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Blount Island Visit Strengthens Joint Operability, Supports Allied Cooperation - U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Alexander Woodward, port operations officer in charge at Blount Island Command, explains cargo loading procedures Sept. 19, 2025, during a tour aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay, a cargo ship operated by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The ship visit was part of a WHINSEC tour highlighting how the Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs support rapid global response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Blount Island Visit Strengthens Joint Operability, Supports Allied Cooperation

Forty-eight students from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation completed a tour Sept. 19 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, where they learned how global prepositioning sustains readiness and joint operations.

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Marine Colonel Emphasizes Maritime Readiness, Partnerships at Navy League Convention - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson speaks during a sea services panel June 6 at the Navy League National Convention in Jacksonville. Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, the hub of Marine Corps prepositioning programs, underscored the importance of maritime readiness and strategic partnerships. He addressed key aspects of the Marine Corps' evolving strategies, underlining the service's commitment to maintaining readiness and adapting to emerging threats. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

Marine Colonel Emphasizes Maritime Readiness, Partnerships at Navy League Convention

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson underscored the importance of maritime readiness and strategic partnerships during a sea services panel June 6 at the Navy League National Convention in Jacksonville. With the backdrop of the St. Johns River, which flows into the Atlantic, the colonel overseeing the hub of Marine Corps prepositioning programs, explained the importance of maritime readiness and partnerships.

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U.S. Army Reserve vessel Robert T. Kuroda - U.S. Army Reserve vessel Robert T. Kuroda (LSV-7) stages equipment to be transported to the shore during the combined joint over-the-shore operations in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines, April 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

Blount Island Command Lays Backbone to Balikatan

As thousands of troops prepare for Balikatan 25, the largest-ever iteration of the U.S.-Philippines bilateral exercise, Blount Island Command arrived in mid-March as a critical partner in combined joint logistics and maritime deployment. The command, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, ensures combat-ready equipment and supplies are readily available, serving as a logistical backbone for the exercise and demonstrating the U.S. commitment to its allies in the region. Some 16 nations will participate, including Australia and, for the first time, Japan.

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Born into a military family, Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's commanding officer on June 29 bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the installation forward. Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jonathan Wright) - Born into a military family, Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's commanding officer on June 29 bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the installation forward. Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Jonathan Wright)

MCLB Albany commanding officer aiming to boost community engagement, raise up next Marine generation

Col. Matthew McKinney assumed the reins at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany bursting with ideas and enthusiasm on how to move the base forward.Much of this enthusiasm centers around strengthening the base’s bond with people they depend on both in and outside the fence line.McKinney took command of MCLB Albany on June 29, succeeding Col. Michael

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Memorial that honors the sacrifices of Navy Corpsmen to be unveiled - Preparations are underway for unveiling the Corpsmen Memorial in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The new monument will be revealed during an official ceremony on October 12.

Memorial that honors the sacrifices of Navy Corpsmen to be unveiled

On October 12, 2022, the Corpsmen Memorial will be dedicated in a formal ceremony. The journey to bring the memorial to Jacksonville has been several decades in the making.

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