U. S. Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow (Yermo Annex)

 military, logistics company, United States Marine Corps

Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow
1030 Palmetto Dr.
Barstow, CA 92311
(760) 830-6000

c/o Commanding Officer B505
Barstow, CA 92311-5013
(760) 577-6856

Yermo Annex encompasses 1859 acres and is primarily a storage and industrial complex.

The Marine Corps Logistics Command is comprised of three major components-- MCLB, Albany, Georgia; MCLB, Barstow, California; and Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida. Generally speaking, MCLB, Albany furnishes supplies for Marine Corps forces east of the Mississippi and to forces which are part of the Atlantic Fleet.
MCLB Barstow supports Marine forces west of the Mississippi, the Far East and Asia, while Blount Island Command provides logistical support for the Marine Corps' Maritime Prepositioning Ships and the Norway Geo-Prepositioning programs.

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 1980's, MCLB Albany and Headquarters Marine Corps worked aggressively to integrate logistics support for the Fleet Marine Forces 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 word Yermo, according to longtime residents of the town of Yermo, is an Indian word meaning "Desert Flower." (MC)3 repair facility is located at the Yermo Annex as well as the base stables, Obregon Park, and the bulk of Fleet Support Division's outdoor storage.