Sponsorship

To help prepare sponsors for success, the Sponsorship Program provides training and access to important information and resources that can help newcomers master their move. The Sponsorship Program helps sponsors fulfill their responsibilities, which may include:

• Contacting the service member and family with an introductory email
• Staying in contact with the service member throughout the moving process
• Sending information about the new community and duty assignment, responding to questions and providing information about resources
• Confirming transportation and lodging arrangements
• Helping with post office arrangements
• Meeting service members and family members upon arrival
• Going with service members to unit check-in point
• Introducing service members to the Military and Family Support Center and loan closet, if it’s available
• Familiarizing service members and families with the installation and key locations, like the commissary

Note: Responsibilities may vary based on service-specific policies and guidance. Make sure to check with your service branch for sponsor training requirements.

Overall, the Sponsorship Program aims to:

• Provide newcomers with a sense of belonging
• Ease the transition for inbound service members or civilians and their family members
• Increase productivity of service members and loved ones
• Help newcomers make informed decisions
• Cultivate new friendships
• Improve morale

For more information on the Sponsorship Program, contact your installation Military and Family Support Center.

Sponsorship is also available for youth. Installation youth sponsorship programs help military-connected youth make a successful transition to a new community. Primarily directed to preteen and teenaged youth, installation youth programs/centers provide information and materials on programs and services available at their new location. Where available, youth can exchange emails, talk on the phone or chat online with other youth. The youth program staff at your new installation can offer more information on installation youth sponsorship programs.

You can also contact your installation School Liaison Program office for information about school-based youth sponsorship programs such as Anchored4Life and Student2Student. These peer-to-peer programs help your student adjust to and navigate their new school.

If your child would like to become a youth sponsor, contact your installation School Liaison Program or youth program/center.

Sponsorship is mandatory for all personnel in the grades of E1 through through E9,  CWO1 through CWO5, and O1 through O6 executing CONUS or OCONUS orders.  If you do not have an assigned sponsor, please reach out to the Base Adjutant's office at 229-639-6994 or Base Admin Chief at 229-639-8799.

MCLBA online sponsorship request

To send mail to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany prior to your arrival, address as follows:

COMMANDING OFFICER
(ATTN: FIRST & LAST NAME)
MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY
814 RADFORD BLVD SUITE 20306
ALBANY GA 31704-1128

The post office will hold mail for 15 days if incoming from CONUS or 45 days if incoming from OCONUS. The phone number for the post office on base is 229-639-5219.