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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 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 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 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)

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)

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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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. Daren Jones, receives a brown belt featuring the tan instructor stripe from Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, after completing 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. Daren Jones, receives a brown belt featuring the tan instructor stripe from Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, after completing 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald spars with Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, 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 Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald spars with Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Huckabone, 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 Gunnery Sgt. David Huckabone, 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald spars with Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, 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 Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald spars with Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Israel Amador spars with Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, 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 Staff Sgt. Israel Amador spars with Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, speaks to four newly certified martial arts instructors after 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 with Blount Island Command, speaks to four newly certified martial arts instructors after 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric Colon prepares to spar Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative, 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 Gunnery Sgt. Eric Colon prepares to spar Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative, 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Huckabone, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Blount Island Command, applies an arm bar to 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 Gunnery Sgt. David Huckabone, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Blount Island Command, applies an arm bar to 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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Burge, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer and command physical training representative with Blount Island Command, spars with Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald 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 with Blount Island Command, spars with Gunnery Sgt. Cameron Fitzgerald 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)

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)

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)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks to service members and civilians May 14, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida about recruiting, retention, career development and workforce readiness supporting forward-deployed Marine Corps operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks to service members and civilians May 14, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida about recruiting, retention, career development and workforce readiness supporting forward-deployed Marine Corps operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks with Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, May 14, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida following a brief focused on recruiting, retention, career development and workforce readiness. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks with Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, May 14, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida following a brief focused on recruiting, retention, career development and workforce readiness. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks to service members and civilians May 14, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida about recruiting, retention, career development and workforce readiness supporting forward-deployed Marine Corps operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks to service members and civilians May 14, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida about recruiting, retention, career development and workforce readiness supporting forward-deployed Marine Corps operations. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks with Blount Island Command leaders May 14, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The maritime prepositioning ship operated by Military Sealift Command supports sustainment operations for forward-deployed Marine Corps forces. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks with Blount Island Command leaders May 14, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The maritime prepositioning ship operated by Military Sealift Command supports sustainment operations for forward-deployed Marine Corps forces. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger