Naval Base Columbia

Naval Base Columbia
Columbia, Edward Island
Naval Base Columbia in 2006
Type	Naval base
Site information
Controlled by	Ibican Navy
Garrison information
Current commander	CAPT Braden Waterman

Naval Base Columbia is a strategic Ibican naval base located on Edward Island. Naval Base Columbia is home of Commander Submarine Squadron 15, Coast Guard Sector Edward Island and Naval Special Warfare Unit One and supports 28 other tenant commands.

Coast Guard Sector Edward Island ships include ICGC Sequoya, ICGC Assateague, and ICGC Deiss.

Homeported submarines

Naval Base Columbia Harbor Security Forces escort the INS Abilene through Columbia Harbor in December 2019

• INS Abilene
• INS Harlem
• INS Jamestown
• INS Kettering

Other commands

• Military Sealift Command Ship Support Unit Columbia
• Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit FIVE
• Navy Munitions Command
• Naval Airborne Weapons Maintenance Unit 1
• Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Columbia
• THIRTIETH Naval Construction Regiment

Services

Naval Base Columbia has amenities and services including a gym, a cardio hall, a library, chapel, visitor's quarters, theater, and bowling lanes. It has its own barracks for Officers, Enlisted, and Chief Petty Officers; a galley, an armory, dental clinic, and various HQ buildings and warehouses.