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Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany | |
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Near Albany, Georgia in the United States | |
Coordinates | 31°33′00″N 84°03′15″W / 31.55000°N 84.05417°W |
Type | Marine Corps logistics base |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | US Marine Corps |
Controlled by | Marine Corps Installations East |
Condition | Operational |
Website | Official website |
Site history | |
Built | 1952 | (as Marine Corps Depot of Supplies)
In use | 1952 – present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Colonel Matthew J. McKinney |
Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany is a United States Marine Corps base located just outside Albany, Georgia. The primary mission of the units on the base is to rebuild and repair ground combat and combat support equipment and to support installations on the East Coast of the United States. Today one of MCLB Albany's most important facilities is the Marine Corps Logistics Command's Maintenance Center. The only other facility of this kind is located at MCLB Albany's sister installation, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California. The base comprises more than 3,300 acres (13 km2) and in 2002 employed more than 2,400 civilians along with a complement of 600 Marines. One of the Corps' major commands, Marine Corps Logistics Command, is based at MCLB Albany. The command also encompasses activities at bases in Barstow, California, and Jacksonville, Florida.