Hurricane-Hardened Building Boosts Marine Corps Police, Emergency Operations on Blount Island - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Future Marines Test Mettle on Blount Island - Sgt. Devin Eovaldi and Staff Sgt. Arkeevin Lewis, drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepare individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

WARR Room Opens on Blount Island - U.S. Marines gather for gaming Dec. 5, 2024, in a new readiness and resilience room at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer, Blount Island Command, cut a ribbon opening The Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience Room, or WARR Room, which was made possible by funding from Marine Corps Semper Fit and Recreation, which supports Marine health and wellness through prevention-focused programs that build readiness, expand resiliency and develop capability through research-based and evidence-led programming.

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.