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Thurman Bobbett, head of maintenance management branch, Blount Island Command, explains corrective and preventative maintenance procedures for students from Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation during a tour Sept. 13, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Of the nearly 60 students from the military education and training institute in Fort Moore, Georgia, roughly half were staff officers from a dozen partner nations spanning from Mexico through South America. After learning about military equipment and staging areas, the students toured USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Navy roll-on, roll-off support cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command. The 1,100-acre Marine Corps facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. Blount Island Command personnel—service members, government civilians and federal contractors—ensure Marines responding to global contingency areas are supported with the highest quality combat-ready equipment and supplies.

Thurman Bobbett, head of maintenance management branch, Blount Island Command, explains corrective and preventative maintenance procedures for students from Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation during a tour Sept. 13, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Of the nearly 60 students from the military education and training institute in Fort Moore, Georgia, roughly half were staff officers from a dozen partner nations spanning from Mexico through South America. After learning about military equipment and staging areas, the students toured USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Navy roll-on, roll-off support cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command. The 1,100-acre Marine Corps facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. Blount Island Command personnel—service members, government civilians and federal contractors—ensure Marines responding to global contingency areas are supported with the highest quality combat-ready equipment and supplies.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Thurman Bobbett, head of maintenance management branch, Blount Island Command, explains corrective and preventative maintenance procedures for students from Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation during a tour Sept. 13, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Of the nearly 60 students from the military education and training institute in Fort Moore, Georgia, roughly half were staff officers from a dozen partner nations spanning from Mexico through South America. After learning about military equipment and staging areas, the students toured USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Navy roll-on, roll-off support cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command. The 1,100-acre Marine Corps facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. Blount Island Command personnel—service members, government civilians and federal contractors—ensure Marines responding to global contingency areas are supported with the highest quality combat-ready equipment and supplies.

Thurman Bobbett, head of maintenance management branch, Blount Island Command, explains corrective and preventative maintenance procedures for students from Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation during a tour Sept. 13, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Of the nearly 60 students from the military education and training institute in Fort Moore, Georgia, roughly half were staff officers from a dozen partner nations spanning from Mexico through South America. After learning about military equipment and staging areas, the students toured USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Navy roll-on, roll-off support cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command. The 1,100-acre Marine Corps facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. Blount Island Command personnel—service members, government civilians and federal contractors—ensure Marines responding to global contingency areas are supported with the highest quality combat-ready equipment and supplies.

Photo by Dustin Senger

USNS ships staged for offloading Sept. 6, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

USNS ships staged for offloading Sept. 6, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

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Blount Island Color Guard

Blount Island Color Guard

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., speaks with Marines after receiving a certification of commendation during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., speaks with Marines after receiving a certification of commendation during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marines from Blount Island Command congratulate Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., after he received a certification of commendation during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

U.S. Marines from Blount Island Command congratulate Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., after he received a certification of commendation during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, prepares to award a certification of commendation to Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, prepares to award a certification of commendation to Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, awards a certification of commendation to Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, awards a certification of commendation to Sgt. Dylan Burge of Lawrenceville, Ga., during a formation Aug. 26, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Burge earned noncommissioned officer of the quarter for Marine Corps Logistics Command (LOGCOM), headquartered in Albany, Ga. “Throughout the quarter, Sgt. Burge continually set the example for his peers by demonstrating outstanding leadership, extraordinary commitment to mission accomplishment and exceptional strength of character,” said Maj. Gen. Keith Reventlow, commanding general, LOGCOM, in the commendation certificate. Burge reported to boot camp in June 2018, soon after graduating from high school. He currently serves as Blount Island Command individual material readiness list manager, as well as career planner. “You’re a Marine on and off the clock, so use every moment to make yourself better,” said Burge, facing the company of Marines in Florida. He said earning the distinction doesn’t change anything, adding, “what’s most important is being able to work with these guys every day.”

Photo by Dustin Senger

USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham is staged for offloading Aug. 22, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and USNS Stockham deployed in March and April, respectively, as part of a whole-of-government humanitarian response to the October 2023 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 civilians in Israel, including U.S. citizens. The U.S. Navy’s roll-on, roll-off support cargo ships offloaded more than 5,700 pallets of food, along with fuel for the Army's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore temporary pier modules, tugs, boats and trucks. They also transported roughly 240 military personnel from Florida to Gaza. With the ships back at Blount Island, leadership teams from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blount Island Command, strategic partners in the U.S. Marine Corps prepositioning mission, walked aboard USNS Stockham to thank the captains and their crews. An executive team from Crowley Government Solutions, contracted to operate and maintain the massive vessels, highlighted numerous individual efforts that were critical to the response effort.

USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham is staged for offloading Aug. 22, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and USNS Stockham deployed in March and April, respectively, as part of a whole-of-government humanitarian response to the October 2023 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 civilians in Israel, including U.S. citizens. The U.S. Navy’s roll-on, roll-off support cargo ships offloaded more than 5,700 pallets of food, along with fuel for the Army's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore temporary pier modules, tugs, boats and trucks. They also transported roughly 240 military personnel from Florida to Gaza. With the ships back at Blount Island, leadership teams from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blount Island Command, strategic partners in the U.S. Marine Corps prepositioning mission, walked aboard USNS Stockham to thank the captains and their crews. An executive team from Crowley Government Solutions, contracted to operate and maintain the massive vessels, highlighted numerous individual efforts that were critical to the response effort.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, greets Paul Ginnane, captain, USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham, while aboard the vessel Aug. 22, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and USNS Stockham deployed in March and April, respectively, as part of a whole-of-government humanitarian response to the October 2023 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 civilians in Israel, including U.S. citizens. The U.S. Navy’s roll-on, roll-off support cargo ships offloaded more than 5,700 pallets of food, along with fuel for the Army's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore temporary pier modules, tugs, boats and trucks. They also transported roughly 240 military personnel from Florida to Gaza. With the ships back at Blount Island, leadership teams from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blount Island Command, strategic partners in the U.S. Marine Corps prepositioning mission, walked aboard USNS Stockham to thank the captains and their crews. An executive team from Crowley Government Solutions, contracted to operate and maintain the massive vessels, highlighted numerous individual efforts that were critical to the response effort.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, greets Paul Ginnane, captain, USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham, while aboard the vessel Aug. 22, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and USNS Stockham deployed in March and April, respectively, as part of a whole-of-government humanitarian response to the October 2023 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 civilians in Israel, including U.S. citizens. The U.S. Navy’s roll-on, roll-off support cargo ships offloaded more than 5,700 pallets of food, along with fuel for the Army's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore temporary pier modules, tugs, boats and trucks. They also transported roughly 240 military personnel from Florida to Gaza. With the ships back at Blount Island, leadership teams from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blount Island Command, strategic partners in the U.S. Marine Corps prepositioning mission, walked aboard USNS Stockham to thank the captains and their crews. An executive team from Crowley Government Solutions, contracted to operate and maintain the massive vessels, highlighted numerous individual efforts that were critical to the response effort.

Photo by Dustin Senger

USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham is staged for offloading Aug. 22, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham is staged for offloading Aug. 22, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, expresses his gratitude Aug. 22, 2024, while aboard the USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and USNS Stockham deployed in March and April, respectively, as part of a whole-of-government humanitarian response to the October 2023 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 civilians in Israel, including U.S. citizens. The U.S. Navy’s roll-on, roll-off support cargo ships offloaded more than 5,700 pallets of food, along with fuel for the Army's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore temporary pier modules, tugs, boats and trucks. They also transported roughly 240 military personnel from Florida to Gaza. With the ships back at Blount Island, leadership teams from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blount Island Command, strategic partners in the U.S. Marine Corps prepositioning mission, walked aboard USNS Stockham to thank the captains and their crews. An executive team from Crowley Government Solutions, contracted to operate and maintain the massive vessels, highlighted numerous individual efforts that were critical to the response effort.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, expresses his gratitude Aug. 22, 2024, while aboard the USNS GySgt. Fred W. Stockham at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and USNS Stockham deployed in March and April, respectively, as part of a whole-of-government humanitarian response to the October 2023 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 civilians in Israel, including U.S. citizens. The U.S. Navy’s roll-on, roll-off support cargo ships offloaded more than 5,700 pallets of food, along with fuel for the Army's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore temporary pier modules, tugs, boats and trucks. They also transported roughly 240 military personnel from Florida to Gaza. With the ships back at Blount Island, leadership teams from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blount Island Command, strategic partners in the U.S. Marine Corps prepositioning mission, walked aboard USNS Stockham to thank the captains and their crews. An executive team from Crowley Government Solutions, contracted to operate and maintain the massive vessels, highlighted numerous individual efforts that were critical to the response effort.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Prochnow of Bloomington, Illinois, shows Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during the congressman's visit Aug. 8 to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Prochnow of Bloomington, Illinois, shows Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during the congressman's visit Aug. 8 to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., speaks with retired Marine Corps Maj. Thurman Bobbett, head of maintenance management branch, and retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jim Maddox, motor transportation section supervisor, during a visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., speaks with retired Marine Corps Maj. Thurman Bobbett, head of maintenance management branch, and retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jim Maddox, motor transportation section supervisor, during a visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Ansley, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provides an overview of Exercise Coastal Response for U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., during a visit Aug. 8 to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Ansley, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provides an overview of Exercise Coastal Response for U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., during a visit Aug. 8 to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Ansley, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., during the congressman's visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Ansley, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, greets Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., during the congressman's visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

Blount Island Visit

Blount Island Visit

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Prochnow of Bloomington, Illinois, greets Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., during the congressman's visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell Prochnow of Bloomington, Illinois, greets Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., during the congressman's visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., speaks with Marines during a visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., speaks with Marines during a visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., speaks with Marines during a visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., speaks with Marines during a visit Aug. 8, 2024, to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez