Vital Role in Navy Prepositioning
Located along the St. John's River, Blount Island Command's Navy Point plays a critical role in ensuring the readiness and reliability of Navy equipment worldwide. With over 26 acres dedicated to support operations, the Navy prepositioning department is a key component of global logistics and maintenance efforts. The department's workforce ensures the highest levels of readiness by adhering to strict production schedules. This enables the Marine Corps' maritime prepositioning force to respond quickly and effectively in any clime and place.
The Navy department on Blount Island oversees nearly $1 billion in assets, including 230 pieces of watercraft, 400 prime movers, more than 1,500 containers and a vast warehouse with over 8,400 line items supporting Navy watercraft and civil engineer equipment, all of which span approximately 300,000 square feet of the Marine Corps' prepositioning objective.
This team ensures global response readiness by coordinating with maritime and integrated task force operations. A Navy support element, comprising a naval beach group and a Navy cargo handling battalion, works together to support maritime operations. They use embarked watercraft, equipment and supplies to offload and backload prepositioning ships, both in-stream and pier-side. The naval construction element integrates embarked civil engineer support equipment and containerized assemblies with a Marine air-ground task force. This coordination of ground, air, logistics and cyberspace assets enables a full range of operations, providing a flexible response to various scenarios.