U.S. Marine Corps base on Blount Island gets storm-ready police station
The U.S. Marine Corps Support Facility on Blount Island is getting a new police station and emergency operations center designed to be able to withstand hurricanes and sea-level rise on the man-made spill island in the St. Johns River. The Blount Island Command refurbishes equipment and resupplies forces for military operations across the globe. Police tasked with protecting the center are now sharing space with the bases sandwich shop in an outdated 1970s-era metal building. “With the th...
Jacksonville Port Authority Blount Island Corps Support Facility Blount Island Command Jim Hooks Marine Expeditionary Battalion
Source: jacksonville.com