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)

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 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 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)

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)

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 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)

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)

Service Endures: Blount Island Command Marks Marine Corps’ 250th Birthday - U.S. service members, civilians, contractors and veterans gather with community leaders to watch the 250th Marine Corps birthday message during the ceremony hosted Nov. 21 by Blount Island Command at Deerwood Castle in Jacksonville, Florida. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Marine Corps Facility in Florida Earns Jacksonville Environmental Award - Clint Noble, Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board member, poses for photos with Taylor Comstock, environmental protection specialist at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, and Shannon Easdale, environmental manager, after presenting the Government and Institutional Achievement Award during the Environmental Achievement Awards luncheon Nov. 21, 2025, at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center in Jacksonville, Florida. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)