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Blount Island Enables Rapid MEU Ship-to-Shore Operations, Reinforcing SOUTHCOM Readiness - An up-armored MK36 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement wrecker rolls off a landing craft utility May 5, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, during ship-to-shore operations supporting the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The movement enabled rapid equipment transfer to sustain operations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marines and Department of Defense contractors with G-4, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, discuss logistics operations with their Royal Thai Marine Corps counterparts during a video-teleconference on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, March 25, 2021. Logistics talks between members of MARFORPAC G-4 and the Royal Thai Marine Corps are held annually to foster a logistics partnership that enhances regional stability. The discussions are usually conducted in Thailand but this year’s talks were conducted via video-teleconference to comply with COVID-19 mitigation efforts. - U.S. Marines and Department of Defense contractors with G-4, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, discuss logistics operations with their Royal Thai Marine Corps counterparts during a video-teleconference on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, March 25, 2021. Logistics talks between members of MARFORPAC G-4 and the Royal Thai Marine Corps are held annually to foster a logistics partnership that enhances regional stability. The discussions are usually conducted in Thailand but this year’s talks were conducted via video-teleconference to comply with COVID-19 mitigation efforts.