Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

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Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
Barstow, California
MCLB Barstow Insignia
Type	Military supply base
Built	1942
In use	December 28, 1942 — present
Controlled by	USMC

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow is a United States Marine Corps supply and maintenance installation located in Barstow, California. Its mission is to rebuild and repair ground-combat and combat-support equipment and to support installations on the West Coast of the United States. Today, one of MCLB Barstow’s most important facilities is the Marine Corps Logistics Bases’ Maintenance Center. The only other facility of this kind is located at MCLB Barstow’s sister installation, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.

1 Location
2 History
- 2.1 Nebo Annex
- 2.2 Yermo Annex
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Location

The base is located on Interstate 40, 3 1/2 miles east of the city of Barstow. The base lies at the junction of three major highways systems of I-15, I-40, and Highway 58. It's the hub of all west coast rail traffic for the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe and the Union Pacific railroads and in the immediate proximity to the Daggett Airport. The base is within 150 miles of the two major seaports of Los Angeles and San Diego.

[edit] History

The Marine Corps Logistics Base, presently the second largest employer in the Barstow area, was established as the Marine Corps Depot of Supplies at its present location on December 28, 1942, when the United States Navy turned it over to the Marine Corps as a storage site for supplies and equipment needed for Fleet Marine Forces in the Pacific theater during World War II. By the end of World War II, the base had outgrown its facilities and as a result, 2,000 acres of land, approximately seven miles east of the Nebo Main Base were annexed from the United States Army in October 1946. In 1954, the Commanding General, Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, moved his flag from San Francisco to Barstow and since then the base has grown in stature, strength and size.

In March 1961, the importance of MCLB Barstow increased dramatically with the establishment of the Depot Maintenance Activity. In November 1978, the base was redesignated to its present title of Marine Corps Logistics Base to emphasize its broad logistics support mission. In the early 1980s, MCLB Albany and Headquarters Marine Corps worked aggressively to integrate logistics support for the Fleet Marine Force and eliminate duplications. As a result, all operational logistics functions moved to Albany and in January 1990, the Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, was redesignated Commander Marine Corps Logistics Bases. The command was redesignated again in 2003 as a result of the merging of Material Command MATCOM) and Marine Corps Logistics Bases to form Marine Corps Logistics Command (MARCORLOGCOM).

The base is comprised of three principal sites: Nebo Annex, Yermo Annex and the third site, 2438 acres, serves as our rifle and pistol ranges.

[edit] Nebo Annex

The Nebo Annex encompasses 1879 acres and functions as base headquarters and is the main facility for administration, storage, recreational activities, shopping, and housing functions. The Nebo annex had a population of 1,174 as of the 2000 Census.^[1] 54% of the population is male. 65.6% of the population is between the ages of 18 and 64, and 34.2% are under 18. The median age is 22.6.^[2]