Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | |
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Near Barstow, California in the United States | |
Coordinates | 34°51′17″N 116°56′24″W / 34.85472°N 116.94000°W |
Type | Marine Corps logistics base |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | US Marine Corps |
Controlled by | Marine Corps Installations West |
Condition | Operational |
Website | Official website |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 | (as Marine Corps Depot of Supplies)
In use | 1942 – present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Colonel Gregory B. Pace |
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow is a United States Marine Corps supply and maintenance installation located in the Mojave Desert east of Barstow, in San Bernardino County, Southern California.
Its mission is to rebuild and repair ground-combat and combat-support equipment and to support installations on the West Coast of the United States. Today, one of MCLB Barstow's most important facilities is the Marine Corps Logistics Bases' Maintenance Center. The only other facility of this kind is located at MCLB Barstow's sister installation, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.