. He admits he has seen a lot of changes in equipment and personnel

NMCRS fundraiser campaign underway

Base officials announced the kick-off of the 2009 Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society Campaign that will run through May 20. “”The money we raise here goes to the national office. Adn we get more back from them than what we send,” said Terry Cosper, NMCRS representative at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga. “We distributed approximately

Mobile Maintenance Assist Team returns from overseas tour

Eight Marines from the Mobile Maintenance Assist Team returned home March 16 at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany, Ga. The team, from Marine Corps Logistics Command, was deployed to Iraq to assess the maintenance needs of equipment used in the Global War on Terror.“It was starting to get warm over there, so we got out just in time,” said

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