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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.

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)

Personnel assigned to Marine Corps Information Command, Marine Forces Space Command, and United States Space Command pose for a group photo during the Fire Support Rehearsal Exercise (FSRE) at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Nov. 22, 2024. The FSRE served as a critical testbed for space officers and fires practitioners from around the U.S. Armed Forces to integrate space effects with ground schemes of maneuver. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo) - Personnel assigned to Marine Corps Information Command, Marine Forces Space Command, and United States Space Command pose for a group photo during the Fire Support Rehearsal Exercise (FSRE) at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Nov. 22, 2024. The FSRE served as a critical testbed for space officers and fires practitioners from around the U.S. Armed Forces to integrate space effects with ground schemes of maneuver. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo)

Japan Self-Defense Force service members and U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen with 3rd Marine Logistics Group assess simulated casualties during Tomodachi Rescue Exercise/Remote Island Disaster (T/RIDEX) at Ishigaki, Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. T/RIDEX is a bilateral field-training exercise involving JSDF and U.S. military personnel, designed to increase cooperation and integration during natural disaster situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Barber) - Japan Self-Defense Force service members and U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen with 3rd Marine Logistics Group assess simulated casualties during Tomodachi Rescue Exercise/Remote Island Disaster (T/RIDEX) at Ishigaki, Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024. T/RIDEX is a bilateral field-training exercise involving JSDF and U.S. military personnel, designed to increase cooperation and integration during natural disaster situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Barber)

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow command and base safety office personnel attend the annual Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association Safety+ Symposium national convention held in Aurora, Colorado, August 25 - 28. - Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow command and base safety office personnel attend the annual Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association Safety+ Symposium national convention held in Aurora, Colorado, August 25 - 28.

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2024 Destructive Weather Exercise on MCB Camp Lejeune - Edwin Dillard, operations officer, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune conducts an exercise brief at the Emergency Operations Center during the annual Destructive Weather Exercise (DWX) on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 12, 2024. MCB Camp Lejeune held the DWX to test the base’s emergency response capabilities in order to promote flexibility and readiness during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)