Fort Brewer Naval Base

Fort Brewer is a principle naval birth for U.S. nuclear submarines. It consists of three births, two refit wharves, and a covered dry dock facility. The base also has one explosives-handling wharf and one lay berth which is used for naval surface ships and foreign vessels. Mooring buoys act as anchorages for three ships or sea craft, the buoys are rated to survive the effects of hurricanes are ideal berths for base support vessels in such weather. The base is primarily used for the maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modernization of the nuclear submarine fleet, while a weapons facility provides missiles and weapons system support to the ballistic missile submarine fleet. Security at Fort Brewer is, understandably, extremely tight considering the grade of weapons they have on hand. Access to the base requires passing through two checkpoints, and each birth is also protected by its own checkpoint. Visitors must wear an identification tag and be accompanied by a naval officer or civilian employee at all times. Security personnel are heavily armed and patrol the base frequently with instructions to shoot to disable any intruders or visitors acting suspiciously. Fort Brewer Naval Base provides housing for 8,000 naval personnel and their dependents, and has a civilian staff of 1,600. The base also hosts an instructional facility which provides technical training for sailors in the operation and maintenance of nuclear ballistic missile and guided missile submarines as well as their systems. In an effort to encourage inter-service cooperation, personnel at the base use naval support vessels to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in shore patrol, search and rescue, and drug-busting efforts.

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Military, Base

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