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BARSTOW, Calif. - The man who heads up the nation’s largest desert warfare training center visited the largest railhead in the Department of Defense, located aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., June 17.
Brigadier General Joseph M. Martin, commanding general, National Training Center Fort Irwin, Calif., arrived at the base via helicopter and greeted Col. Michael L. Scalise, commanding officer, MCLB Barstow. Following a windshield tour of the facilities, Martin observed vehicles being loaded onto flatcars and secured by Soldiers. Martin said he had been to the base on other occasions, but this was his first as the commanding general of the NTC.
The Yermo Annex of MCLB Barstow is home to the largest network of rail lines dedicated to the movement of military-related equipment to and from the NTC for desert warfare training.
He also took the opportunity to take the controls of one of the 125-ton bright red and yellow locomotives used to transport rail cars loaded with tanks and other vehicles around the installation. Locomotive engineer Ben Salazar stood by to show the general how to move the engine forward and backward, as well as which lever to pull to set off the train whistle.
Although located aboard a Marine Corps facility, the locomotives are owned by the Army.
Martin also visited the billets for the Soldiers assigned to work rail operations. He spoke with Spec. Justin Roberts, a native of Kentucky, and Pvt. Bianca Davis from New York. The two are “red hats” who are responsible for the safe loading and unloading of the rail cars.
| Date Taken: | 06.25.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2015 17:27 |
| Story ID: | 168199 |
| Location: | BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, US |
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