The Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, located 134 miles east of Los Angeles and 152 miles southwest of Las Vegas, 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.
The mission of the Logistics Base is to procure, maintain, repair and rebuild, store, and distribute supplies and equipment as assigned; to conduct such schools and training as may be directed; and to perform such tasks and functions as may be directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps or the Commander, MCLB-Albany, GA. These services are generally provided to Marine Corps forces west of the Mississippi River and to the Far East.
MCLB Barstow is a state-of-the-art facility which is well-suited for repairing and maintaining the "smart" weapons currently under development for future use by the Marine Corps and other services. This capability was recently recognized by the Department of Defense when it selected MCLB Barstow as one of only seven repair depots in the entire U.S. to pioneer a new, high-tech process called Flexible Computer Integrated Manufacturing (FCIM), which will allow the inexpensive manufacture of parts to order for delivery in less than thirty days.
Official website of MCLB Barstow
