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Naval Station Mayport’s Navy Explosive Ordnance Deposal Team’s technician uses a device to analyze the contents of a suspicious bag found after base officials receive a bomb threat during a full-scale exercise on the installation, recently. Mission Assurance Branch emergency officials and base personnel at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., mobilized a team of mutual aid partners to assess and successfully neutralize the threat.

Naval Station Mayport’s Navy Explosive Ordnance Deposal Team’s technician uses a device to analyze the contents of a suspicious bag found after base officials receive a bomb threat during a full-scale exercise on the installation, recently. Mission Assurance Branch emergency officials and base personnel at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., mobilized a team of mutual aid partners to assess and successfully neutralize the threat.

Photo by Verda L. Parker

Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay’s Military Working Dogs and handlers participate as one of several mutual aids partners assisting the Mission Assurance Branch’s emergency operations team during a full-scale exercise. The team’s K-9 Unit alerted the handlers after detecting a bomb during a simulated threat held at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., recently.

Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay’s Military Working Dogs and handlers participate as one of several mutual aids partners assisting the Mission Assurance Branch’s emergency operations team during a full-scale exercise. The team’s K-9 Unit alerted the handlers after detecting a bomb during a simulated threat held at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla., recently.

Photo by Verda L. Parker

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

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

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

‘Got Drugs’ is an initiative which aims to obtain unused and outdated medications for proper disposal. By doing so, medicines are kept from water supply systems and out of the hands of unauthorized people. The drive runs now until Oct. 30 at different locations aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.

‘Got Drugs’ is an initiative which aims to obtain unused and outdated medications for proper disposal. By doing so, medicines are kept from water supply systems and out of the hands of unauthorized people. The drive runs now until Oct. 30 at different locations aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.

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Kim Cleveland, program manager, Substance Abuse Counseling Center, Marine and Family Programs, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, and HN Wesley Balentine, preventive medicine technician, Naval Branch Health Clinic Albany, wait in the lobby of NBHC Albany to receive outdated or unused medications during the ‘Got Drugs?’ initiative, Oct. 21. Cleveland visited several locations on the installation to collect the medicines. The drive is an effort to ensure drugs are disposed of properly, decreasing the chance of unintended exposure to water supply systems and unauthorized usage.

Kim Cleveland, program manager, Substance Abuse Counseling Center, Marine and Family Programs, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, and HN Wesley Balentine, preventive medicine technician, Naval Branch Health Clinic Albany, wait in the lobby of NBHC Albany to receive outdated or unused medications during the ‘Got Drugs?’ initiative, Oct. 21. Cleveland visited several locations on the installation to collect the medicines. The drive is an effort to ensure drugs are disposed of properly, decreasing the chance of unintended exposure to water supply systems and unauthorized usage.

Photo by Joycelyn Biggs

Chuck W. Hammock Jr., (left) principal engineer, Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc., Macon, Ga., discusses the implementation of America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany with Maj. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw, (right) commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command, and Col. James C. Carroll III (center), commanding officer, MCLB Albany, Oct. 19.

Chuck W. Hammock Jr., (left) principal engineer, Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc., Macon, Ga., discusses the implementation of America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany with Maj. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw, (right) commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command, and Col. James C. Carroll III (center), commanding officer, MCLB Albany, Oct. 19.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Chuck W. Hammock Jr., principal engineer, Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc., Macon, Ga., discusses the implementation of America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – during a ribbon-cutting ceremony aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Oct. 19.

Chuck W. Hammock Jr., principal engineer, Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc., Macon, Ga., discusses the implementation of America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – during a ribbon-cutting ceremony aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Oct. 19.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, addresses attendees during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – for Marine Corps Logistics Command's headquarters building 3700, here, Oct. 19.

Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, addresses attendees during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – for Marine Corps Logistics Command's headquarters building 3700, here, Oct. 19.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Military and civilian leaders officially mark the start of America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Building 3700, here, Oct. 19. From left: Chuck W. Hammock Jr., principal engineer, Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc., Macon, Ga.; Maj. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw, (second from left) commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command; Col. James C. Carroll III (third from left), commanding officer, MCLB Albany; and Navy Lt. Jose Centenorosado, director, Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division, MCLB Albany.

Military and civilian leaders officially mark the start of America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Building 3700, here, Oct. 19. From left: Chuck W. Hammock Jr., principal engineer, Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc., Macon, Ga.; Maj. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw, (second from left) commanding general, Marine Corps Logistics Command; Col. James C. Carroll III (third from left), commanding officer, MCLB Albany; and Navy Lt. Jose Centenorosado, director, Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division, MCLB Albany.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Attendees tour America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Building 3700, here, Oct. 19.

Attendees tour America’s first Borehole Thermal Energy Storage system - a state-of-the-art ground source heat pump system – after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Building 3700, here, Oct. 19.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Marines, civilian-Marines and contractor employees with Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., stand for the posting of the colors during a Voluntary Protection Program Star sites ceremony, Oct. 16.

Marines, civilian-Marines and contractor employees with Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., stand for the posting of the colors during a Voluntary Protection Program Star sites ceremony, Oct. 16.

Photo by Capt. Justin Jacobs

Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., were recognized as Voluntary Protection Program Star sites by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration during a ceremony, Oct.16. Blount Island Command is the first operational organization to be recognized with this status. Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island is the third Marine Corps installation to earn the VPP Star.

Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., were recognized as Voluntary Protection Program Star sites by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration during a ceremony, Oct.16. Blount Island Command is the first operational organization to be recognized with this status. Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island is the third Marine Corps installation to earn the VPP Star.

Photo by Nathan L. Hanks Jr.

Col. Brian G. Hughes, (center) commanding officer, Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., holds a plaque designating the organizations Voluntary Protection Program Star sites during a ceremony, Oct. 16. Jeff Churchill, (left) command safety officer, BICMD, and Brian Sturtecky, Occupational Safety and Health Administration representative, were on hand for the ceremony.

Col. Brian G. Hughes, (center) commanding officer, Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., holds a plaque designating the organizations Voluntary Protection Program Star sites during a ceremony, Oct. 16. Jeff Churchill, (left) command safety officer, BICMD, and Brian Sturtecky, Occupational Safety and Health Administration representative, were on hand for the ceremony.

Photo by Capt. Justin Jacobs

Col. Brian G. Hughes, (center) commanding officer, Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., speaks to Marines, civilian-Marines and contractor employees during a Voluntary Protection Program Star sites ceremony, Oct. 16.

Col. Brian G. Hughes, (center) commanding officer, Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., speaks to Marines, civilian-Marines and contractor employees during a Voluntary Protection Program Star sites ceremony, Oct. 16.

Photo by Capt. Justin Jacobs

Marines, civilian-Marines and contractor employees with Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., listen to distinguished visitors during a Voluntary Protection Program Star sites ceremony, Oct. 16.

Marines, civilian-Marines and contractor employees with Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., listen to distinguished visitors during a Voluntary Protection Program Star sites ceremony, Oct. 16.

Photo by Capt. Justin Jacobs

As patrons enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Commissary, Oct. 16, the first thing they saw was a small section decorated in pink. Important information, buttons, different kinds of sweets and pink lemonade sat on a long table. Commissary employees greeted patrons, welcoming them to the Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Out” Extravaganza. The event was held by the employees to promote awareness and support several fellow employees battling cancer.

As patrons enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Commissary, Oct. 16, the first thing they saw was a small section decorated in pink. Important information, buttons, different kinds of sweets and pink lemonade sat on a long table. Commissary employees greeted patrons, welcoming them to the Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Out” Extravaganza. The event was held by the employees to promote awareness and support several fellow employees battling cancer.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

As patrons enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Commissary, Oct. 16, the first thing they saw was a small section decorated in pink. Important information, buttons, different kinds of sweets and pink lemonade sat on a long table. Commissary employees greeted patrons, welcoming them to the Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Out” Extravaganza. The event was held by the employees to promote awareness and support several fellow employees battling cancer.

As patrons enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Commissary, Oct. 16, the first thing they saw was a small section decorated in pink. Important information, buttons, different kinds of sweets and pink lemonade sat on a long table. Commissary employees greeted patrons, welcoming them to the Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Out” Extravaganza. The event was held by the employees to promote awareness and support several fellow employees battling cancer.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

As patrons enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Commissary, Oct. 16, the first thing they saw was a small section decorated in pink. Important information, buttons, different kinds of sweets and pink lemonade sat on a long table. Commissary employees greeted patrons, welcoming them to the Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Out” Extravaganza. The event was held by the employees to promote awareness and support several fellow employees battling cancer.

As patrons enter Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s Commissary, Oct. 16, the first thing they saw was a small section decorated in pink. Important information, buttons, different kinds of sweets and pink lemonade sat on a long table. Commissary employees greeted patrons, welcoming them to the Breast Cancer Awareness “Pink Out” Extravaganza. The event was held by the employees to promote awareness and support several fellow employees battling cancer.

Photo by Marti Gatlin

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