U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, discusses regional military-community partnerships with Harrison Conyers, director of the Jacksonville Military Affairs and Veterans Department, Aug. 7, 2026, during a command brief for Association of Defense Communities board members and executive staff at the facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The delegation visited Blount Island after Jacksonville was named a 2026 Great American Defense Community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.10.2026 13:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9861014 |
| VIRIN: | 260807-M-BD377-2106 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 9.71 MB |
| Location: | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
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