SPECIAL PHOTO  BAE Systems hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration at its new Albany office at 2410 Westgate Blvd. With more than 100,000 employees working in more than 100 countries, and reported sales of $36.2 billion in 2009, BAE is the world’s second-largest defense contractor, supporting a range of military and civilian agency customers, including products for air, land and naval forces as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and logistics engineering. “We’re very proud of the work that we do for the Corps around the world, supporting Marines both in the States and overseas, in theatre. This office is an extension of that support,” said Steve Metz, the company’s maritime programs vice president.