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Marines Lay Expeditionary Matting for POW/MIA Memorial Aircraft Move - U.S. Marines assigned to Blount Island Command lay aluminum expeditionary airfield matting Feb. 12, 2026, at the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum site in Jacksonville, Florida. The matting , which was drawn from prepositioning sets at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, will support the movement of a restored S-3 Viking aircraft onto the developing Legacy Plaza at the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum site at Cecil Field. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Marines Lay Expeditionary Matting for POW/MIA Memorial Aircraft Move

Five Marines assigned to Blount Island Command arrived Feb. 12 at the Chapel of the High-Speed Pass carrying 12 containers of aluminum expeditionary airfield matting normally maintained for Marine Corps prepositioning programs.
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Navy, Marine Corps leaders tour 125th Fighter Wing, F-35A operations - U.S. Air Force Col. Mansour Elhihi, right, commander of the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, briefs local military leaders during a tour at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, Feb. 6, 2026. Inviting Jacksonville’s military leaders from Blount Island Command, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Naval Station Mayport, and Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command to the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing for a briefing on its missions and F-35A Lightning II aircraft fosters inter-service partnerships and strengthens relationships with the local military community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Marissa Welker) (This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)


Navy, Marine Corps leaders tour 125th Fighter Wing, F-35A operations

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps commanders attended a mission briefing and tour Feb. 6 at the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville Air National Guard Base in Florida to strengthen joint readiness.
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Cave Draw Preps Marines for Cold Response in Norway - U.S. Marines prepare prepositioned motor transport equipment at a Marine Corps Prepositioning Program–Norway cave site Jan. 22, 2026, in Norway, ahead of convoy operations supporting exercise Cold Response 26. The preparation supports safe, coordinated movement and timely employment of equipment issued to II Marine Expeditionary Force Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)


Cave Draw Preps Marines for Cold Response in Norway

A Blount Island Command technical assistance and advisory team issued thousands of items to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force during a two-week cave draw in late January, marking a key step in unit preparations for exercise Cold Response 26.
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Blount Island Supports Autonomous INLS Testing to Advance Expeditionary Logistics - Chris Collison, government technical lead, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, briefs military and civilian experts during an autonomous Improved Navy Lighterage System walkthrough Jan. 30, 2026, along the slipway at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Collison discussed the transition from automation to autonomy—fusing sensor data into real-time navigation decisions without direct human control—as the team prepared to brief testing results to a platform review board. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Blount Island Supports Autonomous INLS Testing to Advance Expeditionary Logistics

Blount Island Command supported joint autonomous testing of the Improved Navy Lighterage System in January, allowing the Navy and Marine Corps to evaluate emerging ship-to-shore logistics capabilities designed for contested and degraded environments.
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Blount Island Planning Event Advances Regional Resilience Across Northeast Florida - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marshall Hand, executive officer, Blount Island Command, engages federal, state, local, military and private-sector partners during an integrated base defense planning preparation session Jan. 15, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The discussion helped align roles, identify capability gaps and set conditions for a regional planning event Jan. 27–28. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Blount Island Planning Event Advances Regional Resilience Across Northeast Florida

Marines hosted integrated base defense planning Jan. 27–28 on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, leveraging regional partnerships to improve the ability to respond to a crisis within the United States.
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Blount Island Event Tests Readiness for Recruit Training - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Lawson, a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares for a pull-up challenge during a poolee function Jan. 24, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The event, hosted by Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville and supported by drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, tested the physical and mental readiness of future Marines as part of their preparation for recruit training. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Blount Island Event Tests Readiness for Recruit Training

Roughly 300 young men and women from across Georgia and Florida tested their physical and mental readiness during a poolee function Jan. 24 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, where a calm winter morning quickly gave way to sharp commands and rising intensity.
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Marine Forces Reserve Leaders Tour Blount Island to Expand Indo-Pacific Support - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kevan Lewis, commanding officer, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, listens to an ashore prepositioning capabilities brief by Blount Island Command personnel Jan. 12, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Marine Forces Reserve Leaders Tour Blount Island to Expand Indo-Pacific Support

U.S. Marine Forces Reserve leadership toured prepositioning programs Jan. 12 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island to examine how reserve forces can support the development of ashore prepositioning programs across the Indo-Pacific.
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Blount Island Strengthens Readiness Through Workforce Development - Contractor John Borén, an OSHA-authorized outreach trainer, demonstrates a building inspection during the OSHA 10-hour general industry outreach training Dec. 10, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The training is helping build a safer, more resilient workforce, ready to support Marine Corps global mission objectives. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Blount Island Strengthens Readiness Through Workforce Development

A group of service members, civilians and contractors completed OSHA 10-hour general industry outreach training Dec. 9-10 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, reinforcing the facility’s commitment to workforce safety, operational readiness and professional growth.
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Blount Island Leaders Discuss Ship-to-Shore Needs for Long-Term - William Fish, Navy prepositioning department director at Blount Island Command, explains critical maintenance needs to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lee Meyer, director of expeditionary warfare on the Navy chief of naval operations' staff (OPNAV N95), during a tour Dec. 8, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


Blount Island Leaders Discuss Ship-to-Shore Needs for Long-Term Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lee Meyer, director of expeditionary warfare on the Navy chief of naval operations' staff (OPNAV N95), visited Blount Island Command leadership Dec. 8 to discuss improving ship-to-shore systems and enhancing fleet readiness.
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I MEF Visit Leverages Blount Island Expertise to Reinforce Readiness, Interoperability - Robert Hazlett, contracting officer's technical representative for Blount Island Command, explains shipboard operations aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during a visit by a Marine Expeditionary Force liaison team Dec. 2, 2025, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Hazlett, a Marine Corps veteran who served six years in motor transportation and nearly 20 years afloat as a KBR contractor—including six years as a squadron supervisor—became a sworn civilian at Blount Island in 2024. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Dustin Senger)


I MEF Visit Leverages Blount Island Expertise to Reinforce Readiness, Interoperability

A liaison team from I Marine Expeditionary Force visited Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida, for program briefings and reviews Dec. 2-3 that will enhance interoperability, readiness and coordination for maritime prepositioning force operations. The two-day visit allowed I MEF leaders, planners and logisticians from Camp Pendleton, California, to tap into decades of expertise in refining arrival and assembly operations, offload preparation and logistics management.
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