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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is considered the gateway to the Pacific. With multiple units across the various installations, communication is vital in always maintaining combat readiness.
On February 13th, the data center at building 1164 turned its lights off for good.
1164 on Camp Pendleton was built in 2003 and has since been the regional data center for the West Coast. For 19 years, the facility ran 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without any power outages. But with all those efforts, keeping the facility running at total capacity still takes a lot.
"Right now, we are paying about $110,000 a year in maintenance costs," said Clint Westrich, the critical facilities branch manager for G-6 Communication, Marine Corps Installations West. "On top of that, we spend 39 thousand dollars monthly for all the power this building uses."
The Marine Corps is moving toward modernizing facilities to have better infrastructures using a fraction of the energy costs. Camp Pendleton has designated building 1270 as the Regional Component Enterprise Data Center (CEDC). The new facility has modernized technology and more substantial infrastructures that will continue to support the Marine Corps and the MCI-West region.
"I'm excited to see this because it's a beginning, not an end," said Lt Col. David Becker, the assistant chief of staff for G-6 Communications, MCI-West. "It's the beginning of more consolidations for the region, so it's an exciting day."
The new facility operates today and recently received the rest of its equipment on February 11th.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2023 15:58 |
| Story ID: | 439037 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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