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Ships offload on the slipway at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Ships offload on the slipway at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Nicholas Martinez

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Blount Island Command Marine for a Day activities Oct. 5, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Bobby Carter, Blount Island Command engineer equipment manager, lands a fish during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Bobby Carter, Blount Island Command engineer equipment manager, lands a fish during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Taylor Comstock, Blount Island Command environmental protection specialist, measures a redfish caught by Bobby Carter, engineer equipment manager, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Taylor Comstock, Blount Island Command environmental protection specialist, measures a redfish caught by Bobby Carter, engineer equipment manager, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Bobby Carter, Blount Island Command engineer equipment manager, helps Taylor Comstock, environmental protection specialist, measure a redfish during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Bobby Carter, Blount Island Command engineer equipment manager, helps Taylor Comstock, environmental protection specialist, measure a redfish during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Taylor Comstock, Blount Island Command environmental protection specialist, measures a redfish caught by Paul Stewart, senior analyst, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Taylor Comstock, Blount Island Command environmental protection specialist, measures a redfish caught by Paul Stewart, senior analyst, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Frances Carter, Blount Island Command financial management analyst, lands a redfish with husband Bobby Carter, engineer equipment manager, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Frances Carter, Blount Island Command financial management analyst, lands a redfish with husband Bobby Carter, engineer equipment manager, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Taylor Comstock, Blount Island Command environmental protection specialist, measures a redfish caught by U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Brad Witherell of Slidell, Louisiana, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Taylor Comstock, Blount Island Command environmental protection specialist, measures a redfish caught by U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Brad Witherell of Slidell, Louisiana, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Bobby Carter, Blount Island Command engineer equipment manager, compares redfish catches with wife Frances Carter, financial manager, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Bobby Carter, Blount Island Command engineer equipment manager, compares redfish catches with wife Frances Carter, financial manager, during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Brad Witherell of Slidell, Louisiana, tosses a redfish during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Brad Witherell of Slidell, Louisiana, tosses a redfish during a quarterly catch-and-release tournament Oct. 3, 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, thanks service members and government civilians during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, thanks service members and government civilians during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

Jackie Jarrett, deputy comptroller, Blount Island Command, listens to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The Marine Corps attained 114% of its mission for first-term reenlisted Marines in fiscal year 2024, while also reenlisting more than 5,700 subsequent-term Marines, exceeding its retention goal in a competitive environment. “Every day, you all come to work with a smile and give your level best,” said Watson.

Jackie Jarrett, deputy comptroller, Blount Island Command, listens to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The Marine Corps attained 114% of its mission for first-term reenlisted Marines in fiscal year 2024, while also reenlisting more than 5,700 subsequent-term Marines, exceeding its retention goal in a competitive environment. “Every day, you all come to work with a smile and give your level best,” said Watson.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

Jackie Jarrett, deputy comptroller, Blount Island Command, listens to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Jackie Jarrett, deputy comptroller, Blount Island Command, listens to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, thanks service members and government civilians during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The Marine Corps attained 114% of its mission for first-term reenlisted Marines in fiscal year 2024, while also reenlisting more than 5,700 subsequent-term Marines, exceeding its retention goal in a competitive environment. “Every day, you all come to work with a smile and give your level best,” said Watson.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, thanks service members and government civilians during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The Marine Corps attained 114% of its mission for first-term reenlisted Marines in fiscal year 2024, while also reenlisting more than 5,700 subsequent-term Marines, exceeding its retention goal in a competitive environment. “Every day, you all come to work with a smile and give your level best,” said Watson.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, listens to Staff Sgt. Robert Mastrocola of Jamesburg, New Jersey, explain career goals during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Mastrocola initially joined the Marine Corps in July 2013 following a family tradition. The ammunition technician signed his third enlistment in August at Blount Island, where he supplies U.S. Navy roll-on, roll-off cargo ships, operated globally by Military Sealift Command.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, listens to Staff Sgt. Robert Mastrocola of Jamesburg, New Jersey, explain career goals during an employee appreciation break Sept. 30, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Mastrocola initially joined the Marine Corps in July 2013 following a family tradition. The ammunition technician signed his third enlistment in August at Blount Island, where he supplies U.S. Navy roll-on, roll-off cargo ships, operated globally by Military Sealift Command.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, prepare for an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, prepare for an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez