FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia ~ 22 APR 2025

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Road Trip: Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy located adjacent to the city of St. Marys in Camden County, Georgia, on the North River in southeastern Georgia, and 38 miles from Jacksonville, Florida.

The Submarine Base is the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's home port for U.S. Navy Fleet ballistic missile nuclear submarines capable of being armed with Trident missile nuclear weapons. This submarine base covers about 16,000 acres of land, of which 4,000 acres are protected wetlands.

Submarine Group 10 was commissioned January 1, 1989, and is the senior commander at Kings Bay. Group 10 is a subordinate command to Commander Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet. It exercises command over various commands and units assigned, including operational and administrative control of the Ohio-class submarines based at Submarine Base Kings Bay.

Group 10 is the local coordinating authority for all matters assigned by the submarine force commander and exercises direct control over the administration and training of submarine offcrews at Kings Bay. Specifically included in these responsibilities are the proper integration and coordination of the facilities dedicated to training support of the Trident system

Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, Kings Bay conducts security operations in Direct Support (DS) of SWFLANT. The battalion is commanded by a senior Marine Corps officer and provides security operations as approved by the Chief of Naval Operations, in coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

As of June 27, 2008, MCSFCO was restructured from a company to a battalion. A similar sister battalion is stationed with the West Coast submarine base in Bangor, Washington. In addition to Marine Corps security forces, they are joined by Navy Master-at-Arms and Navy Law Enforcement/Security Officers with the 6490 designator.

The Trident Refit Facility (TRF) is the largest tenant command at Kings Bay and has kept a significant portion of the United States Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines at sea since 1985. TRF provides quality industrial-level and logistics support for the incremental overhaul, modernization, and repair of Trident submarines.

It also furnishes global submarine supplies and spare parts support. In addition, TRF provides maintenance and support services to other submarines, regional maintenance customers, and other activities as requested.

The Trident Refit Facility possesses the largest covered drydock in the world,[citation needed] measuring 700 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 67 feet deep. A state-of-the-art Magnetic Silencing Facility (MSF) provides degaussing services, including ranging and the removal of permanent magnetism for submarines of the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy, as well as for steel-hulled surface warships.

The MSF is the only facility of its kind on the East Coast, and it is also used for research for development of future magnetic systems. The Defensive Ordnance Support Facility maintains and stores all of the torpedoes carried by the Trident missile submarines for self-defense.

Learn More About Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay HERE!!

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[PROCON]

It’s Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening PROCON!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy to you left that other site!

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[luvie]

Road Trip: Naval Submarine Base
Kings Bay, Georgia

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[FatherofFive]

When we lived in Jacksonville, one of our Cub Scout dads was the XO on one of the subs. When his sub was back in port, he arranged for our Pack to visit. We drove past all the military guarding the entrance. All the Scouts got to press the button that launched the missiles. Quite a day!

We also took road trips up to Patriots Point in Charleston, where we 'camped' on the Yorktown.

Great memories.

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening luvie!

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[luvie]

Hi, lauren! I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend and that this week willl be a very good one!

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[luvie]

Hi, Janey! Are the skies clear and beautiful this week?

[laurenmarlowe]

Great stories, thanks for sharing!

Been to the Yorktown many times, family was in Charleston for several years. Pretty amazing carrier!

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you luvie and you as well!

One more work event next week, and I’m done and heading to North Carolina. WOO HOO!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy SkyDancer!

[luvie]

WoooHooo!! I know you are more than ready for a vacation! You work so hard and your many jobs are very stressful at times! How long will you get to stay this time?

[SkyDancer]

Hey Luvie, nah, rain, drizzle and cloudy. But ... summer is coming, all two weeks of it. LOL

[SkyDancer]

Hi Lauren ....:D

[luvie]

You should move here. We have clear skies 99% of the time and 6 months of summer. TOO much summer. LOL!

[radu]

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