Fort Jackson
Columbia, South Carolina
Trains and develops soldiers for Army readiness. Supports initial entry training and specialist education.
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Military bases in South Carolina
5 mapped installations listed with South Carolina communities, organized for base research and arrival planning.
Understand the installation mix
The locations in this directory span 1 Air Force, 1 Army, 1 Joint, 2 Marine Corps. Those categories describe the map group, while each guide explains the public mission and support context. Joint bases appear in the Joint category.
Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson adjoins Columbia in central South Carolina.
Official sources: Fort Jackson: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview
Joint Base Lindsey Graham
The air base is in North Charleston, Charleston County; the weapons station is in Goose Creek, Berkeley County.
Official sources: Joint Base Lindsey Graham: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Beaufort County is between Charleston and Savannah in South Carolina; Laurel Bay is a separate housing area.
Official sources: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: MCAS Beaufort overview
Installation guides in South Carolina
Joint Base Lindsey Graham
Charleston, South Carolina
Supports C-17 global airlift. Supports naval nuclear propulsion education and naval logistics.
Read the complete installation guideMarine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Beaufort, South Carolina
Supports Marine Aircraft Group 31 and fighter aviation. Provides installation support within the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing and II MEF community.
Read the complete installation guideMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Beaufort, South Carolina
Marine Corps recruit training. Headquarters functions for the Eastern Recruiting Region.
Read the complete installation guideShaw Air Force Base
Sumter, South Carolina
F-16 fighter operations through the 20th Fighter Wing. Suppression of enemy air defenses as a publicly documented wing role.
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A base name or city is a starting point. Identify the gaining organization, reporting destination and support community before choosing lodging or housing. Training sites, Reserve locations and permanent installations may have different arrangements. Use the installation guides for the published destination labels, official contacts and a saveable arrival checklist.
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Coverage and distance method
This is a curated directory, not an inventory of every military property. State lists use the state named in the installation’s listed community and do not describe every boundary or satellite site.