FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Blount Island Command, Florida ~ 21 JAN 2025

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida

Blount Island Command (BICmd) is responsible for the United States Marine Corps' Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) Maintenance Cycle operations and oversight of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway (MCPP-N). It is located on the east side of Blount Island.

The concept of a Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) was first envisioned during the late 1970s. The initial program, established in 1979, was called the Near Term Prepositioning Force (NTPF). NTPF used existing operational force equipment and supplies to load on available ships belonging to the Military Sealift Command (MSC).

These ships were based in Diego Garcia and initial equipment and ship maintenance was done in Naha, Okinawa and Subic Bay Naval Base. The Marine Corps immediately recognized the advantages of prepositioning equipment and seized the opportunity to improve combat readiness.

The base falls under the command of the Marine Corps Logistics Command located at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia. The portion of the Blount Island currently occupied by Blount Island Command began transitioning to become a Marine Corps Logistics Base in 2005.

As of 2010, $55 million had been spent on projects to expand capabilities and improve security, including better fencing and gate access. Blount Island offered a variety of advantages not available at any other site, including:

A private slipway with 5 large vessel berths located only 7 nautical miles from the St. Johns River outlet

Proximity to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia

Access to a large industrial base and Navy support structure in Jacksonville, Florida.

Over 33 acres of staging immediately adjacent to the 1,000-foot pier and maintenance area.

Each Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) can supply a Marine Expeditionary Unit (2,200 members) for 30 days. Ships are loaded with thousands of different items required for logistical support. The vessel then departs Blount Island and journeys to an assigned ocean location, where they await a destination. If the ship is utilized in a mission, it will return to Blount Island to be resupplied and the cycle begins again.

Every 36 months, all cargo is offloaded and the ship goes into dry dock. Every piece of equipment is inspected, cleaned and tested. Vehicles are repaired and painted. If upgrades are available, they are applied or items are swapped out. The work is performed by 250 military/government employees assisted by 1,000 civilian contractors.

Learn More About Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island HERE!!

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[MoochPooch]

Woohoo! Top 10!

Still feeling high after the Inauguration.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Mooch Pooch!

What an amazing day for sure. It’s been so exciting to watch!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

What a fantabulous day!!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy radu!

*HUGS*

Great day for sure!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren! *HUGZ*

Are your feet touching the ground yet? Mine aren’t. LOL

[laurenmarlowe]

Nope! :-)

It’s all just fascinating to watch unfold, and so glad to be around for it all.

YAY!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Blount Island Command, Florida ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Kathy!

*HUGS*

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[radu]

This inauguration day is one for the history books. It’s unlike any I’ve seen in my lifetime. Crazy, in the best of ways. LOL And full of winning!
Now waiting to see what kind of gown Melania wows the world with. :-)

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

I hope the goings on today haven’t distracted you too much from your work. You do need to get SOME sleep tonight. :-)

Looks like your temps are wonky again. It was really foggy for a while up there today. One local chatter was complaining about it being fall weather rather than winter. I’m MORE than happy to let y’all have your cold back!!! LOL

[luvie]

Oooo-RAHHHH!
Go Marines!

[luvie]

Our 47th President And First Lady, Donald J And Melania Trump
Begin The Inaugural Ball In Washington DC

[Allegra]

I love seeing Melania dancing to YMCA! 😃

[luvie]

Me too!! She is an amazing woman!

[luvie]

SGT Major Payne…Medal Of Honor Recipient at the Inauguration Celebration....thanking President Trump who presented him with this great award! ❤️🇺🇸💙

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

I’m probably just a liiiittle bit biased, having been married to a Marine, but in my eyes there isn’t much that’s finer than a Marine in dress blues. Mmm, mmm, mmm!!

[luvie]

They all look good to me...but I AM partial to Air Force Guys! :)

[radu]

They all look good to me, too. Make my heart go pitty-pat.
But I guess everyone has one that’s a little more special. :-)