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Military and civilian personnel, along with their families, joined Marine Corps Community Services for the 2024 Fall Festival, themed as Oktoberfest, at the James L. Day Conference Center aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, September 18. The event featured a variety of activities for all age groups, such as mechanical bull riding, a petting zoo, craft stations, a caricaturist, a hot dog eating competition, carnival games, strength challenges, and numerous additional attractions. Sparky, the Fire Prevention Dog, also made a special appearance and joined in on the festivities with a bull ride. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Public Affairs Specialist Vanessa Schell)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Barstow, prepare for an upcoming show on MCLB Barstow, California, Dec. 2, 2022. The MCLB Barstow Mounted Color Guard was founded in 1967 by Lt. Col. Robert A. Lindsley and is the only remaining mounted color guard that carries the Marine Corps colors and the United States ensign at various events. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes, Cpl. Andrew Cortez, Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle, Lance Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Marine Corps Installations West is comprised of five Marine Corps installations throughout California and Arizona. The bases and air stations are fundamental to the combat readiness of Marine Corps operating forces and integral to the quality of life for Marines, Sailors and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Rudash)

The 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) is recruiting active duty Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., for a boxing team, from now until Jan. 2018. The selected U.S. Marines will face the Royal Marines next spring at London, England. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Branden J. Bourque)

In 1942, the Marine Corps planners chose Barstow as a secure inland site to protect critical supplies and equipment against possible Japanese attack. In November 1978, the Base was re-designated to its present title of Marine Corps Logistics Base to emphasize its broad logistics support mission. Barstow offers 3 million square feet of covered storage and approximately 30 million square feet of open lot storage. These facilities house half of the Marine Corps' capability for ground maintenance and supply. At Barstow, military and civilian personnel support Marine Corps forces west of the Mississippi, the Far East and Asia with logistics, maintenance and transportation. The installation ensures that equipment is stored, tested, distributed and maintained to best support the operating forces. The desert climate, with its low humidity and lack of precipitation, helps preserves facilities and equipment. Cost savings are achieved from the lack of climate control. Barstow is located close to ground, air and rail transportation nodes to allow for faster delivery to southwestern military installations.

The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard was formed aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Barstow in 1967 and was designated as official Mounted Color Guard by Headquarters Marine Corps in 1968. This is the only remaining Mounted Color Guard in the Marine Corps today. This elite military unit has performed throughout the Western United States, and has traveled as far as Memphis, Tenn. The Mounted Color Guard has received numerous national awards. Interview 1: Terry Holliday, Mounted Color Guard Interview 2: Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Flores, Mounted Color Guard, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge

Change of command ceremony, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, Calif., July 1, 2015. Outgoing base commander Col. Michael L. Scalise transfers command to Col. Sekou S. Karega.

Civilian women have been working in traditional male jobs on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California for several years now, just as their Marine counterparts have. Many of the "heavy lifting" jobs are at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command at the Yermo Annex. Women have come to see these jobs are well within their skill set, and have also been seen by their supervisors as hard chargers who are an asset to the Yermo Ann.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California has implemented several initiatives that continue to make its railhead not only the largest in the Department of Defense, but also increase its value as a strategic asset. Based at the Yermo Annex of MCLB Barstow, rail operations are handled by Chad Hildebrandt, who won the Supervisor of the Quarter Award for fiscal year 2015 for the work he and his team did, not only to establish an innovative training program, but also to save money. Training rotations account for a hefty share of the rail traffic at Yermo, and equipment is often sent to Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command there for repair and overhaul. A major training cycle took place in March, with First Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas on-loading after an 18-day exercise at the National Training Center at nearby Fort Irwin, while First Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kansas offloaded at the same time for their turn at the NTC. Hildebrandt's team introduced the 80-hour Rail Ops course in February 2014, to teach Army and Marine Corps personnel how to load and offload their equipment. The class averages 20 to 30 students each month, with a recent high of 38 students. Another one of Hildebrandt's initiatives is getting the military units to move more equipment by rail rather than by truck, and to get San Bernardino County to allow use of military heavy equipment transporters rather than commercial tractor trailers, which cost around $5,800 each, one way. A former Marine, Hildebrandt left a rewarding Navy civilian job to work at Yermo, with a reduction in pay that has been offset by the challenge and rewards he has received transforming the rail operations here into an ever-more valuable asset. Produced by Cynthia McIntyre. Videography by Cynthia McIntyre and Keith Hayes. Narration: Keith Hayes

Commanding General of Marine Corps Installations West, Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, visited Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. He toured the installation and met with Marines and Civilian Marines at McCarver Hall aboard the base to introduce himself and to conduct a question and answer session with base employees.

Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California celebrated the Marine Corps' 239th birthday with a ball at Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 8, 2014.