Joint Base Charleston is a United States military facility located partly in the City of
North Charleston
North Charleston is the third-largest city in the state of South Carolina.City Planning Department (2008-07)City of North Charleston boundary map. City of North Charleston. Retrieved January 21, 2011. On June 12, 1972, the city of North Charlest ...
,
South Carolina
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, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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and partly in the City of
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Goose Creek is a city in Berkeley County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 45,946 at the 2020 census. Most of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston is in Goose Creek. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, a ...
. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
628th Air Base Wing
The United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing is an administrative unit located at Joint Base Charleston, in North Charleston, South Carolina. The 628 ABW was activated on 8 January 2010 as Charleston Air Force Base was merged with Naval Weap ...
,
Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri.
Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992, and was formed from elements ...
(AMC).
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The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
Charleston Air Force Base
Charleston Air Force Base is a United States military facility located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing (628 ABW), a subordinate element ...
and the United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
Naval Support Activity Charleston
Naval Support Activity Charleston, originally designated Naval Weapons Station Charleston, is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River, in the cities of Goose Creek and Hanahan South Carolina.17,000 acres ...
, which were merged on 1 October 2010.
A joint civil-military airport, JB Charleston shares runways with Charleston International Airport
Charleston International Airport is a joint civil-military airport located in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The airport is operated by the Charleston County Aviation Authority under a joint-use agreement with Joint Base Ch ...
for commercial airlines operations on the south side of the airfield and general aviation aircraft operations on the east side.
History
Joint Base Charleston was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is a process by a United States federal government commission to increase United States Department of Defense efficiency by coordinating the realignment and closure of military installations following the end o ...
. The legislation ordered the consolidation of facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single Joint Base, one of 12 formed in the United States as a result of the law.
Today, Joint Base Charleston, encompassing over 20,877 acres and supporting 67 Military Commands and Federal Agencies, provides service to over 79,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, DOD civilians, dependents, and retirees.
In supporting Joint Base Charleston, the former Charleston Naval Base has been transformed into a multi-use Federal Complex (231 acres) with 17 Government and Military tenants, as well as homeport for 6 RO-RO Ready Reserve Force
The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) consists of ships of the United States of America, mostly merchant vessels, that have been "mothballed" but can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping during national military emergencies ...
Ships, 3 Coast Guard National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
s, and 2 NOAA Research Ships.
On 8 January 2010, the 628th Air Base Wing started its Initial Operating Capability (IOC). The 628th Air Base Wing
The United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing is an administrative unit located at Joint Base Charleston, in North Charleston, South Carolina. The 628 ABW was activated on 8 January 2010 as Charleston Air Force Base was merged with Naval Weap ...
's primary duties are to provide unsurpassed installation support to 53 DoD and Federal agencies, servicing a total force of over 79,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees on Charleston Air Force Base and Naval Weapons Station Charleston
Naval Support Activity Charleston, originally designated Naval Weapons Station Charleston, is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River, in the cities of Goose Creek and Hanahan South Carolina.17,000 acres ...
. They maintain $2B worth of physical infrastructure across 23 thousand non-contiguous acres. Additionally, they also provide mission-ready expeditionary Airmen to combatant commanders in support of joint and combined operations. The 628th Air Base Wing is set to go Fully Operationally Capable (FOC) on 1 October 2010 with an event taking place at Marrington Plantation at the Naval Weapons Station. Since the IOC phase, personnel on the Naval Weapons Station and the Air Force Base have been working vigorously to make Joint Base Charleston a success.
Role and operations
US Air Force
JB Charleston is home to the 628th Air Base Wing
The United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing is an administrative unit located at Joint Base Charleston, in North Charleston, South Carolina. The 628 ABW was activated on 8 January 2010 as Charleston Air Force Base was merged with Naval Weap ...
(628 ABW), the host wing for installation support. The 628th ABW's primary duties are to provide installation support to 53 DoD and Federal agencies, servicing a total force of over 79,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees on Charleston AFB and Naval Weapons Station Charleston. Additionally, they also provide expeditionary Airmen to combatant commanders in support of joint and combined operations.
The 437th Airlift Wing (437 AW) operates the C-17 Globemaster III
The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two ...
strategic airlift aircraft in support of its mission to provide airlift of troops and passengers, military equipment, cargo, and aeromedical equipment and supplies worldwide in accordance with tasking by Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri.
Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992, and was formed from elements ...
and unified combatant commanders.
The air base has four operational groups consisting of 21 squadrons and two wing staff directorates. It is augmented by a parallel, collocated Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commiss ...
(AFRC) "associate" wing, the 315th Airlift Wing
The 315th Airlift Wing (315 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force Reserve. It is stationed at Joint Base Charleston, in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, and operates the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. If mobilized, the u ...
(315 AW), which shares the same C-17 aircraft with the 437 AW.
In addition, the USAF Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...
Coastal Charleston Composite Squadron is also assigned to JB Charleston. They meet at the Aero Club near the control tower.
US Navy
Portions of The Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area
The Charleston metropolitan area is an urban area centered around Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Charleston–North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan stati ...
, (The City of Charleston, The City of North Charleston, The City of Goose Creek, and The City of Hanahan) are home to branches of the United States Military. During the Cold War, the Naval Base (1902–1996) became the third largest U.S. homeport serving over 80 ships and submarines. In addition, the Charleston Naval Shipyard
Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston.
H ...
repaired frigates, destroyers, cruisers, sub tenders, and submarines. The Shipyard was also equipped for the refueling of nuclear subs.
During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's load out base for all 41 nuclear ballistic missile submarine
A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads. The United States Navy's hull classification symbols for ballistic missile submarines are SSB and SSBN – t ...
s. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a sub tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a sub tender were homeported at the Naval Base. At the 1996 closure of the Station's Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic (POMFLANT), over 2,500 nuclear warheads and their UGM-27 Polaris
The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). As the United States Navy's first SLBM, it served from 1961 to 1980.
In the mid-1950s the Navy was involved in the Jupiter missile ...
, UGM-73 Poseidon
The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was the second US Navy nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) system, powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. It succeeded the UGM-27 Polaris beginning in 1972, bringing major advances in warhea ...
, and UGM-96 Trident I
The UGM-96 Trident I, or Trident C4, was an American submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California. First deployed in 1979, the Trident I replaced the UGM-73 Poseidon, Poseidon missi ...
delivery missiles (SLBM
A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from Ballistic missile submarine, submarines. Modern variants usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), each of whic ...
) were stored and maintained, guarded by a U.S. Marine Corps Security Force Company.
The Naval Support Activity has expanded its mission and Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to:
Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philipp ...
support role with over 40 tenant commands, and today is a training center, with the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
The Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) is a program element of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and is responsible for educating enlisted and commissioned personnel of the US nuclear naval program. NNPTC's mission is to train office ...
(NNPTC), Nuclear Power Training Unit, Propulsion Facility, and Border Patrol satellite academy; Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston
The Naval Consolidated Brig (NAVCONBRIG CHASN), is a medium security U.S. military prison. The brig, Building #3107, is located in the south annex of Joint Base Charleston in the city of Hanahan, South Carolina.
The Brig was commissioned on Nove ...
; Mobile Mine Assembly Unit; Explosive Ordnance Detachments; Marine Corps Reserve Center; an engineering complex, with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC, this is the largest employer in the Charleston area) and is close to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast; 269 above-ground ammunition magazines, maintenance and storage of military ordnance including mines, and serves as an Army logistics hub, the busiest continental United States
The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...
surface port in the defense transportation system. In addition, NWS Charleston contains more than 1,800 on-base houses for Navy enlisted and officer dependents as well as Coast Guard dependents, and has a child care facility, elementary and middle schools.
A large medical clinic near NNPTC in Goose Creek has just finished construction.
An Air Force Times article dated 21 December 2009 announced the activation of the 628th Air Wing to "take over administrative duties for a number of military commands" in January 2010. The 628th "will essentially serve as the 'landlord' for Charleston Air Force Base, the Charleston Naval Consolidated Brig and about 50 other military commands. The unit will handle items such as building and grounds services, supply and civil engineering and public works.
Because of the construction, larger and heavier aircraft will now be cleared to land on runway 03/21, which will be key when work scheduled for Fiscal Year 2012 begins on runway 15/33, the base's main runway. The last major work done on Joint Base Charleston runways was in 1968.
Based units
Navy
*Charleston Naval Weapons Station, Joint Base Charleston (>17,000 acres, 27 square miles), Goose Creek and Hanahan
*Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) is an Echelon III activity of the United States Navy located in North Charleston, South Carolina.
The center’s mission is to deliver information warfare solutions that
protect nation ...
(NIWC Atlantic)
*Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
The Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) is a program element of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and is responsible for educating enlisted and commissioned personnel of the US nuclear naval program. NNPTC's mission is to train office ...
*Nuclear Power School
Nuclear Power School (NPS) is a technical school operated by the United States Navy, U.S. Navy in Goose Creek, South Carolina as a central part of a program that trains enlisted sailors, officers, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, KAPL civilians an ...
**Nuclear Power Training Unit
***Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626)
USS ''Daniel Webster'' (SSBN-626), a ballistic missile submarine (FBM), was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Daniel Webster.
Construction and commissioning
The contract to build ''Daniel Webster'' was awarded ...
***Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635)
USS ''Sam Rayburn'' (SSBN-635) was a fleet ballistic missile submarine named for Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1940–1947, 1949–1953, and 1955–1961). ''Sam Rayburn'' was in commission 2 ...
***Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, USS La Jolla (SSN-701)
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USS ''La Jolla'' (SSN-701/MTS-701), a , is named for La Jolla, California. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid dow ...
***Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, USS San Francisco (SSN-711)
USS ''San Francisco'' (SSN-711) is a nuclear submarine, the third ship or boat of the United States Navy to be named for San Francisco, California.
History
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia was awarde ...
, 2021 delivery
*Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston
The Naval Consolidated Brig (NAVCONBRIG CHASN), is a medium security U.S. military prison. The brig, Building #3107, is located in the south annex of Joint Base Charleston in the city of Hanahan, South Carolina.
The Brig was commissioned on Nove ...
, East Coast
*Mobile Mine Assembly Unit Eleven (MOMAU-11)
*Naval Operations Support Center Charleston
*Navy Reserve Center
*Navy Munitions Command CONUS, Detachment Charleston
*Explosive Ordnance Detachment
* Naval Health Clinic Charleston
*Navy Dental Clinic
*Naval Criminal Investigative Service
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps, though its ...
Training, Federal Complex
*Lay berth for Roll-On Roll-Off Surge Sealift Ships, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex
*MV Cape Ducato (T-AKR-5051)
MV ''Cape Ducato'' (T-AKR-5051) was delivered in September 1972, as MV ''Barranduna'' at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB, Sweden. She was acquired by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 18 November 1985 and renamed MV ''Cape Ducato''. ...
, Maritime Administration RRF Vessel, Federal Complex
*MV Cape Douglas (T-AKR-5052), Maritime Administration RRF Vessel, Federal Complex
*MV Cape Domingo (T-AKR-5053), Maritime Administration, RRF Vessel, Federal Complex
*MV Cape Decision (T-AKR-5054), Maritime Administration RRF Vessel, Federal Complex
*MV Cape Diamond (T-AKR-5055), Maritime Administration RRF Vessel, Federal Complex
*MV Cape Edmont (T-AKR-5069), Maritime Administration RRF Vessel, Federal Complex
Air Force
*Charleston Air Force Base, Joint Base Charleston (3,877 acres, 6.06 square miles), North Charleston
*Charleston Air Force Auxiliary Base, North, SC (2,393 acres, 3.74 square miles)
*Charleston Defense Fuel Storage and Distribution Facility, Hanahan
*628th Air Base Wing
The United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing is an administrative unit located at Joint Base Charleston, in North Charleston, South Carolina. The 628 ABW was activated on 8 January 2010 as Charleston Air Force Base was merged with Naval Weap ...
*628th Mission Support Group
*628th Medical Group
*315th Airlift Wing
The 315th Airlift Wing (315 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force Reserve. It is stationed at Joint Base Charleston, in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, and operates the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. If mobilized, the u ...
* 437th Airlift Wing
*373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 5
*1st Combat Camera Squadron
*4th Combat Camera Squadron
*412th Logistics Support Squadron OL-AC
*Air Force ROTC Det 772
*Civil Air Patrol – Charleston Composite Squadron
Coast Guard
*Coast Guard Sector Charleston (District 7)
*Coast Guard Station Charleston
*Coast Guard Helicopter Air Facility, Johns Island
*Coast Guard Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin
The Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin is a twin-engined helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for medevac-capable search and rescue (SAR) and armed Airborne Use of Force missions. It is a variant of the French-built Eurocopter AS3 ...
, Johns Island
*Coast Guard Reserves, Charleston
*Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) is a United States Coast Guard school located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Charleston, South Carolina. It was created from the relocation and merger of the former Law Enforc ...
, Federal Complex
*USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753)
USCGC ''Hamilton'' (WMSL-753) is the fourth , also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC), of the United States Coast Guard. She is the fifth cutter named after Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, who w ...
National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
, Federal Complex
*USCGC James (WMSL-754)
USCGC ''James'' (WMSL-754) is the fifth of the United States Coast Guard.
Etymology
USCGC ''James'' is named for Joshua James (1826–1902), an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service station keeper credited with saving over 60 ...
National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
, Federal Complex
* National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
, Federal Complex
* USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
, 2022 Delivery, Federal Complex
* USCGC Friedman (WMSL-760) National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
, 2022 Delivery, Federal Complex
*USCGC Tarpon, Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat
The Marine Protector class is a class of coastal patrol boats of the United States Coast Guard.
The 87-foot-long vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group, and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Each boat ...
, Tybee Island
*USCGC Yellowfin, Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat
The Marine Protector class is a class of coastal patrol boats of the United States Coast Guard.
The 87-foot-long vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group, and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Each boat ...
, Charleston
*USCGC Anvil, Charleston
Army
*, Charleston District
*South Carolina Army National Guard
The South Carolina Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the U.S. Army's available combat forces and approximat ...
*Army Reserve Training Center, Naval Weapons Station
*841st Army Transportation Battalion, Naval Weapons Station
*1182nd Army Deployment & Distribution Support Battalion, Naval Weapons Station
*1189th Army Transportation Brigade, Reserve Support Command, Naval Weapons Station
*Army Strategic Logistics Activity, Naval Weapons Station
Marines
*Marine Corps Reserve Center, Naval Weapons Station
Federal Complex (former Charleston Naval Base), North Charleston
The former Charleston Naval Base has been transformed into a multi-use Federal Complex (231 acres) with 17 Government and Military tenants, as well as homeport for 6 RO-RO Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US m ...
Ships, 3 Coast Guard National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend-class is the la ...
s, and 2 NOAA Research Ships. In October 2020, the Coast Guard purchased 166 acres on the former Naval complex to construct a super base, so as to consolidate all Charleston area facilities and become the homeport for five Security cutters and additional offshore cutters.
*Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training body for 105 United States government federal law enforcement agencies. The stated mission of FLETC is to "...train those who protect our home ...
(FLETC), Department of Homeland Security
*NOAA Corps
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, known informally as the NOAA Corps, is one of eight federal uniformed services of the United States, and operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ ...
*Moored FLETC Training Ship, SS Cape Chalmers (T-AK-5036)
*Sea Hawk Interagency Operations Center
*Customs and Border Protection Satellite Academy
*Immigration and Customs Enforcement Satellite Academy
*U.S. Courts, Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Academy
*Food and Drug Administration Training Academy
*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA ) is an United States scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditio ...
)
*
*NOAAS Nancy Foster (R 352)
The NOAA Ship ''Nancy Foster'' (R 352) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel. The ship is named for Dr. Nancy Foster, who was the director of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Protected Resources f ...
Ship
*NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (R 104)
NOAAS ''Ronald H. Brown'' (R 104) is a blue-water research vessel of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, she is NOAA's only Global-Class research ship.
The ship is named for United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, ...
Ship
*U.S. Department of State
*Veterans Administration Goose Creek Clinic
*Global Financial Services Center, U.S. Department of State
*Passport Service Center, U.S. Department of State
*United States Maritime Administration
The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. MARAD administers financial programs to develop, promote, and operate the U.S. Maritime Service and the U.S. Merchant Marine. Det ...
File:Joint Base Charleston - Emblem.png, Joint Base Charleston
File:USMC logo.svg, United States Marine Corps
File:437th Airlift Wing.png, The 437 Airlift Wing
File:315th Airlift Wing.png, The 315 Airlift Wing
File:1st Combat Camera Squadron.png, The 1st Combat Camera Squadron
File:412th Flight Test Squadron.jpg, The 412 Flight Test Squadron
File:United States Army Corps of Engineers logo.svg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
File:NIWC_Atlantic_Logo.png, alt=Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic
See also
* List of United States Air Force installations
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Background
The locatio ...
* List of United States Navy installations
List of major active US Navy bases, stations and other facilities.
Within the United States
California
* Concord Naval Weapons Station
* Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
*Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
*Naval Base San ...
Sources
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References
External links
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