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Petty Officer First Class Alexander Boston of Bartow, Florida, assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, traverses an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
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Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, sing the “The Marines’ Hymn” while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
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Petty Officer First Class Bob Hobronhyland of Staten Island, New York, assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, traverses an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
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Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, traverse an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
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Marines assist Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, with traversing an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
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Marines assist Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, with traversing 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
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Petty Officer First Class Alexander Boston of Bartow, Florida, assigned to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney, homeported at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, traverses an obstacle course while completing chief petty officer initiation capstone events Sept. 25 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
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Bill Pawlowski, Lockheed Martin senior field engineer, trains Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Sortman of Long Beach, California, on polyalphaolefin fluid servicing carts, which cool F-35 aircraft mission systems, Sept. 24, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. With the transition to the F-35 offering advanced stealth and sensor capabilities in a long-range fighter platform, the aircraft’s ground support equipment is now a maritime prepositioning force asset—it must be strategically positioned with other combat-ready equipment and supplies. Technical subject-matter experts arrived at the facility in Florida for the induction. While contractors maintain the equipment, Marines must conduct in-process inspections, ensuring adherence to approved ground operations procedures. “We make sure everything is maintained correctly and safely,” said Sortman, ground support equipment quality assurance representative at Blount Island Command.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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Bill Pawlowski, Lockheed Martin senior field engineer, explains polyalphaolefin fluid servicing carts, which cool F-35 aircraft mission systems, Sept. 24, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. With the transition to the F-35 offering advanced stealth and sensor capabilities in a long-range fighter platform, the aircraft’s ground support equipment is now a maritime prepositioning force asset—it must be strategically positioned with other combat-ready equipment and supplies. Technical subject-matter experts arrived at the facility in Florida for the induction. While contractors maintain the equipment, Marines must conduct in-process inspections, ensuring adherence to approved ground operations procedures. “We make sure everything we put into the ships is a quality product,” said Marine Corps Sgt. Mason Musmeci of Mandeville, Louisiana, ground support equipment quality assurance representative at Blount Island Command.
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Bill Pawlowski, Lockheed Martin senior field engineer, explains polyalphaolefin fluid servicing carts, which cool F-35 aircraft mission systems, Sept. 24, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. With the transition to the F-35 offering advanced stealth and sensor capabilities in a long-range fighter platform, the aircraft’s ground support equipment is now a maritime prepositioning force asset—it must be strategically positioned with other combat-ready equipment and supplies. Technical subject-matter experts arrived at the facility in Florida for the induction. While contractors maintain the equipment, Marines must conduct in-process inspections, ensuring adherence to approved ground operations procedures. “We make sure everything we put into the ships is a quality product,” said Marine Corps Sgt. Mason Musmeci of Mandeville, Louisiana, ground support equipment quality assurance representative at Blount Island Command.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Sortman of Long Beach, California, is trained on polyalphaolefin fluid servicing carts, which cool F-35 aircraft mission systems, by Bill Pawlowski, Lockheed Martin senior field engineer, Sept. 24, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. With the transition to the F-35 offering advanced stealth and sensor capabilities in a long-range fighter platform, the aircraft’s ground support equipment is now a maritime prepositioning force asset—it must be strategically positioned with other combat-ready equipment and supplies. Technical subject-matter experts arrived at the facility in Florida for the induction. While contractors maintain the equipment, Marines must conduct in-process inspections, ensuring adherence to approved ground operations procedures. “We make sure everything is maintained correctly and safely,” said Sortman, ground support equipment quality assurance representative at Blount Island Command.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Sortman of Long Beach, California, is trained on polyalphaolefin fluid servicing carts, which cool F-35 aircraft mission systems, by Bill Pawlowski, Lockheed Martin senior field engineer, Sept. 24, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. With the transition to the F-35 offering advanced stealth and sensor capabilities in a long-range fighter platform, the aircraft’s ground support equipment is now a maritime prepositioning force asset—it must be strategically positioned with other combat-ready equipment and supplies. Technical subject-matter experts arrived at the facility in Florida for the induction. While contractors maintain the equipment, Marines must conduct in-process inspections, ensuring adherence to approved ground operations procedures. “We make sure everything is maintained correctly and safely,” said Sortman, ground support equipment quality assurance representative at Blount Island Command.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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Jacob George, chief mate, Crowley Government Solutions, explains cargo and crew operations on the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez 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 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.
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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.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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Students from Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation board the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez 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 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
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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.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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Students from Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation listen to Kevin McCandlish, Navy equipment specialist, Blount Island Command, explain maintenance and logistics oversight procedures 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
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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.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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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.
Photo by Dustin Senger
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USNS ships staged for offloading Sept. 6, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez
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