[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS 
                        BASE IN ALBANY, GEORGIA

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2022

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the men and women who have served and currently serve at the Marine 
Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia. On Tuesday, March 1, 
2022, base personnel, Armed Services veterans, and local dignitaries 
will celebrate the facility's 70th anniversary.
  Over the last 70 years, the brave men and women who have served at 
MCLB, Albany have made significant contributions in defending our 
homeland and safeguarding our liberties.
  On March 1, 1952, MCLB, Albany was commissioned as the Marine Corps 
Depot of Supplies. By 1954 the station was sufficiently complete with 
warehouses and administration buildings to assume supply support for 
Marines east of the Rocky Mountains and in the Atlantic area. In 1967, 
the base became a storage Activity and Depot Maintenance Activity.
  On January 17, 1990, the Commandant of the Marine Corps designated 
the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany to also be 
Commander, Marine Corps Logistics Bases. The reorganization placed 
control of Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, California; Blount 
Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida, as well as Marine Corps 
Logistics Base, Albany under this single command.
  In 2005, the Marine Corps regionalized all installations under Marine 
Corps Installation Command, and the organization here was divided into 
a base command (MCLB Albany) and Marine Corps Logistics Command.
  Over the last several decades, MCLB, Albany has provided exceptional 
support to the Marine Air Ground Task Forces sent to Southwest Asia. 
The MCLB, Albany military and civilian team's hard work and dedication, 
combined with equal efforts from MCLB, Barstow and Blount Island 
Command have reaped outstanding results for our Nation's Armed 
Services.
  In 2021, MCLB, Albany won in the Fiscal Year 2021 SECNAV Energy 
Excellence Award's small installation category for its achievements in 
policy implementation, reductions in energy and water intensity, 
cybersecurity, and overall commitment to energy security planning. This 
vital Net Zero Initiative from MCLB, Albany reduced the energy cost 
aboard the installation and helped the base nearly reach its goal in FY 
2020 of covering all critical building energy loads in the event of an 
outage by increasing its sources of on-site generation.
  Madam Speaker, I have had the pleasure of traveling to many U.S. 
military installations around the world and the Marine Corps Logistics 
Base in Albany, Georgia is one of the finest military bases I have ever 
had the pleasure of visiting.
  Through my ongoing interaction with MCLB, Albany personnel, one of 
the things I have come to admire about our nation's Marines is that 
their commitment to serving our country does not end once they separate 
from Active Duty. In their everyday life and actions off base, the 
personnel at MCLB, Albany have remained faithful to serving their 
fellow Marines, their community, and their nation. They have truly 
exemplified the U.S. Marine Corp's motto, Semper Fidelis.
  MCLB, Albany Marines hold themselves to a higher standard--that 
service to our Nation is a lifelong commitment, not just a tour of 
duty.
  Whether it is going on to work as policemen, fire fighters, teachers, 
or business professionals, a MCLB, Albany Marine's commitment to making 
our nation better remains at the fundamental core of what not only 
makes them great during their Armed Services career, but what will also 
make them invaluable members of our society once their military careers 
end and their transition into civilian life begins.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join my wife, Vivian, and me, along with the more than 730,000 people 
of the Second Congressional District of Georgia in paying tribute to 
the men and women who have served at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in 
Albany, Georgia over the last 70 years and those who currently serve 
today for their outstanding valor and patriotic service.

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