Stories - Tag #SafetyFirst

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)

Camp Blaz Fire Department Enables Marine Corps Readiness in the Pacific

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BLAZ, Guam – Firefighters with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz ensure our base and community is safe every day by doing maintenance, practicing drills, and answering the call to help. The fire department serves a critical function that the base requires. The fire department here on Camp Blaz is a fundamental resource that is required for any military installation. Installations are self-contained cities housing thousands of service members, families, and civilian employees. The fire department provides structural firefighting, rescue, and Emergency Medical Services for the base. Without a fire station, the base cannot safely conduct certain operations. The buildup of the fire department is a massive step for Camp Blaz to become a proud installation.

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Destructive weather training enhances hurricane preparedness across MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River

As the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season begins, destructive weather exercises are underway across Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River. Conducted annually, the exercises test emergency response procedures and enhance preparedness efforts to ensure installation personnel remain ready to respond to potential

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Exercise aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow. - Marines and interagency partners engaged in an Interagency Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Exercise on the Yermo Annex aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, 10 December 2025. “This full-scale regional command training and interoperability exercise is designed to enhance emergency preparedness and rapid response capabilities to violent incidents,” said Maj Grant Burnett, director of Operations. “The exercise involved coordination with key interagency partners, including local law enforcement, local fire and emergency services, as well as federal law agencies.” Personnel and other resources from the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Office, Naval Criminal Investigation Services, Barstow Fire, California Highway Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Mercy Air worked closely with the Provost Marshal’s law enforcement officers, Fire and Emergency Services’ firefighters and paramedics, Dispatch teams, and Base Operations to conduct simulations in-order-to test installation’s emergency response protocols for active shooters and mass casualty incidents. This complex and multi-faceted training brings together our local agencies and improves communications, working relations, and team building. Photo by Leo Ritualo.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow engaged in Interagency Command Post Exercise I 2025

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Blount Island Among Bases Reviewed in Northeast Florida Resilience Initiative - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, gathered with military and civilian leaders April 22 to launch the Northeast Florida Military Installation Readiness Review in Jacksonville, Florida.

Blount Island Among Bases Reviewed in Northeast Florida Resilience Initiative

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, gathered with military and civilian leaders April 22 to launch the Northeast Florida Military Installation Readiness Review in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Marines from the 1st Marine Logistics Group remove the skid plate from the bottom of a fire-damaged electric vehicle to gain access to the vehicle’s battery unit so they can safely dispose of it, Altadena, California, Feb. 19, 2025. - Marines from the 1st Marine Logistics Group remove the skid plate from the bottom of a fire-damaged electric vehicle to gain access to the vehicle’s battery unit so they can safely dispose of it, Altadena, California, Feb. 19, 2025. At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command deployed approximately 170 active-duty personnel to assist Environmental Protection Agency-led teams with cleanup of wildfire hazardous waste from the Eaton and Palisades fires in California. U.S. Army North, NORTHCOM’s Joint Force Land Component Command, is overseeing the military’s support to federal and state efforts, while Joint Task Force Civil Support is providing on-the-ground command and control of active-duty personnel. Work to remove the hazardous materials is phase 1 of the federal cleanup response to ensure the safety of the residents by preventing these materials from being released into the environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Casey Nelsen)

Task Force Atlas - U.S. Servicemembers Respond to L.A. Fires

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The morning of February 9, 2025, was anything but typical for many Marines across the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Based out of Camp Pendleton, the once-in-a-generation fires were still burning in the Eaton and Pacific Palisades communities of Los Angeles, only an hour’s drive north. That morning, only 96 hours after notification, a coalition of U.S. Service members totaling 89 departed for these impacted areas to assist in the clearing and neutralization of hazardous material.

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Camp Lejeune Fire Department and Forestry Service Continue to Monitor and Contain 600-acre Wildfire - Camp Lejeune Fire Department and Forestry Service Continue to Monitor and Contain 600-acre Wildfire

Camp Lejeune Fire Department and Forestry Service Continue to Monitor and Contain 600-acre Wildfire

Ten units from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s Fire Department and Forestry Service are using plows and brush trucks to expand fire breaks to contain a slow-moving wildfire that continues to burn in the northwestern end of the base’s Greater Sandy Run Training Area along Hwy 50. The fire originated at 2 p.m. Monday near SR9, a company battle range

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Sudden Crisis Active Shooter Drill - U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Special Reaction Team clear the hallways of the Naval Health Clinic, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point during a Sudden Crisis exercise at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 10, 2024. The Sudden Crisis exercise is an annual training event to evaluate command and control, reporting, and collaboration with external organizations while also validating tactics, techniques, and procedures and improve the emergency response capabilities of the installation’s personnel through various scenarios to ensure the air station’s readiness to respond effectively during elevated force protection conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ramos)

Sudden Crisis – 2024

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point security and emergency personnel were evaluated on their response to various simulated scenarios that reinforce the installation’s commitment of safeguarding personnel, facilities, and national security interests through collaboration and preparedness during the annual full-scale exercise event Sudden

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Installations ramp up traffic enforcement; Active barrier system in use at gates

As part of ongoing efforts to prioritize safety and security of all visitors on the installation, the Provost Marshal’s Office is reminding drivers of the importance of adhering to posted speed limits across the installations. To help ensure the safety of pedestrians, motor vehicle operators, and the community, law enforcement will be stepping up

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U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land at Basco Airport during foreign disaster relief operations in Basco, Batanes Province, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2024. The U.S. Department of Defense is supporting the Republic of the Philippines at the request of the Government of the Philippines providing foreign disaster relief in the aftermath of Typhoon Krathon (Julian) in Northern Luzon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms) - U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land at Basco Airport during foreign disaster relief operations in Basco, Batanes Province, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2024. The U.S. Department of Defense is supporting the Republic of the Philippines at the request of the Government of the Philippines providing foreign disaster relief in the aftermath of Typhoon Krathon (Julian) in Northern Luzon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

U.S. Marines Complete Typhoon Krathon Humanitarian Assistance Efforts

U.S. Marines across multiple forward-deployed commands concluded six days of foreign disaster relief efforts in the Philippines Oct. 10, 2024, supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development’s humanitarian response to Typhoon Krathon (locally known as Julian) at the request of the Philippine government.

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Veteran finds refuge from Hurricane Milton at MCLB Albany

When Hurricane Milton threatened several communities in Florida, retired Army Veteran Andy Aponte loaded his family and pets in the RV and drove North to Georgia.

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