5/17/2012 By Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow - City and base officials marked the groundbreaking of a solar farm, here, May 15, that is expected to provide nearly 25 percent of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow's electrical needs as well as save the base nearly $3.9 million in the next 20 years. The project also marked the first power purchase agreement in the Marine Corps, which...

5/10/2012 Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, Combat Correspondent, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Mal Wessel (center), his wife Connie (center right), and granddaughter Miranda Wessel-Allmon (second to the left), stand with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard underneath the newly unveiled street sign in Barstow, Calif., May 5. Wessel, co-chair...

5/10/2012 By Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - On May 12, the city of Barstow is renaming a street in memory of a U.S. Navy Sailor killed 25 years ago in an Iraqi missile attack. Seaman Apprentice Brian Michael Clinefelter was 19 years old when he died May 17, 1987, along with 36 other sailors, ...

5/10/2012 Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, Combat Correspondent, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - "On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we have an opportunity to not only honor the husbands and wives of our service members, but also thank them by actively expressing our gratitude in both word and deed," said First Lady Michelle Obama, May 5, 2011...

5/9/2012 Prospector Staff, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - On the average day, the loudest noises Marines and civilians aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow experience are from howling High Desert winds or the railway traffic of multiple trains running through the Mojave Desert; but on May 2, the insta...

5/4/2012 By Cpl. Thomas Bricker, Combat Correspondent, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow - In the future, mankind may have technological advances so intelligent, many ordinary chores such as recycling could be done by robots. Until that day is at hand, the children at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Child Development Center will stick to creating their own robot and, instead of utilizing it to recycle everyday household items, they've decided to use these products to build her instead...

5/4/2012 By Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow - Searching for a career after honorably serving in the military can be stressful and tedious. To ease the transition, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow hosted its annual Career and Education expo at McCarver Hall, April 26. Bringing companies and colleges together enables people to network resources and figure out what they want to do...

4/25/2012 By Staff of The Prospector, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Sergeant Major Micheal P. Barrett, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, made his first visit ever to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow recently. The Niagara Falls, N.Y., native assumed his current post as the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on June 9, 2011. Barrett was deployed to the Middle East during the Gulf War in 1987, twice in...

4/23/2012 By Cpl. Thomas Bricker, Combat Correspondent, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Coming from an urban background and having never dealt with horses before, one Marine accepted the daily responsibilities of training, caring for, and showcasing steeds and raised the bar while doing so. Gunnery Sgt. Mike Bate, the staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge of Marine Corps...

4/17/2012 Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, Combat Correspondent, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Many retired Marines find comfort in knowing they've completed their time on active duty successfully and look forward to living the simple life of a retiree; but one retired Marine still serves Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and the Marine Corp...

4/13/2012 Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, Combat Correspondent, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - If you work on the production line or up in the offices of Marine Depot Maintenance Command, chances are you have seen or interacted with the Base Process Improvement team or a project they have been involved with. The team consists of five people th...

4/13/2012 By Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, Combat Correspondent, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Having trouble being a newlywed? Looking for tips on how to keep your marriage strong? Marine and Family Services offers a class for Marines and their significant others, aptly named 'Married and Loving it!' to teach men and women how to ...

4/11/2012 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Married Marines and their spouses are the current targets in the latest scam to try and separate victims from their money. "It's called the 'Fiancé' scam'" said Linda Schmidt, a finance management program specialist aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow....

04/10/2012 by Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Have you ever had "the one that got away" only to get him or her back later in life? For one man, a love that was once lost, has now resurfaced in his life after more than 40 years. Curt Lambert, a photographer aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, recently discovered an...

04/10/2012 by Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow its Voluntary Protection Program Star Status award for being recertified after two years of outstanding safety practice, made possible by the installations entire work force...

04/02/2012 by Marine and Family Programs Division. - Many children are injured or killed each year at home and in car accidents. Parents can prevent injuries by making their home a safer place, supervising children very carefully, and using a car seat every time a young child rides in a chair...

3/30/2012 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, BARSTOW, Calif. - The upper echelon civilian ranks aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow can submit an application to participate in the Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program. (The ELDP is) celebrating our 26th year, said Bob Swaney, t...

3/26/2012 Brian Korves - Safety Specialist, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - My name is Brian Korves and I teach the motorcycle safety and defensive driving courses here on base. Those who have sat in any of my classes know that I am passionate about drivers being alert and watching out for other motorist/motorcyclist while driving...

3/26/2012 Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Despite its differences from a conventional Marine Corps base, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow still adheres to strict policies and regulations and is inspected regularly for assurance. In the near future, MCLB Barstow can expect to stand-by fo...

3/26/2012 Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow has earned many base safety awards. Putting their best foot forward, the installation has once again secured the highest safety award for calendar year 2011. This latest recognition has MCLB Barstow receiving its 3...

3/21/2012 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - The punishment has increased for not wearing a seat belt while driving aboard a Marine Corps installation under Marine Corps Traffic Safety Program Drivesafe Order 5100.19F. The enhanced MCO signed by Commandant of the Marine Corps, General John F. ...

3/15/2012 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Ninety Army personnel from Fort Riley, Kan., are eating three square meals a day at the Family Restaurant aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow while working at the Barstow-Daggett Army Air Field. Right now, 200 military and civilian personnel ...

3/15/2012 Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Looking for something fun and entertaining to do with your family on base for free? Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow's library may have the answer. The last Wednesday night of each month, the library holds a free family game night for civilians,...

3/12/2012 Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, MCLB BARSTOW, Calif. - Aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, a welcome home ceremony was held for seven Marines and a sailor at the Maj. Gen. James L. Day conference center, with support from base personnel on March 1, 2012. The welcome home heroes ceremony is a qu...

3/8/2012 The Prospector staff, Public Affairs Specialist, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The largest crowd in years turned out at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., to watch The Commandant's Own United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps perform a stirring musical performance followed by an intricate rifle twirling and tossing r...

3/7/2012 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - You're in an elevator, or on the street, or in an office setting and suddenly a person complaining of chest, jaw or neck pain collapses right in front of you. Knowing what to do and when to do it could mean the difference between life and death for t...

3/7/2012 Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE, BARSTOW, Calif. - To coincide with the country-wide celebration and the author's birthday, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow held the Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash at McTureous Hall March 2, for children of the base Child Development Center. The event was held to tea...

3/5/2012 Pfc. Victoria Fairchild, Combat Correspondent, BARSTOW, Calif. - Having to repeat yourself often? Worried about loss of hearing? The Marine Corps has redefined its needs for Marines to get their hearing checked annually and become more involved with the overall care of their hearing. The revised Marine Corps orde...

2/28/2012 Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, Combat Correspondent, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - They say idle hands are the devil's workshop. Can the opposite be said for hands being put to use? The base library, McTureous Hall, now offers an outlet for members of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow community to exercise their creative mus...

2/24/2012 By Gunnery Sgt. Reina Barnett, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - Hundreds of employees gathered in a warehouse aboard the Yermo annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Feb. 23, to watch a live-feed broadcast from Albany, Ga., of the Marine Depot Maintenance Command activation ceremony. The ceremony officially combined the Maintenance Centers at Albany, Ga. and Barstow, Calif. under a single headquarters with two operating plant locations...

2/16/2012 By Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, Combat Correspondent, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow received a new sergeant major in a relief and appointment ceremony at Sorensen Field, Feb. 10. Sgt. Maj. Donovan G. White Jr. of Winter Haven, Fla., relinquished his post as MCLB's sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Richard Charron....

2/15/2012 By Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - A large multipurpose room at the Hobby Shop has opened its doors aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow. About 30 people turned out Feb. 10 to watch as Maj. Jason L. Kendall, executive officer, MCLB Barstow, cut the red ribbon on the front doors of the new 1,800 square foot multipurpose room at the Hobby Shop building 375...

2/9/2012 By Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - With its premier location for transportation methods, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow offers many training opportunities for United States service members including its sizable railhead. Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., utilized the railhead at MCLB Barstow for a training exercise, Jan. 27...

2/9/2012 By Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - The commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Command, Maj. Gen. James A. Kessler, visited service members and civilian employees on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Feb. 2. As the single authority of all Marine Corps installations matters, MCICOM exercises command and control of MCI via regional commanders in order to provide oversight, direction and coordination of installation services...

2/9/2012 By Lance Cpl. Dominic Smarra, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a phone call or send data over the web on a daily basis? Well for the employees aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, it's all possible because Sgt. Chadlin Ostrander works continuously throughout the day making sure communication is never ceased...

2/9/2012 By Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - When "the boys" get together to watch "the game," for Sunday night football, they expect to see large male athletes kicking the field goal as time expires to send the game into overtime....

1/24/2012 Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - While our generation finds items like slate tablets or the abacus to be teaching tools of the past, the next generation may start to find our chalk boards and audiotapes primitive. The Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base B...

1/23/2012 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The newest Navy officer aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow joined the service in part to become a U.S. citizen, and also to see the world. Like the ads say it's not just a job but an adventure, said Lt. Cmdr. Raymond H. Oviedo, the new Res...

1/20/2012 Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - In the early stages of human development, a child's mind is often described as a sponge, growing with every bit of habit and knowledge it absorbs. To ensure the children of the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Cal...

1/6/2012 Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Brig. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese and the sergeant major of MCI-West, Sgt. Maj. Derrick Christovale, visited Marines and civilian employees while touring Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, J...

12/16/2011 Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The Trees for Troops program, founded by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation in 2005, assisted by Christmas tree growers from across the United States, generously supports military families by providing fresh cut Christmas trees to those living in the ...

12/9/2011 By Theresa Odom, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The second annual Big Marine, Little Marine contest helps foster strength and unity in the military community and keeps single big Marines busy teaching little ones some core values of teamwork and cooperation....

12/9/2011 By Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered that speech Dec. 8, 194...

12/8/2011 By Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The Mojave Express Logistics Academy from Barstow High School toured the Nebo side of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow recently to discover what potential career opportunities the base has to offer, once the students graduate. Doug Kruse, a scho...

12/1/2011 By Cpl. Thomas Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - During their time at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Marines stationed here will perform duties assigned to them including their military occupational specialty, training and qualifications, and perhaps a few additional duties along the way. One...

11/23/2011 By Sgt. Shannon E. McMillan, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - For Marines, the holiday season is not the same without fulfilling one specific tradition that helps spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate children in our country. The tradition began in 1947, when retired Marine Corps Col. William L. Hendricks...

11/17/2011 By Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - When you think of an open house, you may think of an introduction to something new, such as the first time you go to school. It's not often an opportunity to come together with friends and brothers that have served beside you and share a bond that ca...

11/3/2011 By Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The man who guided the Marine Corps Logistics Base Fire Department to become number one in the Department of Defense is leaving for greener, and much larger, pastures. Fire Chief Tommy Thompson announced via base-widest email Oct. 14 that he was lea...

11/3/2011 By Staff Sgt. Houston F. White, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Centrally located at the intersection of Joseph Boll Ave. and South Iwo Jima St. aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, the Auto Hobby Shop is a valuable resource available to members of the base community. A building where metallic overhead su...

11/3/2011 By Cpl. Sean Palmer, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - In 1990, President George H.W. Bush approved a joint resolution in designating the month of November: National Native American Heritage Month. This year's theme for the month is Service, Honor, and Respect: Strengthening our cultures and communiti...

10/31/2011 Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Red Ribbon Week is the longest running anti-drug campaign in America, and grew out of efforts to honor former Marine and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique Camarena following his kidnapping and brutal murder by drug traffickers in ...

10/13/2011 Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The Department of Defense has recognized five members of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Fire Department for giving outstanding service to their department and the public during 2010. Four MCLB Barstow firefighters received the DoD Firefigh...

9/16/2011 Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Learning how to communicate effectively is the reason 30 employees of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow came together in the Human Resources classroom in Building 204 Aug. 25. The Advanced Negotiation Strategies workshop offered by Rockhurst Unive...

9/13/2011 Corporal Thomas A. Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Corporal Anthony Villalobos started his career as an infantryman, now he rides for the Mounted Color Guard the only horse-mounted ceremonial unit left in the Corps and stationed aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. The native of Los An...

8/30/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - In a recent instance of what must have seemed like déjà vu, Terri Piekosz, an officer with the Marine Corps Police Department at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., accomplished another of her childhood goals when she was accepted to attend ...

8/29/2011 Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The mission of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow is to provide the tenants of the base with the support they need because It's all about the warfighter. That was t he main thrust of the message delivered by Col. Daniel P. Ermer, commanding offic...

8/5/2011 Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - They can be seen at special functions aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, facing away from the main speaker to gesture and draw in the air, using their faces or entire bodies to convey a message to a small group of people who stare intently a...

7/29/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston White Jr., FLEET SUPPORT DIVISION, MCLB Barstow, Calif. - Four volunteers from the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Single Marine Program extended a helping hand to their neighbors to the south at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar July 23, when they assisted Air Station SMP Marines in conducting their Bi...

7/29/2011 Keith Hayes, Public Affairs Specialist, MAINTENANCE CENTER BARSTOW, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. - A Maintenance Center Barstow employee went through a challenging procedure to donate bone marrow to a person he may never meet. Michael W. Marino, 29, a Barstow, Calif., native, recently donated bone marrow to a 6-year-old boy suffering from cance...

7/13/2011 Keith Hayes, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Marines battling drug or alcohol problems now have a resource aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., to turn to for help. Manuel E. Llanura has been the substance abuse counselor aboard MCLB Barstow since April 26, taking on a billet ...

6/24/2011 Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Cost Work Center 749 aboard Maintenance Center Barstow, located on the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, has recently acquired a new system to help train and enhance employees' painting abilities. The Spray Technique Analysis and R...

6/20/2011 Lance Cpl. Dominic A. Smarra, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Since Sept. 26, 2010, Warehouse 405 located on the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow has been undergoing many changes to make sure that their job is done in a more efficient manner. Warehouse 405 receives supplies and manages part...

6/20/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston F. White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - When Base Supply Chief Master Sgt. Lorenzo Lacy departed Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow in June 2010 on a six-month deployment with Marine Central Command, he had a considerable task ahead of him. The Las Vegas native was assigned as the G-4 Su...

4/15/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston F. White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The capabilities of the Marine Corps Police Department Working Dog Unit were on display here during a working dog demonstration at Sorensen Field April 8. On hand for the event were 22 eager members of Boy Scout Troop 224 from Lafayette, Calif., wh...

4/15/2011 Lance Cpl. Dominic Smarra, MAINTENANCE CENTER BARSTOW, Calif. - The Cost Work Center 741 machine shop here aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow has been recently moved and is now receiving and installing new equipment to help the organization and efficiency within their shop. Construction of the 23,000 squ...

4/15/2011 Lance Cpl. Thomas Bricker, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - With its remote location and desert climate, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow has provided an ideal place for deployment training for various units in the past. Elements of 9th Communication Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, are currently...

3/21/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston F. White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - The crime fighting field can be a dog-eat-dog world, but with his new four-legged partner by his side, Officer Nadeem Seirafi, a Marine Corps Police Department working dog handler aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, is ready to face the chall...

3/3/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston F. White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Marine Corps Logistic Base Barstow's reputation as one of the safest installations within the Department of Defense for its employees has been strengthened further with the recent addition of various force protection measures. The installation of he...

3/3/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston F. White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. - Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow maintains its service and support to the Marine Corps and abroad with a multitude of operations. One of the prominent ways MCLBB achieves this is with the use of its railhead. The U.S. Air Force took advantage of t...

1/27/2011 Staff Sgt. Houston F. White Jr., MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif - Developed aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow during 2005 at the request of retired Maj. Gen. Eugene Payne- who at the time was the Commanding General of Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany, Ga.- the Warrior Strengthening Program is a uniqu...

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