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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 ...
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 ]
Padgett-Thomas Barracks is the dominant building on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.Constructed from 1920 to 1922 as the first building on The Citadel's new site but demolished and replaced from 2000 to 2004, the barracks serves as the living quarters for up to 560 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.
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 national security Conduct research, development, prototyping, engineering, test and evaluation, installation, and sustainment of integrated information ...
Location of the Munitions and Main Navy Buildings on a 1945 USGS map. The Munitions Building, constructed in 1918, contained 841,000 square feet (78,100 m 2) of space across three stories and was designed to provide temporary accommodations for 9,000 Department of War employees. [6]
The site represents development of the upper echelon of senior military housing, support structures, sports facilities and recreational landscape features from 1901 through 1945. The buildings reflect late Victorian and early-20th century eclectic designs including the Italianate , Neo-Classical , Italian Renaissance Revival , Colonial Revival ...
An 1818 map of Washington, D.C., showing Tiber Creek An 1850 map of Washington, D.C., showing the completed (and disused) Washington City Canal. When the District of Columbia was founded in 1790, the Potomac River was much wider than it currently is, and a major tidal estuary known as Tiber Creek flowed roughly from 6th Street NW to the shore of the river just south of the White House.
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]