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.

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Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
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

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Blount Island Command garrison Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida