Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Logo

    Rail Ops: A Strategic Asset

    Advanced Embed Example

    Add the following CSS to the header block of your HTML document.

    Then add the mark-up below to the body block of the same document.

    BARSTOW, CA, UNITED STATES

    04.15.2015

    Video by Cynthia McIntyre 

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California has implemented several initiatives that continue to make its railhead not only the largest in the Department of Defense, but also increase its value as a strategic asset.

    Based at the Yermo Annex of MCLB Barstow, rail operations are handled by Chad Hildebrandt, who won the Supervisor of the Quarter Award for fiscal year 2015 for the work he and his team did, not only to establish an innovative training program, but also to save money.

    Training rotations account for a hefty share of the rail traffic at Yermo, and equipment is often sent to Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command there for repair and overhaul.

    A major training cycle took place in March, with First Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas on-loading after an 18-day exercise at the National Training Center at nearby Fort Irwin, while First Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kansas offloaded at the same time for their turn at the NTC.

    Hildebrandt's team introduced the 80-hour Rail Ops course in February 2014, to teach Army and Marine Corps personnel how to load and offload their equipment. The class averages 20 to 30 students each month, with a recent high of 38 students.

    Another one of Hildebrandt's initiatives is getting the military units to move more equipment by rail rather than by truck, and to get San Bernardino County to allow use of military heavy equipment transporters rather than commercial tractor trailers, which cost around $5,800 each, one way.

    A former Marine, Hildebrandt left a rewarding Navy civilian job to work at Yermo, with a reduction in pay that has been offset by the challenge and rewards he has received transforming the rail operations here into an ever-more valuable asset.
    Produced by Cynthia McIntyre.
    Videography by Cynthia McIntyre and Keith Hayes.
    Narration: Keith Hayes

    LEAVE A COMMENT

    VIDEO INFO

    Date Taken: 04.15.2015
    Date Posted: 04.15.2015 14:33
    Category: Package
    Video ID: 398791
    VIRIN: 150415-M-AP697-001
    Filename: DOD_102367798
    Length: 00:06:12
    Location: BARSTOW, CA, US

    Video Analytics


    Downloads: 29
    High-Res. Downloads: 29

    PUBLIC DOMAIN