Military Bases In North Carolina
Military Bases In North Carolina
1. Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Located in Havelock, N.C.
4,000 Marines assigned to the base.
Major Units
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Aircraft Group 14
Marine Wing Support Group 27
Cherry Point is the world's largest Marine Corps Air Station. The Air Station is home to the 2D Marine Aircraft Wing and to the Marine Corps' only Naval Aviation Depot which performs work on aircraft and aircraft components used by the Marine Corps, Navy, and other services. Other major tenants are the Naval Hospital and Combat Service Support Group-21 (CSSD-21). Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station Web Site 2. Camp LeJeune (Marines)
Major Units
II Marine Expeditionary Force
2d Marine Division
History: Camp Lejeune had its beginnings in the late 1930's when a selection board decided on the New River area of North Carolina as the most ideal location for a new Marine training base. The new facility would be within easy reach of an air support activity (nearby Cherry Point) and two deep water ports (Morehead City and Wilmington). Construction for the new camp began in April 1941. In December 1942, the installation was named in honor of the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune. Today, Camp Lejeune occupies about 246 square miles (153,439 acres), with 14 miles of beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Included on the installation are more than 400 miles of roads, 6,500 buildings and facilities to support a population of approximately 133,569 Marines, Sailors, retirees, and their families. 45,000 Marines and seamen on base. Camp LeJeune Web Site 3. Pope Air Force Base
Major Units
43rd Airlift Wing
53 Aerial Port Squadron
Pope Air Force Base is located on the northern edge of the city of Fayetteville and adjacent to Fort Bragg. It is approximately sixty miles south southwest of Raleigh and one hundred miles east of Charlotte. 5,000 people stationed at base. Pope Air Force Base Web Site 4. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Major Units
4th Fighter Wing
916th Air Reserve Wing
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is annexed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, a city on Highway 70 about midway between Raleigh, North Carolina - the state capital - and New Bern, North Carolina - the former capital city - on the coast. 4,332 people are stationed at base. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Web Site 5. Fort Bragg (Army)
Major Units
82nd Airborne Division
Army Special Operations Command
XVIII Airborne Corps
Fort Bragg is located just west of Fayetteville, North Carolina. As one of the largest military complexes in the world, Fort Bragg is home of the Army's only Airborne Corps, the 82d Airborne Division, the elite Special Forces and the Army's largest Support Command. Infantrymen, mechanics, pilots, cooks-they are all moving with the modern army at Fort Bragg. 42,000 military personnel are stationed at the base. Fort Bragg Web Site For additional information on N.C. and S.C. military bases, visit Military.com
Located in Havelock, N.C.
4,000 Marines assigned to the base.
Major Units
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Aircraft Group 14
Marine Wing Support Group 27
Cherry Point is the world's largest Marine Corps Air Station. The Air Station is home to the 2D Marine Aircraft Wing and to the Marine Corps' only Naval Aviation Depot which performs work on aircraft and aircraft components used by the Marine Corps, Navy, and other services. Other major tenants are the Naval Hospital and Combat Service Support Group-21 (CSSD-21). Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station Web Site 2. Camp LeJeune (Marines)
Major Units
II Marine Expeditionary Force
2d Marine Division
History: Camp Lejeune had its beginnings in the late 1930's when a selection board decided on the New River area of North Carolina as the most ideal location for a new Marine training base. The new facility would be within easy reach of an air support activity (nearby Cherry Point) and two deep water ports (Morehead City and Wilmington). Construction for the new camp began in April 1941. In December 1942, the installation was named in honor of the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune. Today, Camp Lejeune occupies about 246 square miles (153,439 acres), with 14 miles of beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Included on the installation are more than 400 miles of roads, 6,500 buildings and facilities to support a population of approximately 133,569 Marines, Sailors, retirees, and their families. 45,000 Marines and seamen on base. Camp LeJeune Web Site 3. Pope Air Force Base
Major Units
43rd Airlift Wing
53 Aerial Port Squadron
Pope Air Force Base is located on the northern edge of the city of Fayetteville and adjacent to Fort Bragg. It is approximately sixty miles south southwest of Raleigh and one hundred miles east of Charlotte. 5,000 people stationed at base. Pope Air Force Base Web Site 4. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Major Units
4th Fighter Wing
916th Air Reserve Wing
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is annexed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, a city on Highway 70 about midway between Raleigh, North Carolina - the state capital - and New Bern, North Carolina - the former capital city - on the coast. 4,332 people are stationed at base. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Web Site 5. Fort Bragg (Army)
Major Units
82nd Airborne Division
Army Special Operations Command
XVIII Airborne Corps
Fort Bragg is located just west of Fayetteville, North Carolina. As one of the largest military complexes in the world, Fort Bragg is home of the Army's only Airborne Corps, the 82d Airborne Division, the elite Special Forces and the Army's largest Support Command. Infantrymen, mechanics, pilots, cooks-they are all moving with the modern army at Fort Bragg. 42,000 military personnel are stationed at the base. Fort Bragg Web Site For additional information on N.C. and S.C. military bases, visit Military.com
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