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Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

Barstow, California

Archive: May, 2003

Fleet Support Division earns ISO 9001:2000 registration

In March 2002 Fleet Support Division Barstow began what it thought would be a long journey down the road to International Organization for Standardization registration. That trek ended recently when FSD cleared it final audit by an independent registrar and received its ISO 9001:2000 registration. By becoming ISO-registered the organization is just

Victor Valley fire cadets train at MCLB Barstow

As emergency vehicles rush to the scene, a local family evacuates their two-story suburban home that is quickly filling with toxic fumes, heat and smoke. A raging kitchen fire, which is spreading through the rest of the home without restraint, flows like a liquid along the ceilings through the hallways, incinerating everything in its path. But the

PMO trains Marines in land navigation

Recently the Marines from the provost marshal's office here took the initiative to go where few Marines here have gone: into the field for some good old fashioned land navigation training. Lance Cpl. Michael Ojeda, training noncommissioned officer for PMO, said it was an opportunity for Marines to get out of the office or off the gate for a day and

Rail ops moving full speed ahead

In December 2002 the Nebo Railhead was upgraded and reactivated, after lying dormant for almost 20 years, to help alleviate the congestion at Yermo. To further help relieve the crowded Yermo and beef up railhead operations, MCLB Barstow sought to obtain additional locomotives. Less than six months after the railhead was activated the engines were

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Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow