Base personnel and the Sorensen Family honor Capt.
Base personnel and the Sorensen Family honor Capt. M. A. Sorensen during the renaming of the Nebo Athletic Field in his name in September 1953.
Members of the Mojave Express Logistics Academy from
Members of the Mojave Express Logistics Academy from Barstow High School are greeted by Richard Green (left), supply officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, as they filed into Warehouse 8, Nov. 28. The XP... More
One vote can make a difference. Marine Corps logistics base Barstow
Contributing a single vote that could potentially change history will be an opportunity for American citizens, 18 or older, to register and vote in their state.
Riddick and Kyongjon Fischetto enjoy petting a Barn
Riddick and Kyongjon Fischetto enjoy petting a Barn Owl at the Earth Day event at McTureous Hall on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., April 11. Dr. Mike Glassey, the post entomologist on National Tra... More
Marine Reenlists on Rifle Range
Cpl Samnorp Dueng, Barracks Manager, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, repeats the oath of enlistment on 20 August. Cpl Dueng's reenlistment ceremony was held at the base rifle range after his table two qua... More
A hazmat exercise conducted on Marine Corps Logistics
A hazmat exercise conducted on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., on Jan. 9 simulated a chlorine leak and a toxic powder found on a victim. Within minutes, an entire technology center, first aid stati... More
Sun, Wind, Water: Saving Resources and Money
Executive Orders 13514 (2009) and 13693 (2015) mandate that federal agencies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency with targeted goals by 2020 and 2025, respectively. MCLB Barstow, as d... More
Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine
Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations-West, answers questions from employees of Marine Corps Community Services while visiting Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., M... More
NCO of the Quarter keeps Marines in gear
Corporal Natori Miller pumps red diesel fuel at the tank farm aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow. Miller is the Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter.
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Fire and
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Fire and Emergency Services
MCLBB replacing RAPIDGate. Marine Corps logistics base Barstow
Officer Timothy Kenworthy, Marine Corps Police Department, checks a Common Access Card with a handheld RapidGate scanner so the driver can enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif, June 25. The commerci... More
This label prominently displayed on "Cardboard Only"
This label prominently displayed on "Cardboard Only" dumpsters is too often ignored, threatening to trash the profitability of the recycling program aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.
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March is National Women's History Month: Katherine Johnson's story con...
A historical park bench marker in Katherine G. Johnson’s honor at Carousel Park in downtown Hampton, Virginia, August 26, 2016. The bench was dedicated in part by the National Technical Association, NTA, the pr... More
Will Beckley to be PPA's new plant manager
Will Beckley is to become the new plant manager for Production Plant Albany, Georgia, Marine Depot Maintenance Command.
Taimane Mejia, a volunteer at McTureous Hall aboard
Taimane Mejia, a volunteer at McTureous Hall aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, reads to children from the Child Development Center for the annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash, March 2. During the event, ch... More
The Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow Special Reaction
The Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow Special Reaction Team prepares to approach a building occupied by simulated attackers. The MCLB, Barstow SRT practiced providing on call emergency services at Fort Irwi... More
Marine Corps police officers assigned to the Special
Marine Corps police officers assigned to the Special Reaction Team react to a hostage situation during an active shooter training exercise aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Feb. 24. The full-s... More
Staff Sergeant Nicholas Hensley, base operations chief,
Staff Sergeant Nicholas Hensley, base operations chief, greets members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association as they arrive at the parade deck aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Oct.... More
Major General Vincent Coglianese, Commander, Marine
Major General Vincent Coglianese, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, congratulates Lance Cpl. Jessica Hernandez, administrative clerk, for being selected as the Marine of the Quarter during his visi... More
Telfinues Preszler, a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, also
Telfinues Preszler, a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, also known as Papa Tel, points at various small components on which he works throughout his busy days at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Comman... More
Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, Sergeant Major of the
Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps and Cpl. Michael Pressler, an artillery mechanic at Fleet Support Division, talk about the M777 155 mm howitzer aboard the Yermo annex of the bas... More
Sergeant Cody St. Pierre, an exchange manager aboard
Sergeant Cody St. Pierre, an exchange manager aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow stands at attention while being recognized as MCLB Barstow's noncommissioned officer of the quarter during the Quarterly ... More
Firefighter/Paramedic Grant Jaramillo prepares a rescue
Firefighter/Paramedic Grant Jaramillo prepares a rescue system during the confined space training event held aboard MCLBB March 30. The training included practical application of vertical descent, small space,... More
Alicia Florez, engineering division branch manager
Alicia Florez, engineering division branch manager at Production Plant Barstow, briefs Major General Charles Hudson, Assistant Deputy Commandant of Installations and Logistics (Facilities), during a tour at PPB, Dec. 10.
Customers and well-wishers file in to the reopened
Customers and well-wishers file in to the reopened Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Thrift Store, Sept. 15. Located at the south end of warehouse 3 aboard the Nebo side of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, C... More
Major General Vincent Coglianese, Commander, Marine
Major General Vincent Coglianese, Commander, Marine Corps Installations, rides beside Lance Cpl. Paola Verdugo, Stableman with the Mounted Color Guard, during his visit aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barsto... More
Today Lucas Fletcher, fire fighter, helped children
Today Lucas Fletcher, fire fighter, helped children of the Child Development Center become familiar with fire fighter’s equipment at Fire Station 401 aboard Marine Corps Logistcs Base Barstow, Calif., Oct. 8. T... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Menges, a religious program
Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Menges, a religious program specialist on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., receives the Navy Achievement Medal from Col. Michael L. Scalise, commanding officer here, Oc... More
Will Beckley, trades division manager explains the
Will Beckley, trades division manager explains the 777 Howitzer test machine to members of the Senior Service College Fellowship Program at Defense Acquisition Universtity at Production Plant Barstow, Marine De... More
DeShawn Phillips, Heavy Equipment Mobile mechanic,
DeShawn Phillips, Heavy Equipment Mobile mechanic, motions towards local transportation routes, for equipment at Fleet Support Division's Strip 8, on the Yermo Annex aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, ... More
Marine Corps Community Services employees help organize
Marine Corps Community Services employees help organize the Holiday Party by being Santa's elves and handing out presents to children after they sat with Santa during the Holiday Party held aboard Marine Corps ... More
Major General Vincent Coglianese, Commander, Marine
Major General Vincent Coglianese, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, thanks Chad Hildebrandt, Rail Operations Supervisor, for Hildebrandt's and his teams accomplishments during his visit aboard Mari... More
Law enforcement officers with the Marine Corps Police
Law enforcement officers with the Marine Corps Police Department engage in high speed Emergency Vehicle Operators' Course training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., March 24. The course enhanc... More
Ten-year-old Chloe Bledsoe, daughter of Michelle Bledsoe,
Ten-year-old Chloe Bledsoe, daughter of Michelle Bledsoe, fire inspector for the base, leads the pack during the Easter Egg Roll held aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., April 12.
Officer Christopher Dixon and K9 partner, Hoky, search
Officer Christopher Dixon and K9 partner, Hoky, search for simulated narcotics and explosives during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Sept. 2. Dixon led the K9 though a la... More
Robert “Chip” Schwartz, Production Plant Barstow Plant
Robert “Chip” Schwartz, Production Plant Barstow Plant manager, speaks to military personnel, civilian employees and distinguished guests during the P930 ribbon cutting ceremony held at PPB, Marine Depot Mainte... More
A hazmat exercise conducted on Marine Corps Logistics
A hazmat exercise conducted on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. on Jan. 9 simulated a chlorine leak and a toxic powder found on a victim. Within minutes, an entire technology center, first aid stati... More
(Left) Colonel Craig C. Clemans, commanding officer,
(Left) Colonel Craig C. Clemans, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, inspects the beefy new tires upgraded on the newest addition to the Marine Corps Fire Department’s arsenal, ... More
Julie Perez, Child Development Center assistant program
Julie Perez, Child Development Center assistant program leader, enjoy firing the fire hose at Fire Station 401 aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Oct. 8. This week is Fire Prevention Week both ... More
Captain Adam Kennedy, commander of the Army's A Company,
Captain Adam Kennedy, commander of the Army's A Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion, poses with his wife, Kristin, Santa and Elf during their annual Santa's Coming to Town event held aboard Marine Corps Logistic... More
A view of the Commandants professional reading section, inside the Lif...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Curtis Lambert, CIV Release S... More
Native American Heritage Month promotes pride, understanding
November was designated as National Native American Heritage Month in 1990 via a joint resolution signed by President George H.W. Bush.
Doug Martin, a water jet operator on Marine Corps Logistics
Doug Martin, a water jet operator on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, shows a sailboat designed using excess bullet-proof glass, June 17. The boat was made in a creative way to test out the settings of the ... More
ATV course offered. Marine Corps logistics base Barstow
Brian Korves, the motorcycle and traffic safety officer on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., simulates a portion of the ATV Rider Course, Sept. 6. Korves shifts his body weight as he turns through co... More
Single Marines go snowboarding with the SMP
Lance Corporal Folson Fairley-Baker, supply clerk with Headquarters Battalion on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., kicks up snow with his snowboard during a Single Marine Program trip, at Mountain Hi... More
Master Sgt. Roydrick D. Jackson, Supply Chief on Marine
Master Sgt. Roydrick D. Jackson, Supply Chief on Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, escorts Gunnery Sgt. Robert K. Banfield, Inspection Chief for the Inspector General’s Office, Camp Pendleton, Calif., on an... More
Thomas Streeter, Police Trainer aboard Marine Corps
Thomas Streeter, Police Trainer aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., demonstrates the assembly of an M9 simunition barrel for MCPD Lt. Amy Malinowski on Oct. 28. Malinowski and other MCPD Officer... More
Fleet Support Division feels the heat at chili cookoff
Fleet Support Division held its annual Chili Cook-off aboard the Yermo Annex at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., March 25. Left to right: Lance Cpl. Troy Wigington, judge; John Falkner, 2nd place wi... More
Volunteering service can be rewarding
Part of the group of MCLB Barstow volunteers team up to readjust the placement of a universal gym, although in pieces, to make sure it is placed in its proper spot in the Veterans Home of California work out ro... More
Lee Farmer, Marine Corps Community Services Assitant
Lee Farmer, Marine Corps Community Services Assitant Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Installations West, deatails the progress of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow bowling alley to BGen. Kevin Killea, Comman... More
One of Production Engineering's most recent equipment
One of Production Engineering's most recent equipment purchases was a metal shear currenly being installed and adjusted by Richard Pemintal, one of two Engineering Technicians. Engineering will also provide pre... More
Ruby Adams: SGE employee of year nominee for region IX
Ruby Adams, safety technician, poses for a command portrait aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. July 21. For the third consecutive year Adams has earned Special Government Employee nominee of the... More
Corporals Nicholas Davis and Javier Castellon, stablemen
Corporals Nicholas Davis and Javier Castellon, stablemen with the Marine Corps' last remaining Mounted Color Guard, muck out horse stalls and the stables on the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barsto... More
Sparky and Michelle Bledsoe, fire prevention officers
Sparky and Michelle Bledsoe, fire prevention officers with Fire and Emergency Services, lead children from the Child Development Center, through the tunnel under Joseph L. Boll Avenue, to the fire station, as p... More
Colonel Sekou Karega, commanding officer, welcomes
Colonel Sekou Karega, commanding officer, welcomes military spouses and girlfriends as they begin Jane Wayne Day at Sorenson Field aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Oct. 13. The event offers t... More
Summit Leadership Academy trains at MCLB Barstow
Summit Leadership Academy High Desert cadets and staff pose with a Light Armored Vehicle after a tour of Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, and a demonstration on their test track on th... More
9/11 Flight 93 Memorial. Marine Corps logistics base Barstow
Americans paused to remember the September 11, 2001, terror attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Virginia, and a field in Somerset County in western Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump and Fir... More
Tony “T-Bone” Villegas, executive director and saxophone
Tony “T-Bone” Villegas, executive director and saxophone player of American Patriot band (music project), plays to the tune of Gold on the Ceiling by The Black Keys during the Freedom Festival held aboard Marin... More
With raised and crossed M777 Howitzer barrels, a color
With raised and crossed M777 Howitzer barrels, a color guard and an escort for the 245th Marine Corps birthday cake, the oldest Marine aboard base, 67-year-old Leland Schnaufer and the youngest Marine, 21-year-... More
(Left) Corporal Noah Avila, data systems administrator;
(Left) Corporal Noah Avila, data systems administrator; and lance corporals Andy Perea, administration clerk; Joseph Mckenzie, supply operations and administration clerk; and JaJuan Curry, network transport ope... More
Gunnery Sergeant Russell Garcia, data chief on Marine
Gunnery Sergeant Russell Garcia, data chief on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., spots his wife, Katherine Garcia, as she performs shoulder presses at the base gym. They are both currently training t... More
A Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis
A Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.2 training exercise was held at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. Feb. 9-12. Marines from Marine Corps Air Ground Com... More
Arguably the most recognizable piece of military equipment
Arguably the most recognizable piece of military equipment from World War II and beyond, the Jeep was manufactured by both the Willys-Overland Motor Company and the Ford Motor Company, which is the model show ... More
Lance Corporal Hector Arenas, S-1 clerk, taps the mat
Lance Corporal Hector Arenas, S-1 clerk, taps the mat during training to let Hospital Corpsman Third Class Nicholas Vath, Navy general corpsman, know that he is experiencing pain under the proper self defense ... More
(Left) Jeffrey Hinton, owner of the RV, and
(Left) Jeffrey Hinton, owner of the RV, and Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Gabriel Hammett, MCLB Barstow Fire and Emergency Services Department, point out the location of the refrigerator whose malfun... More
Lance Cpl. Noah Avila, data systems administrator,
Lance Cpl. Noah Avila, data systems administrator, prepares to unload a few items to move into the new location of the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Thrift Store April 18. Avila and about 20 others volunteer... More
Pfc. Quinn Trujeque, adjutant clerk, Headquarters Company,
Pfc. Quinn Trujeque, adjutant clerk, Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, encourages participants to make the shot during the annual Sports Fair, Aug. 3.
Capt. Adam Kennedy, company commander for Alpha Company,
Capt. Adam Kennedy, company commander for Alpha Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion with the U.S. Army, National Training Center Fort Irwin, stationed at Barstow-Daggett Airport, observes progress of the flight ... More
First Sergeant Neil Roselli's 5-year-old son, Mason,
First Sergeant Neil Roselli's 5-year-old son, Mason, and 8-year-old daughter, Madison, race against other children from the local community to win a game of horse-dice during the Marine Corps Rodeo kick off par... More
Tony Perez, Heavy Equipment Mobile mechanic, inspects
Tony Perez, Heavy Equipment Mobile mechanic, inspects restraint systems during a before Performance Maintenance Checks and Services quality assurance inspection Fleet Support Division's Strip 8, on the Yermo An... More
A horned lizard poses for a photo during a trek in
A horned lizard poses for a photo during a trek in the Mojave Desert east of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., May 27.
Marines with Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow stretch
Marines with Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow stretch before participating in the commanding officer's run aboard the base Aug. 10. During the run, Marines were led by Col. Michael L. Scalise through the str... More
General Edward D. Banta, commanding General of Marine
General Edward D. Banta, commanding General of Marine Corps Installations West, poses for a group portrait at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow rail yard with SgtMaj. S.R. Helms, SgtMaj. MCI West, Chad Hi... More
Brig. Gen. Edward Banta, commanding general Marine
Brig. Gen. Edward Banta, commanding general Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton congratulates Col. Michael L. Scalise after presenting him with the Legion of Merit for exemplary se... More
Marines participated in the annual Marine Corps birthday
Marines participated in the annual Marine Corps birthday cake cutting ceremony at Production Plant Barstow aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Oct. 26.
Vanessa Garcia, library tech, turns pages and reads
Vanessa Garcia, library tech, turns pages and reads “Green Eggs and Ham” along with a Dr. Seuss puppet to children from the Child Development Center, during the Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash held at McTureous Hall, ... More
(Left) Adam Diaz, school liaison officer, stands by
(Left) Adam Diaz, school liaison officer, stands by as Col. Sekou Karega and Jeff Malan, school district superintendent, look over the site of a school under construction for Barstow Unified School District, Ma... More
One cowboy ropes the horns while the other aims for
One cowboy ropes the horns while the other aims for the rear feet of a steer during the team steer roping portion of Barstow Rodeo Stampede held aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Sept. 23.
Shelley Lamey, Semper Fit Gym director and physical
Shelley Lamey, Semper Fit Gym director and physical fitness trainer poses with Gunnery Sgt. Justin Kratzer, radio and maintenance chief, who is holding his pull-up, and Cpl. Robert Taylor, lineman, who helped K... More
Marines of the Silent Drill Team perform rifle maneuvers
Marines of the Silent Drill Team perform rifle maneuvers aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow on March 11. The Silent Drill Team, Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, and Marine Corps Color Guard performed at MCL... More
Tom Streeter, lead instructor with Homeland Security
Tom Streeter, lead instructor with Homeland Security Solutions Inc., trains Marines using practical weapons course aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Feb. 10. The dynamic shooting course challenges Mar... More
Firefighter/Paramedic Lyndsey Tarin is lowered via
Firefighter/Paramedic Lyndsey Tarin is lowered via pulley during confined space rescue training held aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Fire Department March 30. The training included practical applicat... More
Seventeen year old Seth Scott sits behind the controls
Seventeen year old Seth Scott sits behind the controls of a locomotive during his tour of the Rail Operations center aboard the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, November 5. Scott ... More
A Marine pays his respects at the grave of a fallen
A Marine pays his respects at the grave of a fallen comrade in arms.
Officer Gregory Kunkel, Hacienda Heights, Calif., Emergency
Officer Gregory Kunkel, Hacienda Heights, Calif., Emergency Medical Services Chief aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, coordinates the evacuation of simulated victims during an active shooter exercise, ... More
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s walking color
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s walking color guard marches on to present the colors at Lenwood Elementary School, Sept. 11. The MCLB Marines displayed the colors in support of the school’s 9/11 remembran... More
Heading to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin,
Heading to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., the 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., unloads heavy equipment from railcars at Yermo Annex, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif... More
Corporal Mario Reyes, police officer with the Marine
Corporal Mario Reyes, police officer with the Marine Corps Police Deparment on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, nails second place in the Top Gun portion of the 5th Annual Law Enforcement Shooting Competit... More
The four member shooting team, plus two alternates,
The four member shooting team, plus two alternates, from the Marine Corps Police Department on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow pose with their plaque after taking first place for a second year in a row at t... More
Danny Strand, Security and Emergency Services director,
Danny Strand, Security and Emergency Services director, holds the plaque showing the previous five winners of the competition, as this is Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow's 3rd consecutive year winning as a ... More
Military spouses take aim at railroad spikes as they
Military spouses take aim at railroad spikes as they try to pound them into the dirt during Jane Wayne Day at Railway Operations aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Oct. 13.
Marines, Sailors and civilians bow their heads as First
Marines, Sailors and civilians bow their heads as First Sgt. Neil Roselli, base first sergeant, delivers the invocation, kicking off the 75th, Diamond Anniversary celebration, and rededication of the colors, ab... More
Taylor Cardova, a program assistant with the Child
Taylor Cardova, a program assistant with the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., explains to parents of children of the CDC the functions of their smartboard, a new addi... More
Sergeant Major John P. Ploskonka, sergeant major of
Sergeant Major John P. Ploskonka, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations Command, points to his U.S. Marines name tape as he talks to Marines and civilian Marines aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barsto... More
Marine Corps MCG. Marine Corps logistics base Barstow
The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard lead the first wave of runners at the World Famous Camp Pendleton Mud Run, June 9. This year's race marked the 20th anniversary of the popular event, which takes place over ... More
Visitors from around California ride the only roller
Visitors from around California ride the only roller coaster over the ocean. The Pacific Park is the only amusement park, in Southern California, to be on a pier.
Chuck Mawhinney: Marine Corps’ deadliest shot
Charles B. "Chuck" Mawhinney poses with a replica of the M40 sniper rifle he used during the Vietnam War.
Private First Class Jacob Brown, S-1 administrative
Private First Class Jacob Brown, S-1 administrative clerk, goes through a series of evasive maneuvers with Homeland Security Solutions instructor Frank Faxon as Faxon attempts to take Marine’s holstered pistol ... More
Donating the gift of life aboard MCLB Barstow
Brian Wellinger, facilities maintenance, Installation and Logistics, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., takes time to donate his blood in the LifeStream mobile donation center, June 8.