Base Name: JOINT BASE CHARLESTON
Service: Joint Bases
Description: Naval Weapons Station Charleston and Charleston Air Force Base are about eight miles apart. The base is home to two Air Force airlift wings and a variety of squadrons, the Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Center, an Army logistics hub, a Coast Guard facility, and a Marine Corps Reserve Center.
State/country: SOUTH CAROLINA
Population: 9,479 active duty, 8,420 dependents
Zip: 29404
City/metro: Charleston
Phone Numbers:
- Main Phone: (843) 963-8883/794-7480, DSN 312-673-4406
- Housing: (843) 794-7218/(843) 963-3858/3859/3866, DSN 312-794-7218/7219/673-3858/3859
- Child care: (843) 963-4366/794-7408, DSN 312-794-7408/673-4365
- Schools: (843) 963-8883, DSN 312-963-4406
- Family: Air Force: (843) 963-8883, DSN 312-673-4406; Navy: (843) 794-7480/963-8883, DSN 312-794-7480
- Temporary lodging: Air Force: (843) 963-8000, DSN 312-673-8000; Navy: (843) 794-2120, DSN 312-794-2120
- Health care: Air Force: (843) 963-6880, DSN 312-673-6700; Navy: (843) 794-6000/6030, DSN 312-794-6000
- Commissary number: Air Force (843) 963-7469, DSN 312-673-5717; Navy (843) 794-2020, DSN 312-794-2020
- Exchange number: Air Force (843) 552-5000, DSN 312-673-3679; Navy (843) 794-7042, DSN 312-794-7042