Military

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When some people think of Virginia, they think of history; and rightly so. But say “Hampton Roads” to most people and they’ll think about the huge military and governmental presence here, in which tens of thousands of men and women use the most advanced equipment and training anywhere.

Every branch of the military has a presence in Hampton Roads, and the region’s number of active-duty personnel is second only to the Pentagon.

Each year approximately 13,000 highly trained, motivated, and disciplined personnel transition from active duty to the civilian workforce. Because our area has so much to offer, many of these people prefer to stay in the area and are available for private sector employment. In addition, there are over 30,000 military spouses in the area available for employment. So no matter what your staffing needs are, when you locate in Hampton Roads, you will have a huge talent pool from which to recruit.

 

Hampton Roads Military Facilities and Personnel

Active-Duty Civilian Reservists Location Function ARMY           Joint Base Langley Eustis 9,427 3,901 N/A Newport News Trains military transporters for Army, National Guard and other military operations Joint Expeditionary Base- Little Creek-Fort Story 17,629 4,688 N/A Virginia Beach Major East Coast base provides support and services to ensure maximum military readiness of operational expeditionary forces and resident commands.       NAVY           Naval Air Station Oceana 7,803 2,206 NA Virginia Beach Provides support for the Atlantic and Pacific fleets Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex 4,088 5,221 NA Virginia Beach Provides support and training for the Atlantic and Pacific fleets Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story 17,629 4,688 NA Virginia Beach Major East Coast base provides support and services to ensure maximum military readiness of operational expeditionary forces and resident commands. Naval Station 46,023 20,856 NA Norfolk Provides home to 69 home-ported ships and 16 squadrons Naval Weapons 1,393 1,200 213 Yorktown Provides support for U.S. Operating Forces Naval Shipyard 1,019 10,057 NA Norfolk Naval ship repair             COAST GUARD           Integrated Support Command 1,700 210 N/A Portsmouth Support for 6 cutters and other operations Training Center 565 289 N/A Yorktown Training center             AIR FORCE           Joint Base Langley - Eustis 8,000 3,000 0 Hampton Host to the Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing, which maintains combat capability, and the Air Combat Command, which provides air combat forces

Source: Virginia Business' 2012 Hampton Roads Statistical Digest

Military Headquartered Commands in Hampton Roads

Organization Command NATO Allied Transformation Command Department of the Navy  U.S. Fleet Forces Command DoD  United States Joint Forces Command USMG Marine Forces Atlantic USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic   Atlantic Area Command   Integrated Support Command U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command   Training and Doctrine Command U.S. Air Force   Air Combat Command