Marine Corps Support Facility-Blount Island: Integrated Natural Resources Program Successes

Abstract

Mission: The mission of Marine Corps Support Facility--Blount Island (MCSF-BI) is to plan, coordinate, and execute logistics efforts in support of the Maritime Prepositioning Ships Program and the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program, Norway. Blount island History: Created as a spoil island for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging in St. John s River in the 1960 s. Property turned over to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) to develop Eastern half of Blount Island sold to Gate Maritime, then acquired by the Marine Corps in 2005.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2011
Accession Number
ADA566481

Entities

People

  • Robert Price
  • Shari Kennedy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Birds
  • Education
  • Endangered Species
  • Energy Security
  • Environment
  • Habitats
  • Information Operations
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Facilities
  • Military Facilities
  • Natural Resources
  • Plants
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.