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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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Forty-eight students from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation completed a tour Sept. 19 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, where they learned how global prepositioning sustains readiness and joint operations.
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, hosted the Marine Corps Installations East fall commander’s conference Sept. 9–10 in Florida, as regional leaders aligned priorities and saw firsthand how the Jacksonville facility anchors the Corps’ global readiness.
Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island demonstrated its strategic value Aug. 25 by enabling the launch of CV-22 Ospreys assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command, underscoring the role of maritime prepositioning infrastructure in sustaining global readiness.