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Keeping everyone safe is the mission of the Security Department at Production Plant Barstow aboard the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.
Jeffrey Hinton wears many hats at the Marine Depot Maintenance Command facility including supervisor of the security section, physical security, antiterrorism, and operational security.
He explained that Production Plant Barstow is important to the operation of the Marine Corps and requires appropriate security.
So keeping the Plant up and running by ensuring the facility and employees are safe and secure is of the utmost importance, Hinton said.
Besides access control, the security section patrols the fence line of the 25-acre facility, monitors all exterior areas of the Plant via remote cameras, responds to fires and medical emergencies, and conducts loss prevention programs.
“When I first got here in 2010, the Plant was experiencing a large amount of loss on an annual basis,” Hinton said. “Now the annual loss has dropped by more than two-thirds of that per year because of the loss prevention programs started in 2010,” he said.
Arizona native Leland Snouffer, retired Marine gunnery sergeant, believes protecting the safety of the workers at the Plant is his most important job. “We are fulfilling the Marine Corps mission of protecting the employees, which in turn eventually helps the Marine on the front lines. We have to account for everyone at the Plant in case there is an emergency or some other incident that requires people to be evacuated. We have to know who’s in there to rescue them if it becomes necessary.”
Michael Haas, access control officer, retired as a senior master sergeant from the Air Force after a 24-year career. “I verify that people coming into the Plant are allowed to be there and I create the identification cards they use to gain access,” the N.Y., native said. “I also monitor the remote cameras as a loss prevention measure.”
Retired Air Force first Sergeant John Malone said the men he works with are “co-linked” to security “because you’re nothing without your people.” Which is why he’s not too concerned when some people get annoyed about being delayed at the gate. “It may be a temporary inconvenience for them,” he said, “but we have to keep people out who may want to harm or kill someone.”
Texas native Robert Ragain is a retired Army sergeant first class. He said the employees at the Plant understand that the security service is there to protect them. “I have yet to have any problems from anyone at the Plant. I enjoy my interaction with them.”
“The security and safety of Production Plant Barstow is this department’s responsibility,” Hinton concluded, “but when you think about it, it’s also the responsibility of everyone who works here. They all want to go home safe and sound at the end of the day.”
| Date Taken: | 10.11.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.11.2018 12:27 |
| Story ID: | 296030 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, US |
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