Twenty-four years after the Navy shuttered the sprawling Charleston Naval Base in South Carolina, a new navy is coming. The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Karl Schultz, identified Charleston as a “future Coast Guard operational center of gravity” in his annual State of the Coast Guard address Thursday. Reinvigorating An Abandoned BaseThe future Coast Guard “superbase” is an enormous boost for the former Charleston Naval Shipyard. While the exact components of the future Coast Guard base are not known, the new Coast Guard base will likely consolidate elements of Coast Guard Sector Charleston, Coast Guard Station Charleston, and the Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy—all based at different sites throughout Charleston. By consolidating several types of platforms, missions and duties to the new Charleston super-base, Coast Guard families have the opportunity to stay in one location without damaging their potential for career advancement.

Source: Forbes February 20, 2020 19:58 UTC