METRO GUIDE 2107: Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany
Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany serves as economic engine for Southwest Georgia
By Jennifer Parks
MCLB-ALBANY — Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany was commissioned on March 1, 1952, as the Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, at which time Brig. Gen. Raymond P. Coffman assumed command and a group of Marines established a presence at the installation. The base got its current name in 1978 after it had been changed twice.
On Jan. 17, 1990, the commandant of the Marine Corps directed the base’s commanding general to also take on the responsibilities of commander for Marine Corps Logistics Bases, which placed MCLB-Albany, MCLB-Barstow in California and Blount Island Command in Jacksonville, Fla., under a single commander.
On Oct. 4, 2005, the Marine Corps regionalized all installations, and the organization was divided into a base command with a colonel as its commanding officer, and Marine Corps Logistics Command headed by a commanding general, the base’s historical overview states. MCLB-Albany became one of six regional installations reporting to Marine Corps Installations East.
Logistics Command, or LOGCOM, became a separate tenant with its headquarters in Albany and subordinate maintenance centers, now known as production plants, in Albany and Barstow, Calif., under Marine Depot Maintenance Command.
Marine Depot Maintenance Command’s primary mission is to ensure the equipment being used by Marines overseas is in excellent working condition. The Mobile Trauma Bay unit, used in combat in Afghanistan, and a landfill gas generator that helps power Production Plant Albany, are considered significant steps in the base’s efforts to meet energy efficiency mandates.
MCLB-Albany is on track to be the Department of Defense’s first net-zero energy installation in 2018, ahead of the DoD mandate of 2020. Net-zero refers to the installation generating the same amount of energy it consumes.
On May 5, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recognized MCLB-Albany officials for superior excellence in health and worker safety, and awarded the base Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star Status; designating the base as a Star site within DoD. The VPP Star worksite designation is OSHA’s highest honor and recognizes worksites that are committed to safety excellence and protecting their employees beyond the requirements of OSHA standards.
The essentials about MCLB-Albany and LOGCOM:
• Commanding Officer, MCLB-Albany: Col. James C. Carroll III
• Commanding General, LOGCOM: Maj. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw
• MCLB-Albany Demographics: Military personnel, 355; Civilian personnel, 2,435; Military dependents of active-duty service members, 1,630
• Total payroll for fiscal year 2016: $454.5 million
• Fiscal year 2016 total economic impact: $1.5 billion
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