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Article: SDDC shifts Caribbean port to Jacksonville, Fla.
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- Translog
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- March 22, 2004
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With the recent move of U.S. Army South from Puerto Rico to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is shifting its Caribbean port to Florida.
The 832nd Transportation Battalion is relocating from Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, to Jacksonville, one of the command's 18 strategic ports in the continental United States. The 832nd is one of 12 SDDC battalions worldwide.
The relocation will be complete in May.
"Jacksonville made the most sense," said Lt. Col. Paul Giovino, commander. "It is one of the best strategic ports because of its enormous size and the road and rail infrastructure."
SDDC will maintain a ...