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Military Bases in South Carolina

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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5 installations · Army · Air Force · Marine Corps

U.S. Army

Fort Jackson

Columbia, SC

Fort Jackson trains more new Soldiers than any other Army installation, running the majority of Basic Combat Training for both the Active Army and Army Reserve. It sits on the eastern edge of Columbia, South Carolina.

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U.S. Air Force · Joint Base

Joint Base Charleston

formerly Charleston Air Force Base
Charleston, SC

Joint Base Charleston combines the former Charleston AFB (437th Airlift Wing, flying the C-17 Globemaster III) with Naval Weapons Station Charleston. It's a strategic airlift hub on the South Carolina coast.

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U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

Beaufort, SC

MCAS Beaufort hosts Marine Aircraft Group 31 and is one of the Marine Corps' primary F-35B/C Lightning II fighter bases on the East Coast. It sits a few miles from MCRD Parris Island and shares much of the same Lowcountry community.

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U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

Parris Island, SC

Parris Island is one of only two Marine Corps recruit training depots and trains recruits from east of the Mississippi, plus all female recruits historically trained here before the Corps integrated recruit training across both depots. It's an island installation connected to the mainland by a causeway, steeped in Marine Corps boot-camp tradition.

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U.S. Air Force

Shaw Air Force Base

Sumter, SC

Shaw AFB is home to the 20th Fighter Wing, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and also hosts the headquarters of U.S. Army Central. It's a fighter wing installation with a notable Army command presence.

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