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HAZWOPER: Same vital training, lower cost January 22, 2015 — Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is improving efficiency in 2015 is with updates to the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training course. The cost-saving changes began with the Jan. 12 – Jan. 16 HAZWOPER course. The course is required by federal law and regulation for Marines aboard the Air Station performing work that could expose them to hazardous substances. MORE

VMAQT-1 hosts Airman, trains flying the Marine Corps way January 19, 2015 — With the help of a few well-trained Marines, one officer has changed his tune from “Into the wild blue yonder,” to “From the Halls of Montezuma,” at least for a while.Air Force Capt. Jason D. Larish traded Air Force blue for olive drab green, joining Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 in October 2014 to begin a three-year MORE

Top industry professionals recognize Lejeune fire chief January 15, 2015 — Marine Corps Installations East and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services chief, Chris Parker, was recently designated as a Chief Fire Officer, making him the only one in the Marine Corps. The CFO designation is not only a step along the way to self-improvement for Parker, but also a deeper commitment to the base and MORE

Military, civilian personnel recertify in CPR October 15, 2014 — Nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually, with 88 percent occur at home, according to the American Heart Association. Less than eight percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive, the association states on its website, MORE

View from above: Crane operator takes on new heights October 15, 2014 — As a child, Simeon Crews witnessed a heavy equipment operator use a bulldozer to tear down an abandoned house in his neighborhood. “When I saw that, I was hooked,” Crews said. “It was fascinating to me. I thought, man I can tear some stuff up. Where do you go to sign up to do that?”Throughout the next 35 years, Crews would operate just about every MORE

Cultural diversity: Marine shares life experiences as Mexican-American October 15, 2014 — Latino music and the aroma of Hispanic food filled the Town and Country Restaurant Grand Ballroom as attendees celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month during a luncheon at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Sept. 25.More than 50 Marines, Sailors and civilian-Marines sampled an assortment of ethnic food during the celebration themed, “Hispanics: A MORE

MCLB Albany’s ‘V.I.P.’: Auditors deem VPP assessment very impressive performance October 15, 2014 — A Voluntary Protection Programs Readiness Assessment Team scoured Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, recently, to help the command rehearse for its Occupational Safety and Health Administration VPP on-site evaluation. After visiting 27 different areas and interviewing 285 people, the five-person team determined the installation is on track to MORE

Boy Scouts’ camporee draws hundreds to MCLB Albany October 15, 2014 — Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Boyett Park was the campsite for more than 385 troops, scoutmasters and parents from around the South Georgia region, who participated in the Annual Summer Boy Scouts Camporee, here, recently.The early morning dawn revealed hundreds of youth scurrying around the campsite, which was littered with a colorful array MORE

Toys for Tots: Marines provide Christmas for less fortunate children October 15, 2014 — What can a $15 new, unwrapped toy mean to a less fortunate child? “Christmas,” Gunnery Sgt. Johnny Ruby, coordinator, Toys for Tots, said. “Every child should have a Christmas,” he emphasized.The 2014 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program kicked off its annual campaign to collect new, unwrapped toys for the local community’s less MORE

Sailors’ fitness competition flaunts fancy footwork, fun October 15, 2014 — Promoting a healthy lifestyle is routinely recommended by many health care professionals around the globe. That said, it should come as no surprise that staff at the Naval Branch Health Clinic, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, would include that as a part of their regular practice as well.Breaking away from the traditional physical fitness MORE