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A Navy lowboy trailer backs aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports Blount Island Command’s technical assistance and advisory teams, and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

A Navy lowboy trailer backs aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports Blount Island Command’s technical assistance and advisory teams, and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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Blount Island Command personnel inspect the Marine Corps’ upgraded off-road tactical trailer during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members and civilian logistics management specialists worked with contracted stevedores to evaluate loading procedures, maneuverability, securement requirements and storage considerations for newly fielded transport systems before their integration into the Marine Corps’ forward-positioned sustainment network. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Blount Island Command personnel inspect the Marine Corps’ upgraded off-road tactical trailer during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members and civilian logistics management specialists worked with contracted stevedores to evaluate loading procedures, maneuverability, securement requirements and storage considerations for newly fielded transport systems before their integration into the Marine Corps’ forward-positioned sustainment network. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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Christopher Moore, a logistics management specialist at Blount Island Command, guides the backloading of a Navy lowboy trailer aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports the command’s technical assistance and advisory teams and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Christopher Moore, a logistics management specialist at Blount Island Command, guides the backloading of a Navy lowboy trailer aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports the command’s technical assistance and advisory teams and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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Lance Vickers, a logistics management specialist at Blount Island Command, inspects the Marine Corps’ upgraded trailer during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports the command’s technical assistance and advisory teams and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Lance Vickers, a logistics management specialist at Blount Island Command, inspects the Marine Corps’ upgraded trailer during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports the command’s technical assistance and advisory teams and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kristian Mitchell, operations officer at Blount Island Command, observes the backloading of a Navy lowboy trailer aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports the command’s technical assistance and advisory teams and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kristian Mitchell, operations officer at Blount Island Command, observes the backloading of a Navy lowboy trailer aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button during transportability testing May 28, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Service members, civilians and contractors evaluated loading procedures, maneuverability and securement requirements to assess how newly fielded transport systems integrate with maritime positioning force ships before entering forward-positioned sustainment operations worldwide. The testing supports the command’s technical assistance and advisory teams and the Marine Corps’ modernization efforts focused on naval integration, distributed operations and strategic flexibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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A U.S. Navy Sailor observes autonomous navigation with Rob Branan, an electrical engineer with Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Software Support Activity and Navy veteran, aboard an Improved Navy Lighterage System during a demonstration May 27, 2026, in the Atlantic Ocean near Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Branan previously served as an aviation electrician’s mate before working in simulation and automation systems. The demonstration, conducted during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26, showcased autonomous littoral mobility operations as part of modernization efforts. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

A U.S. Navy Sailor observes autonomous navigation with Rob Branan, an electrical engineer with Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Software Support Activity and Navy veteran, aboard an Improved Navy Lighterage System during a demonstration May 27, 2026, in the Atlantic Ocean near Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Branan previously served as an aviation electrician’s mate before working in simulation and automation systems. The demonstration, conducted during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26, showcased autonomous littoral mobility operations as part of modernization efforts. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Navy Sailors and civilian personnel ride aboard an Improved Navy Lighterage System during a demonstration May 27, 2026, in the Atlantic Ocean near Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Joseph Messenger, a work center supervisor with Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Software Support Activity, center, guided representatives from participating commands and Navy logistics organizations, explaining autonomous littoral mobility operations during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors and civilian personnel ride aboard an Improved Navy Lighterage System during a demonstration May 27, 2026, in the Atlantic Ocean near Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Joseph Messenger, a work center supervisor with Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Software Support Activity, center, guided representatives from participating commands and Navy logistics organizations, explaining autonomous littoral mobility operations during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment operate an Improved Navy Lighterage System alongside the USNS Sgt. William R. Button on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment operate an Improved Navy Lighterage System alongside the USNS Sgt. William R. Button on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lower a tactical vehicle onto a pier from the USNS Red Cloud during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida, May 2026. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lower a tactical vehicle onto a pier from the USNS Red Cloud during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida, May 2026. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System aboard the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System aboard the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 2nd Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment lift a tactical vehicle from an Improved Navy Lighterage System over the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The exercise strengthened the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to move combat power from ship to shore using Navy lighterage, specialized maritime infrastructure and a veteran workforce supporting expeditionary sustainment operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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Navy Cmdr. Luke Hafner, commanding officer of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1, listens to Cary Carrigan, a contracted lighterage specialist with Blount Island Command, speak with a Sailor aboard the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Carrigan, a retired Navy chief warrant officer 5, supported Sailors conducting ship-to-shore sustainment operations using the Improved Navy Lighterage System during the exercise. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Navy Cmdr. Luke Hafner, commanding officer of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1, listens to Cary Carrigan, a contracted lighterage specialist with Blount Island Command, speak with a Sailor aboard the USNS Red Cloud on May 26, 2026, during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Carrigan, a retired Navy chief warrant officer 5, supported Sailors conducting ship-to-shore sustainment operations using the Improved Navy Lighterage System during the exercise. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Shonor Burton, senior enlisted leader for Blount Island Command, speaks about his combat experience in Iraq before delivering prepared remarks during a martial arts instructor course graduation ceremony, May 22, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Burton spoke about the importance of physical and mental resilience, emphasizing the role discipline, preparation and perseverance play in combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Shonor Burton, senior enlisted leader for Blount Island Command, speaks about his combat experience in Iraq before delivering prepared remarks during a martial arts instructor course graduation ceremony, May 22, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Burton spoke about the importance of physical and mental resilience, emphasizing the role discipline, preparation and perseverance play in combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric Colon, Staff Sgt. Israel Amador, Sgt. Daren Jones and Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald complete the obstacle course before a martial arts instructor course graduation ceremony May 22, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The Blount Island Command Marines earned instructor certifications after completing a three-week course consisting of combat conditioning, force-on-force sparring and leadership evaluations designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric Colon, Staff Sgt. Israel Amador, Sgt. Daren Jones and Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald complete the obstacle course before a martial arts instructor course graduation ceremony May 22, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The Blount Island Command Marines earned instructor certifications after completing a three-week course consisting of combat conditioning, force-on-force sparring and leadership evaluations designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Eddie Henry IV, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Blount Island Command, spars with Sgt. Daren Jones during the culminating event of a martial arts instructor course May 21, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Marines completed force-on-force sparring, combat conditioning and instructor evaluations throughout the three-week course designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Eddie Henry IV, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Blount Island Command, spars with Sgt. Daren Jones during the culminating event of a martial arts instructor course May 21, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Marines completed force-on-force sparring, combat conditioning and instructor evaluations throughout the three-week course designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative, spars with Gunnery Sgt. Eric Colon during the culminating event of a martial arts instructor course May 21, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Marines completed force-on-force sparring, combat conditioning and instructor evaluations throughout the three-week course designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative, spars with Gunnery Sgt. Eric Colon during the culminating event of a martial arts instructor course May 21, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Marines completed force-on-force sparring, combat conditioning and instructor evaluations throughout the three-week course designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Michel Emile, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Blount Island Command, spars with Staff Sgt. Israel Amador during the culminating event of a martial arts instructor course, May 21, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Marines completed force-on-force sparring, combat conditioning and instructor evaluations throughout the three-week course designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Michel Emile, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Blount Island Command, spars with Staff Sgt. Israel Amador during the culminating event of a martial arts instructor course, May 21, 2026, aboard Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. Marines completed force-on-force sparring, combat conditioning and instructor evaluations throughout the three-week course designed to strengthen warfighting readiness and develop instructors capable of training others across the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

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