As the hub of the Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island serves as the home of Blount Island Command and its worldwide mission supporting Fleet Marine Forces. Blount Island Command's Marines, Sailors, civilians and defense contractors are proud of our relationship with Marine warfighters and singularly dedicated to providing them with the best combat-ready equipment and supplies in the world.
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Blount Island Command provided critical aviation logistics equipment Aug. 15 to enable the rapid movement of MV-22 Osprey aircraft aboard contracted vessels in Jacksonville, Florida, reinforcing the Marine Corps’ ability to project power and sustain operations worldwide.
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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.
U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles took command of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island on July 2, relieving Col. Luke Watson, during a ceremony in Florida. Merles will lead more than 1,200 service members, government civilians and defense contractors at the hub of the Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. Blount Island Command supports Marine expeditionary forces worldwide during military exercises and contingency operations, from combat to humanitarian.