Stories - Apr 2005

The MCLB Barstow Mounted Color Guard made its first appearance at a parade in Ridgecrest, Calif. The riders were Lt. Col. Robert Lindsley (lead), Capt. Glenn Legge, Gunnery Sgt. Alvin Smith, Sgt. Ken Parrish and Sgt. Gibson. - The MCLB Barstow Mounted Color Guard made its first appearance at a parade in Ridgecrest, Calif. The riders were Lt. Col. Robert Lindsley (lead), Capt. Glenn Legge, Gunnery Sgt. Alvin Smith, Sgt. Ken Parrish and Sgt. Gibson.

Mounted Color Guard lays claim as a piece of history

The year 1967 was a year for history in the making. In Vietnam, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engaged Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta, while Vietnam War protestors stormed Washington, D.C. and Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black United States Supreme Court justice. Not to be left out, MCLB Barstow made history of its own by

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Ed Tintos, heavy mobile equipment mechanic, inserts a bolt into the back sprocket on an M9 Armored Combat Earthmover. Tintos has been working at the maintenance center for 34 years and is considered to be the most experienced M9 ACE mechanic. - Ed Tintos, heavy mobile equipment mechanic, inserts a bolt into the back sprocket on an M9 Armored Combat Earthmover. Tintos has been working at the maintenance center for 34 years and is considered to be the most experienced M9 ACE mechanic.

Combat earthmovers receive the full treatment

It is a fact that, at times on the battlefield, some equipment does not get used as it is designed. Entrenching tools become stools, baby wipes become showers and packs of cigarettes become gold. The same holds true for the M9 Armored Combat Earthmover. Designed to function as a bulldozer, these hulking machines are also utilized for transporting

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Christopher Benavidez, artillery repairer, checks the pressure of the nitrogen in the recoil mechanism. - Christopher Benavidez, artillery repairer, checks the pressure of the nitrogen in the recoil mechanism.

CWC 729 test fires M198 Howitzers

"Stand by . fire!" Shouts like this could be heard breaking the early morning silence of Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Twentynine Palms, Calif. right before the deafening blast of an M198 155mm Howitzer Wednesday. Ten howitzers, which were refurbished at Maintenance Center Barstow, were put to the test by Kilo Battery, 3rd

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MCB Paint Center continues to improve

From its seamless integration into a newly constructed facility more than a year ago, the paint center at Maintenance Center Barstow has continued to improve production costs and air quality compliance. Many factors have attributed to the success of the paint center, said Russ Lynn, metals and coating branch head. "Efficiency has done nothing but

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New welding shop goes high tech, environmentally safe

With all of the new scientific research stressing the importance of protecting the environment and other research proving the fiscal and morale benefits of keeping employees healthy, it is no wonder why Maintenance Center Barstow is constantly changing. The newest change being with Cost Work Center 743, which received a new welding facility

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Lt. j.g. Tavis Long, base chaplain, volunteers his time during one of the conditioning hikes the battalion participated in during January. Long, who wasn't required to go on the hike, attended to motivate the troops. - Lt. j.g. Tavis Long, base chaplain, volunteers his time during one of the conditioning hikes the battalion participated in during January. Long, who wasn't required to go on the hike, attended to motivate the troops.

Faithful man follows his calling to become chaplain

A man, greatly influenced by past events, now influences others with his present actions. Lt. j.g. Tavis Long, the 25-year-old Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow chaplain, is the youngest chaplain in the Navy. "At least I was as of six months ago," said Long, "as far as I know, I still am. I was twenty-two when I graduated chaplain school. The

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