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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.
Charleston Air Force Base (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS) 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 of the Air Mobility Command (AMC). [2]
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.
Shaw Air Force Base: Sumter: South Carolina: Air Combat Command: 20th Fighter Wing: The 20th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and the 25th Attack Group the MQ-9A Reaper. Also home to the headquarters of the Ninth Air Force. [57]
628th Air Base Wing: Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina: AMC: Joint Basing Host Wing 633rd Air Base Wing: Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia: ACC: Joint Basing Host Wing 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing: Scott AFB, Illinois: AFMC: Global Logistics Support Center: 673rd Air Base Wing: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska: PACAF: Joint ...
The U.S. military generates a whopping $34.3 billion in annual economic activity and 254,095 jobs in South Carolina, a new study shows. The military alone accounts for 11.2% of the Palmetto State ...
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; 628th Mission Support Group; 628th Medical Group; 315th Airlift Wing; 437th ...
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 statistical area used for statistical purposes only by the United States Census Bureau and other federal agencies.