Inside Chapter 3 . . . 3.1
3.1 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Profile ................................................ 3 ‐1 3.2 Economic Impact .................................................................................... 3 ‐1 3.3 Base History ............................................................................................ 3 ‐2 3.4 Installation Setting .................................................................................. 3 ‐3 3.5 Military Operations................................................................................. 3 ‐7 3.6 Military Footprint ................................................................................. 3 ‐10 This chapter provides an overview of the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
(AFB) and Dare County Range (DCR) including the operational areas and
current operations within the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Study Area. The
mission operations performed within Seymour Johnson AFB’s and DCR
provide valuable insight into the importance of Seymour Johnson AFB as a
national strategic asset and its relationship with communities in the region.
The purpose of this information is to enable stakeholders to make informed
decisions about the future development and economic growth of
communities proximate to Seymour Johnson AFB and the DCR that could
potentially impact the viability and future of the facilities.
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Profile
3.2
Seymour Johnson AFB and the DCR are significant economic engines for the
eastern region of North Carolina. As the largest employer in Wayne County,
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, Seymour Johnson AFB employed approximately
6,000 military personnel and approximately 800 civilians, and supported
approximately 5,600 active duty dependents. The total economic output
from Seymour Johnson AFB and the DCR in FY 2016 was just under $705
Million including an economic impact of $543 Million in annual payroll and
local expenditures of $161 Million. Additionally, Seymour Johnson AFB
contributed over $339 Million in indirect jobs and personnel spending in the
local community as shown in Figure 3‐1. Though the economic impact of the
DCR has not been quantified independent of Seymour Johnson AFB, the
economic impact of the DCR is expected to be much smaller due to the
limited number of employees at the DCR; however, the economic viability of
Background Report
Economic Impact
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