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U.S. Marines, Sailors and staff with Marine Corps Installations West conduct a tabletop exercise outbrief during Semper Durus 26 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 22, 2026. Semper Durus is a Marine Corps Installations West full-scale regional command training and interagency exercise designed to enhance emergency preparedness and rapid response capabilities across multiple Marine Corps installations in the southwestern United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Martinez)

U.S. Marines, Sailors and staff with Marine Corps Installations West conduct a tabletop exercise outbrief during Semper Durus 26 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 22, 2026. Semper Durus is a Marine Corps Installations West full-scale regional command training and interagency exercise designed to enhance emergency preparedness and rapid response capabilities across multiple Marine Corps installations in the southwestern United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, shakes hands with Fire Chief Percy Golden II, director of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, following the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station, located immediately outside the installation’s main gate, strengthens emergency response for the Marine facility, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, shakes hands with Fire Chief Percy Golden II, director of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, following the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station, located immediately outside the installation’s main gate, strengthens emergency response for the Marine facility, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, greets Percy Golden Sr., a critical incident officer with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, following the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Golden served as chaplain during the ceremony. The new station, located immediately outside the installation’s main gate, improves emergency response for the Marine facility, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, greets Percy Golden Sr., a critical incident officer with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, following the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Golden served as chaplain during the ceremony. The new station, located immediately outside the installation’s main gate, improves emergency response for the Marine facility, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses Fire Station 48 Aug. 19, 2026, following the station’s opening ceremony on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station, located immediately outside the installation’s main gate, improves emergency response for the Marine facility, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses Fire Station 48 Aug. 19, 2026, following the station’s opening ceremony on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station, located immediately outside the installation’s main gate, improves emergency response for the Marine facility, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, speaks with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Lt. L.G. Washington during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Washington, a member of the ceremony’s honor guard, retired from the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer after 24 years of service, with Naval Air Station Jacksonville as his final duty station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, speaks with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Lt. L.G. Washington during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Washington, a member of the ceremony’s honor guard, retired from the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer after 24 years of service, with Naval Air Station Jacksonville as his final duty station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Fire Chief Percy Golden II, director of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, delivers remarks Aug. 19, 2026, during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station’s location outside the Jacksonville Port Authority’s secured perimeter improves emergency response to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Fire Chief Percy Golden II, director of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, delivers remarks Aug. 19, 2026, during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station’s location outside the Jacksonville Port Authority’s secured perimeter improves emergency response to Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, port operations and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan delivers remarks Aug. 19, 2026, during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station, located immediately outside Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island’s main gate, expands emergency response capability for the installation, the Jacksonville Port Authority’s Blount Island Marine Terminal and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan delivers remarks Aug. 19, 2026, during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. The new station, located immediately outside Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island’s main gate, expands emergency response capability for the installation, the Jacksonville Port Authority’s Blount Island Marine Terminal and nearby communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

John Roberts, antiterrorism officer and critical infrastructure protection lead with Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses a simulated drought and wildfire scenario during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination among four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

John Roberts, antiterrorism officer and critical infrastructure protection lead with Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses a simulated drought and wildfire scenario during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination among four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Michael Bush, installation emergency manager with Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses a simulated drought and wildfire scenario during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination among four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Michael Bush, installation emergency manager with Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses a simulated drought and wildfire scenario during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination among four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

John Roberts, antiterrorism officer and critical infrastructure protection lead, and Michael Bush, installation emergency manager, both with Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discuss a simulated drought and wildfire scenario during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination among four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

John Roberts, antiterrorism officer and critical infrastructure protection lead, and Michael Bush, installation emergency manager, both with Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discuss a simulated drought and wildfire scenario during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination among four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Angela Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Jacksonville, briefs emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. Enyedi outlined the simulated drought and wildfire conditions used to test regional coordination and emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Angela Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Jacksonville, briefs emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. Enyedi outlined the simulated drought and wildfire conditions used to test regional coordination and emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Angela Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Jacksonville, briefs emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. Enyedi outlined the simulated drought and wildfire conditions used to test regional coordination and emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Angela Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service Jacksonville, briefs emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies during a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. Enyedi outlined the simulated drought and wildfire conditions used to test regional coordination and emergency response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Howard Wanamaker, Clay County manager, welcomes emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies to a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination during escalating drought and wildfire conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Howard Wanamaker, Clay County manager, welcomes emergency management personnel from four Northeast Florida military installations and partner agencies to a facility incident readiness exercise Aug. 4, 2026, at Orange Park Town Hall in Orange Park, Florida. The tabletop exercise tested regional coordination during escalating drought and wildfire conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Contractors replace security fencing during the Child Development Center and Youth Activity Center Fence and Gate Repair Project at the Nebo Annex aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base - Barstow, California, July 13. The project, contracted to Barkley Andross Corp as the prime contractor and Ellis Fence Co. as the subcontractor, replaces approximately 1,100 linear feet of perimeter fencing, three access gates at the CDC, and five single-motion push bars across both facilities. The upgrades address identified physical security deficiencies to enhance the safety and security of the installation's youth facilities. (Photo Submission: Facilities Department)

Contractors replace security fencing during the Child Development Center and Youth Activity Center Fence and Gate Repair Project at the Nebo Annex aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base - Barstow, California, July 13. The project, contracted to Barkley Andross Corp as the prime contractor and Ellis Fence Co. as the subcontractor, replaces approximately 1,100 linear feet of perimeter fencing, three access gates at the CDC, and five single-motion push bars across both facilities. The upgrades address identified physical security deficiencies to enhance the safety and security of the installation's youth facilities. (Photo Submission: Facilities Department)

Photo by Katherine Cortez

Harry Rehm, a firefighter with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, activates the stabilizers on a fire truck to perform a pump test on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, June 9, 2026. The firefighters at Camp Blaz conduct regular training exercises to maintain operational readiness for all emergencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin)

Harry Rehm, a firefighter with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, activates the stabilizers on a fire truck to perform a pump test on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, June 9, 2026. The firefighters at Camp Blaz conduct regular training exercises to maintain operational readiness for all emergencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, prepares to land during an aerial damage assessment flight, at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, prepares to land during an aerial damage assessment flight, at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, fly over Caracas, Venezuela, during an aerial damage assessment flight, June 27, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, fly over Caracas, Venezuela, during an aerial damage assessment flight, June 27, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Sgt. Daniel Childs

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pull a cable from the winch of a bulldozer, April 4. The Marines were in the process of tearing down a house damaged beyond repair, making it safer for the locals, and allowing more access to the port. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garry J. Welch/Released)

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pull a cable from the winch of a bulldozer, April 4. The Marines were in the process of tearing down a house damaged beyond repair, making it safer for the locals, and allowing more access to the port. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garry J. Welch/Released)

Photo by 94th Airlift Wing

Philippine Marines unload bags of rice off of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during humanitarian assistance relief operations here, Nov. 25. Elements of the 31st MEU are deployed at the request of the government of the Philippines and in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development. The 31st MEU is ideally suited for humanitarian assistance operations, with aviation and amphibious platforms capable of rapidly delivering relief supplies, medical assistance, and transportation and engineer equipment to affected areas that are inaccessible by other means. U.S. forces have been delivering relief supplies provided by USAID since the start of Operation Damayan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by PFC Brian Bekkala/Released)

Philippine Marines unload bags of rice off of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during humanitarian assistance relief operations here, Nov. 25. Elements of the 31st MEU are deployed at the request of the government of the Philippines and in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development. The 31st MEU is ideally suited for humanitarian assistance operations, with aviation and amphibious platforms capable of rapidly delivering relief supplies, medical assistance, and transportation and engineer equipment to affected areas that are inaccessible by other means. U.S. forces have been delivering relief supplies provided by USAID since the start of Operation Damayan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by PFC Brian Bekkala/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Bekkala

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Robertson, right, a landing support specialist with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines assist a civilian displaced by Typhoon Haiyan as part of Operation Damayan at Villamor Air Base, Nov. 14, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anne K. Henry

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Robertson, right, a landing support specialist with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines assist a civilian displaced by Typhoon Haiyan as part of Operation Damayan at Villamor Air Base, Nov. 14, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anne K. Henry

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anne Henry

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