Marine Corps Community Services Barstow hosts the Summer Bash Kick Off event at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow on May 10, 2024. The event showcased a variety of entertainment options suitable for all age groups. These included water slides, inflatable bounce houses, carnival games with prizes, face painting and air brush art, live music performance, a demonstration on fire safety by Sparky the fire dog, a professional juggler, and much more! (Video by Vanessa Schell)

The MCLB Barstow Environmental Division along with many other vendors attended the Earth Day Celebration hosted by City of Barstow - The Hub of the West at Dana Park, Barstow, California on April 20, 2024. The event included art contests, gardening tips, interaction with desert tortoises, balloon art, martial arts class demonstrations, rock climbing, a petting zoo, and more. (Video by Vanessa Schell)

The Child Development Center and MCCS Barstow MCCS Barstow Behavioral Health celebrated the annual Month of the Military Child event aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) - Barstow on April 17, 2024. Children, teachers, and parents wore purple shirts in support of military children and their unique needs as a result of their parents' service. Firefighters, Marines, and Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard came out in support of the event by providing games, giveaways, a tour inside the fire engines, and up-close introductions with the horses. (Video by Vanessa Schell)

Colonel Gregory Pace, base commanding officer, Sergeant Major Daceus Miller, base Sgt. Maj., and Lieutant Colonel Arturo Manzanedo join MCCS Barstow, MCCS Barstow Behavioral Health to place pinwheel with children and teachers at the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) - Barstow on April 3, 2024. Pinwheels have been designated as the emblematic representation of child abuse prevention on a national level. The pinwheel signifies not only a sense of playfulness and joy but also encapsulates the essence of childhood. It serves as a reminder of the importance of fostering a nurturing environment for children and promoting community engagement. (Video by Vanessa Schell)

Sergeant Hammer is a member of the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, stationed in Barstow, Calif. She recently rode in her very first parade as a member of the MCG during the Paso Robles Pioneer Days Parade, in Paso Robles, Calif. on 12 Oct. 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow is strategically located in the Mojave Desert and connected across the Interstate 15, Interstate 40, Sante Fe railway, and the Union Pacific. Predominantly a logistical and storage location for Marine and other Department of Defense assets, the base also features the largest railway in the Department of Defense, small arms firing ranges, multiple Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) sites, special operations training, and other operations that are not well known outside of the bases gates. (U.S. Marine Corps video by MCLB staff)

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Change of command ceremony, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, Calif., July 1, 2015. Outgoing base commander Col. Michael L. Scalise transfers command to Col. Sekou S. Karega.

Civilian women have been working in traditional male jobs on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California for several years now, just as their Marine counterparts have. Many of the "heavy lifting" jobs are at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command at the Yermo Annex. Women have come to see these jobs are well within their skill set, and have also been seen by their supervisors as hard chargers who are an asset to the Yermo Ann.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California has implemented several initiatives that continue to make its railhead not only the largest in the Department of Defense, but also increase its value as a strategic asset. Based at the Yermo Annex of MCLB Barstow, rail operations are handled by Chad Hildebrandt, who won the Supervisor of the Quarter Award for fiscal year 2015 for the work he and his team did, not only to establish an innovative training program, but also to save money. Training rotations account for a hefty share of the rail traffic at Yermo, and equipment is often sent to Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command there for repair and overhaul. A major training cycle took place in March, with First Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas on-loading after an 18-day exercise at the National Training Center at nearby Fort Irwin, while First Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kansas offloaded at the same time for their turn at the NTC. Hildebrandt's team introduced the 80-hour Rail Ops course in February 2014, to teach Army and Marine Corps personnel how to load and offload their equipment. The class averages 20 to 30 students each month, with a recent high of 38 students. Another one of Hildebrandt's initiatives is getting the military units to move more equipment by rail rather than by truck, and to get San Bernardino County to allow use of military heavy equipment transporters rather than commercial tractor trailers, which cost around $5,800 each, one way. A former Marine, Hildebrandt left a rewarding Navy civilian job to work at Yermo, with a reduction in pay that has been offset by the challenge and rewards he has received transforming the rail operations here into an ever-more valuable asset. Produced by Cynthia McIntyre. Videography by Cynthia McIntyre and Keith Hayes. Narration: Keith Hayes

The Battle Color Detachment, from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (“the Oldest Post of the Corps”), performed for an estimated crowd of 1,500 people on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., March 10. The BCD is comprised of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, also known as “The Commandant’s Own,” the Silent Drill Platoon and the Marine Corps Color Guard. “The Commandant’s Own” performs contemporary and traditional marching music with precision drill movements. The Silent Drill Platoon executes precision drill with fixed bayonets atop M1 rifles, weighing approximately 10.5 pounds. The Marines go through their rifle maneuvers entirely without verbal commands. The Marine Corps Color Guard carries the only official Battle Colors of the Marine Corps, with 54 streamers displaying the military service, expeditions, and campaigns Marines have participated in, from the American Revolution to today. Hundreds of High Desert residents, from school children to disabled veterans, traveled to MCLB Barstow to witness the prestigious ceremony - one of hundreds the BCD performs each year. The Marines visited with members of the audience after the stirring performance.

A full-scale active shooter training exercise was held aboard MCLB Barstow, Feb. 24, under the watchful eye of the Regional Exercise Team West and Marine Corps Installation West Camp Pendleton. The exercise was intended to assess the capability of first responders to coordinate and establish the facilities necessary to conduct on-site incident management and evaluate MCPD and SAF as they establish and maintain a safe perimeter, address life safety and terminate the threat. US Marine Imagery by Cindy McIntyre and Keith Hayes.