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U.S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force assets from the United States Naval Ship Seay (T-AKR 302) await offload in preparation for the Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) 14 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island.

The Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) is a routine process for maintaining and replenishing the equipment and supplies carried by Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). It ensures the MPS remain ready for deployment and are equipped with the necessary supplies for operations. The cycle typically lasts 42 to 45 days per ship and involves checking the serviceability of the equipment and replenishing stocks.

U.S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force assets from the United States Naval Ship Seay (T-AKR 302) await offload in preparation for the Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) 14 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. The Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) is a routine process for maintaining and replenishing the equipment and supplies carried by Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). It ensures the MPS remain ready for deployment and are equipped with the necessary supplies for operations. The cycle typically lasts 42 to 45 days per ship and involves checking the serviceability of the equipment and replenishing stocks.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alexander Woodward, Officer in Charge, Port Operations, Supervises the offload of the United States Naval Ship Seay (T-AKR 302) in preparation for the Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) 14 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island.

The Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) is a routine process for maintaining and replenishing the equipment and supplies carried by Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). It ensures the MPS remain ready for deployment and are equipped with the necessary supplies for operations. The cycle typically lasts 42 to 45 days per ship and involves checking the serviceability of the equipment and replenishing stocks.

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alexander Woodward, Officer in Charge, Port Operations, Supervises the offload of the United States Naval Ship Seay (T-AKR 302) in preparation for the Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) 14 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. The Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) is a routine process for maintaining and replenishing the equipment and supplies carried by Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). It ensures the MPS remain ready for deployment and are equipped with the necessary supplies for operations. The cycle typically lasts 42 to 45 days per ship and involves checking the serviceability of the equipment and replenishing stocks.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force assets from the United States Naval Ship Seay (T-AKR 302) Roll off from the stern ramp in preparation for the Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) 14 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island.

The Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) is a routine process for maintaining and replenishing the equipment and supplies carried by Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). It ensures the MPS remain ready for deployment and are equipped with the necessary supplies for operations. The cycle typically lasts 42 to 45 days per ship and involves checking the serviceability of the equipment and replenishing stocks.

U.S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force assets from the United States Naval Ship Seay (T-AKR 302) Roll off from the stern ramp in preparation for the Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) 14 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. The Maritime Prepositioning Force Maintenance Cycle (MMC) is a routine process for maintaining and replenishing the equipment and supplies carried by Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). It ensures the MPS remain ready for deployment and are equipped with the necessary supplies for operations. The cycle typically lasts 42 to 45 days per ship and involves checking the serviceability of the equipment and replenishing stocks.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, gathered with military and civilian leaders April 22 to launch the Northeast Florida Military Installation Readiness Review in Jacksonville, Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, gathered with military and civilian leaders April 22 to launch the Northeast Florida Military Installation Readiness Review in Jacksonville, Florida.

Photo by DustinSenger

U.S. Army Reserve vessel Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) stages equipment to be transported to the shore during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

U.S. Army Reserve vessel Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) stages equipment to be transported to the shore during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

U.S. Naval Ship Sisler (T-AKR 3-11) offloads equipment to be picked up by landing craft during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

U.S. Naval Ship Sisler (T-AKR 3-11) offloads equipment to be picked up by landing craft during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

U.S. Naval Ship Sisler (T-AKR 3-11) stages equipment to be picked up by U.S. Army Reserve vessel Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

U.S. Naval Ship Sisler (T-AKR 3-11) stages equipment to be picked up by U.S. Army Reserve vessel Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

A U.S. Navy Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement tests the stability of the ramp of the U.S. Army vessel Palo Alto (LCU-2032) before unloading equipment to the shore during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 8, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

A U.S. Navy Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement tests the stability of the ramp of the U.S. Army vessel Palo Alto (LCU-2032) before unloading equipment to the shore during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 8, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

Philippine heavy landing craft BRP Waray (LC-288) prepares to unload equipment during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 8, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Philippine heavy landing craft BRP Waray (LC-288) prepares to unload equipment during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 8, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, speaks with Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, speaks with Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

Photo by Jason Hazard

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

Photo by Jason Hazard

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

Photo by Jason Hazard

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during equipment inspections April 8 at a joint theater distribution center in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Jason Hazard)

Photo by Jason Hazard

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Garrett Baucom, a communications equipment specialist with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command, prepares RFID readers aboard a roll-on, roll-off discharge facility April 3 at Dingalan Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Col. Luke Watson)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Garrett Baucom, a communications equipment specialist with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command, prepares RFID readers aboard a roll-on, roll-off discharge facility April 3 at Dingalan Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Col. Luke Watson)

Photo by Col. Luke Watson

U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Division work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during an in-stream offload from the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, April 3 at Dingalan Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Col. Luke Watson)

U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Division work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during an in-stream offload from the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, April 3 at Dingalan Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Col. Luke Watson)

Photo by Col. Luke Watson

U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Division work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during an in-stream offload from the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, April 3 at Dingalan Bay in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Col. Luke Watson)

U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Division work with a technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command during an in-stream offload from the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, April 3 at Dingalan Bay in the Philippines. The equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Col. Luke Watson)

Photo by Col. Luke Watson

John Roberts, interim installation emergency manager and critical infrastructure protection officer, explains an office space after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

John Roberts, interim installation emergency manager and critical infrastructure protection officer, explains an office space after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, welcomes community leaders after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, welcomes community leaders after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Capt. Miguel Dieguez, commanding officer of Navy Facilities Southeast, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

U.S. Navy Capt. Miguel Dieguez, commanding officer of Navy Facilities Southeast, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Timothy Jenkins, interim police chief, explains a training space after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Timothy Jenkins, interim police chief, explains a training space after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger