Joint Base Charleston

Established: 1941
Base Type: Air Force

About

Joint Base Charleston is a United States military facility located partly in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and partly in the City of Goose Creek, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 628th Air Base Wing, Air Mobility Command (AMC). The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force Charleston Air Force Base and the United States Navy Naval Support Activity Charleston, which were merged on 1 October 2010.

A joint civil-military airport, JB Charleston shares runways with Charleston International Airport for commercial airlines operations on the south side of the airfield and general aviation aircraft operations on the east side.

Charleston Air Force Base
A joint civil-military airport, Charleston Air Force Base today shares its runways with Charleston International Airport for commercial airline aircraft operations on the south side of the airfield and general aviation aircraft operations on the east side. The 437th Airlift Wing (437 AW) of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) and the 315th Airlift Wing (315 AW) of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) operate the C-17A Globemaster III from the base. The installation has also in the past maintained an alert site for rotational Air Combat Command (ACC) and ACC-gained Air National Guard fighter-interceptor aircraft.

Naval Weapons Station
Naval Support Activity Charleston, originally designated Naval Weapons Station Charleston, is ascites of Goose Creek and Hanahan South Carolina. The base encompasses more than 17,000 acres (69 km²) of land with 10,000 acres of forest and wetlands, 16-plus miles of waterfront, four deep-water piers, 38.2 miles of railroad and 292 miles of road. The current workforce (military/civil service/contractor) numbers more than 11,000 with an additional 3,600 people in on-base family housing. Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s recommendations, the Air Force is to jointly manage Naval Weapons Station Charleston and Charleston Air Force Base as Joint Base Charleston.

Naval Health Clinic Charleston
Naval Health Clinic Charleston is located in the 188,000 square foot John G. Feder Joint Ambulatory Care Clinic located on the Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station. NHCC provides a wide range of services including a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) certified Medical Home Port program for family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine patients; dermatology; ophthalmology; ambulatory non-interventional cardiology; physical therapy; optometry; and a wide variety of wellness programs. The clinic provides primary, specialty, ancillary and occupational health services for more than 17,000 enrolled beneficiaries

Gate and Hours

Main Gate: 05:00-21:00
Rivers Gate: 24/7
Hunley Gate: 24/7
Commissary Gate: Out only Monday-Friday 09:00-20:00

Quick Reference

Chaplain and Religious Services
107 Arthur Drive
(843) 963-2536

Dining Facility
Gaylor Dining Facility
211 Davis Drive, Bldg 468
(843) 963-3590

Education Center
101 W. Hill Blvd
(843) 963-4575

Equal Opportunity
205 South Davis Drive, Bldg 246 1st Floor
(843) 963-3662

Family Advocacy Program
204 W. Hill Drive
(843) 963-6972

Military & Family Readiness
1005 Jefferson Ave
(843) 963-8883

Public Affairs
1 Combat Camera Squadron:
209 South Davis Dr, Bldg 241
(843) 963-3454

628 Air Base Wing:
103 N. Graves Ave. Bldg 302
(843) 963-5608

437 Airlift Wing:
102 E. Hill Blvd Rm 223
(843) 963-4175

315 Airlift Wing
218 N Bates Ste 111
(843) 963-2034

Fire Emergency Service
103 S. Bates
(843) 963-3777

Finance Office
102 N. Davis Drive
(843) 963-3715

Housing Management Office
Air Force:
101 North Davis Drive
(843) 963-3858

Naval Weapons Station
2316 Red Bank Road, Suite 100
800-362-2399

Legal/JAG
102 E. Hill Blvd
(843) 963-5502

Post Office
Cross County Branch:
7075 Cross County Rd
North Charleston Branch:
6401 Rivers Ave

Base Surroundings

Fort Sumter National Monument
1214 Middle St,
Charleston, SC 29482
(843) 883-3123

Charleston Museum
360 Meeting St,
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2996

Middleton Place
4300 Ashley River Road,
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 556-6020

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
90 Hasell St,
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 723-1090

McLeod Plantation Historic Site
325 Country Club Dr,
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 762-9514

Riley Waterfront Park
1 Vendue Range, Concord Street,
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 724-7327

Battery & White Point Gardens
East Battery & Murray Blvd,
Charleston, SC 29401