A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for the Marine Corps' prepositioning programs.
The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes. This consolidation into a secure and modern structure is part of safeguarding the equipment and supplies needed for rapid Marine Corps deployments worldwide.
Built to current standards and codes, capable of withstanding at least a Category 3 hurricane, it enhances situational...
03.26.2025 | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
Story by Dustin Senger
