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Blount Island Command law enforcement officials at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., share information and discuss strategies during a full scale bomb-threat exercise on the base, recently. The exercise was conducted to provide insight on procedures and areas of concern in the event of an actual bomb threat.

Blount Island Command law enforcement officials at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., share information and discuss strategies during a full scale bomb-threat exercise on the base, recently. The exercise was conducted to provide insight on procedures and areas of concern in the event of an actual bomb threat.

Photo by Joycelyn Biggs

Bomb squad technician and law enforcement officer look on as a U.S. Coast Guard team outlines a floor lay-out and identifies a safe entry point into a building after the team’s K-9 Unit alerts the detection of a bomb at the location. The drill was conducted during a full-scale exercise at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., recently. Exercise controllers/evaluators monitor the mutual aid partners’ verbal exchange, responses and plan of action for handling the potential threat.

Bomb squad technician and law enforcement officer look on as a U.S. Coast Guard team outlines a floor lay-out and identifies a safe entry point into a building after the team’s K-9 Unit alerts the detection of a bomb at the location. The drill was conducted during a full-scale exercise at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., recently. Exercise controllers/evaluators monitor the mutual aid partners’ verbal exchange, responses and plan of action for handling the potential threat.

Photo by Verda L. Parker

Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, visits the Albany Rotary Club during lunch at Doublegate Country Club, Albany, Ga., Sept. 24, as a guest of longtime member, Dr. John Culbreath, former superintendent, Dougherty County School System. Carroll greeted program speaker Dr. Jere Morehead, president, University of Georgia and Vic Sullivan, president, Albany Rotary Club. According to Culbreath, the Albany Rotary Club is a part of a world-wide civic and service organization. Locally, the organization funds literacy programs, United Way and other organizations. "We also give scholarships to outstanding graduates from all public and private high schools in Dougherty County,” Culbreath said. “It was my pleasure to have the Marine base represented today and I'm giving them an open invitation for future visits."

Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, visits the Albany Rotary Club during lunch at Doublegate Country Club, Albany, Ga., Sept. 24, as a guest of longtime member, Dr. John Culbreath, former superintendent, Dougherty County School System. Carroll greeted program speaker Dr. Jere Morehead, president, University of Georgia and Vic Sullivan, president, Albany Rotary Club. According to Culbreath, the Albany Rotary Club is a part of a world-wide civic and service organization. Locally, the organization funds literacy programs, United Way and other organizations. "We also give scholarships to outstanding graduates from all public and private high schools in Dougherty County,” Culbreath said. “It was my pleasure to have the Marine base represented today and I'm giving them an open invitation for future visits."

Photo by Pamela Jackson

Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, visits the Albany Rotary Club during lunch at Doublegate Country Club, Albany, Ga., Sept. 24, as a guest of longtime member, Dr. John Culbreath, former superintendent, Dougherty County School System. Carroll greeted program speaker Dr. Jere Morehead, president, University of Georgia and Vic Sullivan, president, Albany Rotary Club. According to Culbreath, the Albany Rotary Club is a part of a world-wide civic and service organization. Locally, the organization funds literacy programs, United Way and other organizations. "We also give scholarships to outstanding graduates from all public and private high schools in Dougherty County,” Culbreath said. “It was my pleasure to have the Marine base represented today and I'm giving them an open invitation for future visits."

Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, visits the Albany Rotary Club during lunch at Doublegate Country Club, Albany, Ga., Sept. 24, as a guest of longtime member, Dr. John Culbreath, former superintendent, Dougherty County School System. Carroll greeted program speaker Dr. Jere Morehead, president, University of Georgia and Vic Sullivan, president, Albany Rotary Club. According to Culbreath, the Albany Rotary Club is a part of a world-wide civic and service organization. Locally, the organization funds literacy programs, United Way and other organizations. "We also give scholarships to outstanding graduates from all public and private high schools in Dougherty County,” Culbreath said. “It was my pleasure to have the Marine base represented today and I'm giving them an open invitation for future visits."

Photo by Pamela Jackson

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Marine and Family Programs hosts the first Front Porch Community Fair Sept. 24 at Boyett Park. Service members and families gathered during a "Fun-4-All" occasion, which included games, music, food, arts and crafts, door prizes and booths sponsored by community volunteer organizations. The event also featured a special guest book signing, storytelling and puppet show by Dr. Georgella Wright, author of "My Daddy the United States Marine." The fair drew more than 200 people.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

Sheltering-in-place may be the critical step that saves one’s life during a hazardous materials spill or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack.

Sheltering-in-place may be the critical step that saves one’s life during a hazardous materials spill or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack.

Photo by Courtesy of www.ready.marines.mil

Sheltering-in-place may be the critical step that saves one’s life during a hazardous materials spill or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack.

Sheltering-in-place may be the critical step that saves one’s life during a hazardous materials spill or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear attack.

Photo by Courtesy of www.ready.marines.mil

The Lee County School System and Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany recently enter into a memorandum of understanding. The agreement allows children of active-duty parents residing aboard the base to attend a Lee County school tuition-free. The agreement took effect this calendar school year.

The Lee County School System and Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany recently enter into a memorandum of understanding. The agreement allows children of active-duty parents residing aboard the base to attend a Lee County school tuition-free. The agreement took effect this calendar school year.

Photo by Courtesy photo of Lee County Primary School Facebook page

During the month of September and throughout the year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials want to share a simple message with veterans, service members, their families and friends: free, confidential crisis support from the veterans crisis line is available 24/7, 365 days a year for veterans and service members.

During the month of September and throughout the year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials want to share a simple message with veterans, service members, their families and friends: free, confidential crisis support from the veterans crisis line is available 24/7, 365 days a year for veterans and service members.

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Fred Rogers (standing, center), installation emergency manager/CBRNE protection officer, Mission Assurance Branch, Blount Island Command, briefs Col. Brian Hughes, commanding officer, BICmd, Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., after a mock bomb-threat exercise on the installation, recently. Officials aboard BICmd participated in the full-scale exercise to test the effectiveness of procedures in the event an actual bomb threat or other emergency is reported.

Fred Rogers (standing, center), installation emergency manager/CBRNE protection officer, Mission Assurance Branch, Blount Island Command, briefs Col. Brian Hughes, commanding officer, BICmd, Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., after a mock bomb-threat exercise on the installation, recently. Officials aboard BICmd participated in the full-scale exercise to test the effectiveness of procedures in the event an actual bomb threat or other emergency is reported.

Photo by Joycelyn Biggs

Master Sgt. Roberto Nolasco, operations and training Chief, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, carries Cpl. Gregory Perez, administrative specialist, Military Personnel, MCLB Albany, through the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Master Sgt. Roberto Nolasco, operations and training Chief, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, carries Cpl. Gregory Perez, administrative specialist, Military Personnel, MCLB Albany, through the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Sgt. Joshua Loflin, career planner, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, carries two 30-pound ammunition cans as he navigates the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Sgt. Joshua Loflin, career planner, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, carries two 30-pound ammunition cans as he navigates the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Cpl. Jacob Jones, distribution management clerk, Distribution Management Office, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, low crawls during the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Cpl. Jacob Jones, distribution management clerk, Distribution Management Office, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, low crawls during the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Cpl. Gregory Perez, (right) administrative specialist, Military Personnel, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, throws a simulated grenade as he navigates through the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Cpl. Gregory Perez, (right) administrative specialist, Military Personnel, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, throws a simulated grenade as he navigates through the maneuver-under-fire portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test, here, Sept. 22.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Lance Cpl. Iohnathan Morgan (left) and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Hayes, both ground radio intermediate repairers with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion-451, conduct a function check on a Tactical Operations Center Intercommunication System at Marine Depot Maintenance Command during their annual training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Sept. 22.

Lance Cpl. Iohnathan Morgan (left) and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Hayes, both ground radio intermediate repairers with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion-451, conduct a function check on a Tactical Operations Center Intercommunication System at Marine Depot Maintenance Command during their annual training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Sept. 22.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Lance Cpl. George Bagley, radio repairman, Detachment 4, Combat Logistics Battalion-451, swims with a brick during the screening test for Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival school during his annual training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Sept. 22.

Lance Cpl. George Bagley, radio repairman, Detachment 4, Combat Logistics Battalion-451, swims with a brick during the screening test for Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival school during his annual training aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Sept. 22.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

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