Blount Island Command
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Blount Island Command is a United States Marine Corps installation in Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for managing and supporting the Marine Corps’ Maritime Prepositioning Force and related logistics operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps installation
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military logistics command → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| garrison |
Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida
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| hasAbbreviation |
BICmd
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| hasFunction |
deployment support
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logistics command and control → maintenance and refurbishment of equipment → strategic mobility support → sustainment support → |
| hasInfrastructureType |
deep-water port facilities
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logistics command and control facilities → warehousing and maintenance facilities → |
| hasMission |
to ensure readiness of prepositioned equipment and supplies
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to provide logistics support to the Maritime Prepositioning Force → to support global Marine Corps operations through strategic prepositioning → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Duval County, Florida
NERFINISHED
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Florida → |
| locatedOn |
Blount Island
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| locatedOnWaterBody |
St. Johns River
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| location |
Jacksonville, Florida
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| militaryBranch |
United States Marine Corps
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| militaryBranchRole |
logistics and sustainment
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| operator |
United States Marine Corps Forces Command
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| partOf |
Marine Corps Installations Command
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United States Marine Corps logistics enterprise → |
| primaryUser |
United States Marine Corps
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| responsibleFor |
Maritime Prepositioning Force
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loading and offloading of Maritime Prepositioning Ships → logistics planning for maritime prepositioning operations → logistics support to Marine Air-Ground Task Forces → maintenance of prepositioned equipment → prepositioning of Marine Corps equipment and supplies → support to joint and combined exercises involving prepositioned assets → |
| service |
United States Marine Corps
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| serviceBranch |
United States Marine Corps
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| strategicImportance |
key node in U.S. maritime prepositioning strategy
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supports rapid projection of Marine combat power → |
| supportsCapability |
maritime prepositioning operations worldwide
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rapid deployment of Marine forces → |
| supportsUnitType |
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
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Marine Expeditionary Force → |
| underCommandOf |
Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command
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| usedFor |
maintenance of maritime prepositioning ships’ cargo
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staging of Marine Corps equipment → training and exercises involving prepositioned assets → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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MARCORLOGCOM
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component |
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Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany
("Blount Island Command (administrative support)")
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garrison |
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Jacksonville, Florida
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hasMilitaryInstallation |
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Marine Corps Logistics Command
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subordinateUnit |