Military Contractors

Southeastern North Carolina has a long and proud heritage with the presence of military installations in the region. Ft. Bragg, located near Fayetteville, is one of the nation’s largest and most important ARMY installations. Ft. Bragg hosts the 82nd Airborne Division and also the U. S. ARMY Special Operations Command, and Pope Air Force Base is located adjacent to Ft. Bragg. By 2011, U.S. ARMY Forces Command (FORSCOM) and the ARMY Reserve Command (USARC) will be fully relocated to Ft. Bragg as part of the BRAC (BASE Realignment and Closure Commission). These moves will bring thousands of new personnel and contractors to the region. The southeast region has a number of excellent resources to assist military contractor companies that have interest in the region, including the Military Business Center, BRAC Regional Task Force, and the Defense and Security Accelerator.

Defense and Homeland Security Assets

Military contractors of all types are focusing on NC’s Southeast Region as a growing Defense and Homeland Security business cluster.  Anchored by Ft. Bragg, the Army’s largest US military installation, the Region offers contractors unique access to military purchasing and logistics.

The defense / security industry encompasses 7% of North Carolina’s gross state product and brings $23 billion into the State annually.   DOD spending was $3.6 billion in 2008, a 22% increase over FY07. (NC DOC)

Military Presence in the Region:

• Ft. Bragg / Pope AFB, near Fayetteville

Units on base include XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, US Army Special Operations Command, and the US Army JFK Special Warfare Center, as well as the AF 43rd Airlift Wing and the 440th Airlift Wing.

• Over 70,000 military and civilian personnel  on base

• US Army FORCES COMMAND  and Army Reserve Command moving to Ft. Bragg

• By summer of 2011, Ft. Bragg will be new home to US Army FORCES COMMAND
• Joint command between FORSCOM and USARC that trains and equips the soldiers, including logistics and transportation.
• More than 35 general commands on base
• Provides unique synergy between operational and command units
  
  
• Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point  (MOTSP), near Southport

•  DOD’s East Coast key munitions shipping point, also serving Ft. Bragg
• The only MOT to handle containerized munitions

• District Army Corps of Engineers office, in Wilmington
• Manages / controls federally authorized projects within the State.

• The US Coast Guard has a Marine Safety Unit and two Boat Stations within the Region. 

Adjacent Military Resources

• Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is the home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force and the newly created U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, making the base one of the Marine Corps' most important strategic assets. Marine Corps Installations East -- which implements policy, develops strategy and allocates resources across Marine Corps installations throughout the East Coast -- also is located at Camp Lejeune.

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