At Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, situated along the St. Johns River with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, a new computer-controlled beam saw is transforming raw wood into combat readiness. It's cutting faster, sharper and safer to keep Marines equipped and ready across the globe.
The saw, capable of slicing dozens of 12-foot yellow pine boards in a single pass, went into production July 21 in a shop nestled within the Marine Corps’ global prepositioning hub. Workers use it to produce custom wooden containers that protect critical gear aboard forward-positioned cargo ships.
“This machine can cut all day long, and it hits the same specs every time,” said Ed Patelunas, a technician from Hendrick...
07.22.2025 | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
Story by Dustin Senger
