Editing Goose Creek, South Carolina (section)

==Armed forces==
Portions of the [[Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area|Charleston metropolitan area]] (Charleston, North Charleston, Goose Creek, and [[Hanahan, South Carolina|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]] 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 loadout base for all nuclear [[ballistic missile submarine]]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]], [[UGM-73 Poseidon]], and [[UGM-96 Trident I]] delivery missiles ([[SLBM]]) were stored and maintained, guarded by a U.S. Marine Corps security force company.

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 {{convert|20877|acre}} and supporting 53 military commands and federal agencies, provides service to over 79,000 airmen, sailors, soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, DOD civilians, dependents, and retirees.

===Navy===
* Naval Weapons Station, [[Joint Base Charleston]] (>{{convert|17000|acre}}, {{convert|27|sqmi}}), Goose Creek, and Hanahan
* [[Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic]] ([[NAVWAR]]) 
* [[Naval Nuclear Power Training Command]]
* [[Nuclear Power School]]
* Nuclear Power Training Unit
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|Daniel Webster|SSBN-626}}
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|Sam Rayburn|SSBN-635}}
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|La Jolla|SSN-701}}, 2015 delivery
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|San Francisco|SSN-711}}, After 2015 delivery
* [[Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston]], 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

===Marines===
* Marine Corps Reserve Center, Naval Weapons Station

===Army===
* [[South Carolina Army National Guard]]
* Army Reserve Training Center
* 841st Army Transportation Battalion
* 1182nd Army Deployment & Distribution Support Battalion
* 1189th Army Transportation Brigade, Reserve Support Command
* Army Strategic Logistics Activity

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File:Joint_Base_Charleston_-_Emblem.png|Joint Base Charleston
File:USMC logo.svg|United States Marine Corps
File:SPAWAR_logo.gif|SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic
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 
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