Command Locations

Charleston, SC

The largest of our locations with 1.3 million sq ft and nearly 80 facilities, Charleston is home to the majority of our workforce (3,055 government/19 military).  The majority of Charleston facilities are located in the south annex of the Naval Weapons Station – Joint Base Charleston (JBC), where NIWC Atlantic is a tenant. Additional facilities include the former Naval Shipyard of North Charleston and surrounding area.

Charleston is home to:

• Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower
• Vehicle Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4I) Integration Facility
• One of the DoD Component Enterprise Data Centers
• Poseidon Park Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Testing site
• Satellite Communications, Software Defined Radio and Radio Frequency (RF) Testing
• Cyber Forensics and Data Recovery Labs
• Surface Test and Integration Facility, and the
• Electromagnetic and Environmental test labs & Anechoic Chamber

Hampton Roads, VA

The next largest concentration of the NIWC Atlantic workforce (818 government/87 military) is in Hampton Roads. Personnel and facilities in that area are spread among three distinct locations: Naval Station Norfolk (aka NOB), St. Julien’s Creek (aka St. J’s), and Little Creek.

Hampton Roads is our “face to the Fleet” and, therefore, has the largest concentration of active duty military personnel assigned to NIWC Atlantic. Personnel are co-located with the Fleet Forces Command and Naval Information Forces and concentrate on fleet operations and support as well as communication systems integration and maintenance.

Hampton Roads is home to:

• Navigation systems
• Navy Tactical Command Support System
• Integrated undersea surveillance system
• United States Marine Corps (USMC) Information Technology (IT) strategic sourcing
• Fleet installations and upgrades, Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) / Naval Tactical Command Support System (NTCSS)

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is our third largest concentration of the NIWC Atlantic workforce (293 government/3 military), and they are located on the campus of University of New Orleans.  Also known as NOLA, they are the center of DON Manpower and Personnel software design and support as well as DON Global Distance Support (Help Desk). 

NOLA is also home to:

• One of three DoD Component Enterprise data centers
• Veterans Benefits Management IT systems, web portal and software development
• Logistics and IT support
• Global Combat Support System Marine Corps (GCSS MC) service desk
• Defense Health

Washington, DC

Personnel in the National Capital Region (NCR) work on the Washington Navy Yard (WNY) and are primarily located in building 220.  The 187 government personnel provide support to Fleet Cyber Command (FLTCYBERCOM), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) & Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Platform C4I/Cyber, Integrated Electronic Security Systems (IESS) for Secret Service protected facilities, Marine Forces Cyber Command (MARFORCYBER), Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), USMC Network Ops and Security Center, Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection.

Many of the personnel at this location spend a significant amount of time working closely with our customers in the customer facilities.

Other CONUS/OCONUS Locations

In addition to the CONUS locations above, NIWC Atlantic personnel are distributed across the following locations:

CONUS

• Tampa, FL
• Fayetteville, NC
• Pax River, MD
• Kings Bay, GA
• Mayport, FL
• Groton, CT
• Quantico, VA

OCONUS

• Stuttgart, Germany
• Naples, Italy
• Rota, Spain
• Manama, Bahrain

Personnel at these locations support:

• Expeditionary and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) C4I systems
• United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)
• United States European Command (USEUCOM)
• United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)
• Military Construction (MILCON) C4I support
• Ballistic Missile Defense/Aegis Ashore