Editing Jacksonville, Florida (section)

===Military and defense===
[[File:US Navy 101207-N-6106P-001 Pilots assigned to the Vikings of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, pract.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]] at [[Naval Air Station Jacksonville]]]]
Jacksonville is home to three U.S. naval facilities. Together with the nearby [[Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay]], Jacksonville is the third-largest naval complex in the country.<ref name="Port of Jacksonville"/> Only [[Norfolk, Virginia]] and San Diego, California are bigger. The United States military is the largest employer in Jacksonville and its total economic impact is approximately $6.1&nbsp;billion annually. Several veterans' service organizations are also headquartered in Jacksonville, including [[Wounded Warrior Project]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5213/is_2005/ai_n19129622 |title=Bnet Business Network: Cities of the United States (2005)-Jacksonville: Economy |publisher=Findarticles.com |access-date=July 1, 2010 |year=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125194525/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5213/is_2005/ai_n19129622/ |archive-date=November 25, 2011 }}</ref>

[[Naval Air Station Jacksonville]] is a military airport {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} south of the central business district. Approximately 23,000 civilian and active-duty personnel are employed on the base. There are 35 operational units/squadrons assigned there. Support facilities include an airfield for pilot training, and a maintenance depot capable of tasks ranging from changing a tire to intricate micro-electronics, or total engine disassembly. Also on-site is a Naval Hospital, a Fleet Industrial Supply Center, a Navy Family Service Center, and recreational facilities.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/cnrse/installations/nas_jacksonville/about/history/|website=cnic.navy.mil|publisher=US Navy|access-date=May 26, 2016|archive-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707115029/http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_jacksonville/about/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) departs Naval Station Mayport on 11 November 2003.jpg|thumb|right|[[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']] departing [[Naval Station Mayport]]]]
[[Naval Station Mayport]] is a Navy Ship Base that is the third-largest fleet concentration area in the U.S. Mayport has a busy harbor capable of accommodating 34 ships, and an {{convert|8000|ft|m|adj=on}} runway capable of handling any aircraft used by the Department of Defense. Until 2007, it was home to the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV-67|6}}, which locals called "Big John". In January 2009, the Navy committed to stationing a nuclear-powered carrier at Mayport when the official ''Record of Decision'' was signed. The port will require approximately $500&nbsp;million in facility enhancements to support the larger vessel, which took several years to complete.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gibbons|first= Timothy J.|url= http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-01-15/story/mayport_carrier_decision_made_official|website=jacksonville.com|date= January 15, 2009 |title= Mayport carrier decision made official}}</ref> The carrier was projected to arrive in 2019; however, an amphibious group was sent before the carrier.<ref>[http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-02-13/story/no-carrier-mayport-near-future-if-all No carrier for Mayport in the near future, if at all], jacksonville.com. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref>

[[Blount Island Command]] is a Marine Corps Logistics Base whose mission is to support the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF). This provides for rapid deployment of personnel to link up with pre-positioned equipment and supplies embarked aboard forward-deployed Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gibbons|first1=Timothy|title=Blount Island takes on bigger role in Marine logistics|url=http://jacksonville.com/news/military/2010-03-30/story/blount-island-takes-bigger-role-marine-logistics|access-date=May 26, 2016|newspaper=The Florida Times-Union|date=March 30, 2010}}</ref>

{{USS|Jacksonville|SSN-699|6}}, a [[Nuclear propulsion|nuclear-powered]] {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}, is a U.S. Navy ship named for the city. The ship's nickname is ''The Bold One'' and [[Pearl Harbor]] is her home port.

The [[125th Fighter Wing|Florida Air National Guard]] is based at [[Jacksonville International Airport]].

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville is on the St. Johns River next to Naval Station Mayport. Sector Jacksonville controls operations from [[Kings Bay, Georgia]], south to [[Cape Canaveral, Florida|Cape Canaveral]]. CGC ''Kingfisher'', CGC ''Maria Bray'', and CGC ''Hammer'' are stationed at the Sector. Station Mayport is co-located with Sector Jacksonville and includes {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=on}} response boats, and {{convert|47|ft|m|adj=on}} motor lifeboats.