🇺🇸⚓️🏫We were honored to host Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier today as he toured our base with stops at USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109), HSM-40 and HSM-50! #Mayport #jacksonvilleflorida #DuvalCounty #NavyLife

🐍World Snake Day🐍 Mayport is home to plenty of snakes, but did you know only six of Florida's 44 snake species are venomous? Pit vipers have a triangular head. Red and yellow bands touch on a coral snake as opposed to the scarlet king snake.

The aroma of Backyard BBQ is in the air! During these 101 Critical Days of Summer, remember to: 🥩 Grill outdoors only and away from siding, deck rails and tree branches/bushes. 🔥Clean grills regularly and never add charcoal starter fluid to fire. 💥Check hoses for leaks.

⚓️🛝🇺🇸We had some excited kiddos this morning help celebrate the opening of a new playground at one of our Child Development Centers! Quality of life for our Navy Family will always remain a top priority!

⚓️Team RAMAGE putting in work!💪 Sailors from USS Ramage (DDG 61) offered up their help to get Anchor Academy Elementary ready for Back to School! Thank you for your continued partnership with our local schools!!

🌊🚜🚧Our dune renourishment project will start hauling sand to the beach beginning on August 2nd! 🚫🏖️Half our beach will be closed at a time to facilitate this work in a safe manner. ⚓️New boardwalks and beach will be in place by March of 2025!

🇺🇸Members of the Florida Defense Support Task Force paid our great base a visit today and toured the mighty USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109)!

🇺🇸⚓️MH-60R Seahawks cruising the sky over Mayport! 🚁MH-60R Seahawk primary missions are anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, electromagnetic warfare, command and control, and non-combat operations. #Mayport #FlyNavy #JacksonvilleFlorida #NavalAviation

Thank you again to HSM 40 Airwolves and the USS Billings LCS 15 for hosting this group of veterans and retirees yesterday. 🇺🇸 These gentlemen truly enjoyed their time seeing how much the Navy has evolved. ⚓️ #Mayport #Navy #SailorLife #ShipLife 📷 MC1 Brandon J. Vinson

⛈️ In anticipation of potential heavy rainfall from Invest 97L #MakeAPlan now! Have your disaster plan ready & your disaster supply kit stocked with AT LEAST 7 days worth of food & water for EACH member of the household. Learn more about this hazard at FloridaDisaster.org/Hazards/Floods.

Thank you NAVSEA for visiting us! Our team at HSM-40, VUP-19, and the USS Wichita (LCS 13) loved having you! 🇺🇸 #Mayport #FlyNavy #SailorLife #ShipLife

The forecast path of Tropical Depression Four is becoming clearer as it approaches Florida's west coast. We will start to feel the impacts on Sunday, with conditions worsening into the evening and Monday. Potential Impacts: Flooding Rain: Heavy rainfall could lead to

🌊🐌Rare sighting at our beach - Florida Horse Conch! Our pristine beach also plays a vital role for nesting endangered sea turtles!🐢 Currently, we’re in full swing with our dune renourishment project, too - ensuring the health of local wildlife and our base infrastructure!

Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Fleet Master Chief John Perryman visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), for a fleet unit visit at Naval Station Mayport, Aug. 13. Naval Station Mayport

🍎📚Anchor Academy Elementary welcomed our Navy family back to school during their annual ‘Independence Day’ - a tradition for kids to walk to class on their own for the first time! #Mayport #NavyLife #duvalcounty #Education #BacktoSchool #JacksonvilleFlorida #SailorLife

Chief Selection announcements are rolling out today. Congratulations to those receiving some exciting news!! #CPO #ChiefSelection #NavyChiefNavyPride #Mayport #Anchor #ForgedByTheSea

Shine on, Mayport!

Filthy fun today at Mayport Mud Run!!

🇺🇸Welcome back to Mayport, USNS Burlington! The ship just wrapped up their USNAVSO_4THFLT Continuing Promise 2024 deployment - designed to bring health care, humanitarian assistance and civic support to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

🐊This lil guy was hiding in an unassuming puddle before coming out to play! All this rain is a great reminder to be cautious of playing in flooded areas…there may be a gator lying in wait! #Mayport #NavyLife #FloridaLife #Gator #JacksonvilleFlorida