State PCS Guide

Military Bases in Illinois

Every major installation in the state, each with its own full PCS guide — the area, the communities military families choose, and the veteran-owned businesses around it.

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3 installations · Navy · Army · Air Force

U.S. Navy

Naval Station Great Lakes

Great Lakes, IL

Great Lakes is the Navy's only enlisted boot camp, where every enlisted recruit ships to begin service, and also hosts numerous 'A' schools for follow-on technical training.

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U.S. Army

Rock Island Arsenal

Rock Island, IL

Rock Island Arsenal sits on an island in the Mississippi River and is a major Army manufacturing and logistics installation, home to the Joint Munitions Command and one of the Army's last government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenals.

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U.S. Air Force

Scott Air Force Base

Belleville, IL

Scott AFB is headquarters for both U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, making it a major command-and-control hub for the Department of Defense's global logistics and airlift enterprise. The 375th Air Mobility Wing runs the host-base mission.

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