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Blount Island Command & Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island

Blount Island Command generates, sustains, modernizes and distributes ready-for-issue, service-managed equipment and supplies across the global positioning network, enabling the rapid integration, employment and regeneration of Marine forces in support of naval, joint and combined operations. Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island serves as the Marine Corps' primary integrated sustainment and positioning hub, providing the infrastructure and installation support required to generate and sustain ready-for-issue, service-managed equipment and supplies for Marine forces worldwide.

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Simulated attack tests partnerships protecting Marine Corps logistics hub

Simulated gunfire interrupted the workday inside an occupied office building Sept. 3 as service members, civilian employees and contractors at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island faced a split-second decision: run, hide or fight.

Blount Island tackles shelf-life risks in forward-positioned supplies

Blount Island Command strengthened shelf-life management practices that help keep forward-positioned Marine Corps supplies ready for issue by hosting two iterations of a two-day course Aug. 24-27 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida.

Blount Island fire station opens, bolstering emergency response for Marines and port operations

Jacksonville officials opened Fire Station 48 during an Aug. 19 ribbon-cutting ceremony immediately outside Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island’s main gate, expanding emergency response for the installation, the Jacksonville Port Authority’s Blount Island Marine Terminal and nearby communities along Heckscher Drive.