Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany
Near Albany, Georgia in the United States
A M88 Recovery Vehicle undergoes depot maintenance at MCLB Albany in 2005
MCLB Albany is located in the United States
MCLB Albany
MCLB Albany
Location in the United States
Coordinates31°33′00″N 84°03′15″W / 31.55000°N 84.05417°W / 31.55000; -84.05417
TypeMarine Corps logistics base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Marine Corps
Controlled byMarine Corps Installations East
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1952 (1952) (as Marine Corps Depot of Supplies)
In use1952 – 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.