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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.
Coordinates (Air Base) (Naval Weapons Station): Type: US military Joint Base: Site information; Owner: Department of Defense: Operator: US Air Force: Controlled by: Air Mobility Command: Condition: Operational: Website: www.jbcharleston.jb.mil: Site history; Built: 1942 () (as Charleston Air Force Base): In use: 2009 () – present (as Joint Base): Garrison information; Current commander ...
Map of the Naval Weapons Station, indicating the location of Navconbrig 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. [1] [2] [3]
In 2010, the Air Force Base (3,877 acres) and Naval Weapons Station (>17,000 acres) merged to form Joint Base Charleston. Today, Joint Base Charleston, encompassing over 20,877 acres and supporting 53 Military Commands and Federal Agencies, provides service to over 79,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, DOD civilians ...
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 [1] as Charleston Air Force Base was merged with Naval Weapons Station Charleston as a result of changes after Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations.
Naval Weapons Station may stand for: Naval Weapons Station Charleston, South Carolina; Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey;
A moored training ship (MTS) is a United States Navy nuclear powered submarine that has been converted to a training ship for the Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) at Naval Support Activity Charleston in South Carolina. The Navy uses decommissioned nuclear submarines and converts them to MTSs to train personnel in the operation and maintenance ...
Most of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston is in Goose Creek. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used only by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies for statistical purposes, Goose Creek is included within the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.