South Carolina – Military Bases

South Carolina SC Military Bases

Military Bases in South Carolina

• Coast Guard Base Charleston
  
  
• Fort Jackson - Columbia - Army's largest initial entry training center in the US
  
  
• Joint Base Charleston - formerly Charleston Air Force Base
  
  
• Marine Corps Air Station - Beaufort
  
  
• Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Parris Island
  – Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot info
  
  
• McEntire Joint National Guard Base - Located in Eastover, McEntire is home to the 169th Fighter Wing, primary unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard
  
  
• Naval Weapons Station Charleston - Goose Creek
  
  
• Shaw Air Force Base - Sumter
  
  
• South Carolina State Guard - Columbia
  

Historic Military Bases and Forts in South Carolina

• Beaufort Arsenal - built in 1798, its history traces back to the Revolutionary War, and is now a museum.
  
  
• Camp Croft - Spartanburg - WWII Army Infantry Replacement Center from 1940-1946 - majority of site is now Croft State Natural Area Park
  – More about Camp Croft - includes history, pictures, and information on site cleanup
  
  
• Donaldson Air Force Base - Greenville - Once called "The Airlift Capital of the World" for its contributions in the Berlin airlift, Korean War, and Cold War. Closed in 1962 and is now an industrial park.
  
  
• Fort Johnson - James Island - built in 1759, this fort was actively used during the Revolutionary War, and fired the first shot of the Civil War.
  
  
• Fort Sumter - Charleston - built after the War of 1812 as one of a series of forts protecting the southern coast of the United States.
  
  
• Fort Moultrie - Sullivan's Island - historic Revolutionary war fort that is now a museum.
  

More SC Military Resources

• Hotels & Motels near US Military Bases
• SC Military Department
• SC Military Department Joint Services Detachment
• South Carolina Military Retiree Organizations