Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida
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Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida is a strategically important maritime and military logistics hub in the St. Johns River used extensively by the U.S. Marine Corps and other defense operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
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maritime facility ⓘ military logistics hub ⓘ |
| category |
Islands of Duval County, Florida
ⓘ
Military installations in Florida ⓘ Ports and harbors of Florida ⓘ United States Marine Corps logistics facilities ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Port of Jacksonville
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacksonville harbor channels
U.S. highway network via port access roads ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
loading and offloading of military cargo ships
ⓘ
maintenance of prepositioned equipment ⓘ staging area for military equipment ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Blount Island Command ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
container terminals
ⓘ
deep-water berths ⓘ maintenance and repair facilities ⓘ roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) facilities ⓘ warehousing and storage areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duval County, Florida
ⓘ
Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterBody | St. Johns River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Jacksonville, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacksonville
|
| operator |
Blount Island Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps Blount Island Command
|
| partOf |
Port of Jacksonville
ⓘ
Maritime Prepositioning Force ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force infrastructure
|
| region | Northeast Florida ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key node in U.S. military prepositioning program
ⓘ
supports rapid deployment of U.S. Marine Corps forces ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army (sealift and logistics support)
Naval Supply Systems Command ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy (logistics operations)
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo handling
ⓘ
maritime prepositioning operations ⓘ military logistics ⓘ strategic sealift ⓘ support of joint and combined military exercises ⓘ support of overseas contingency operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.