WRAL News is working to find out if troops from North Carolina are involved in military operations in Iran.<\/p>\n
WRAL News asked Gov. Josh Stein about it on Monday, and\u00a0he could not say for certain<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAt this point, I don\u2019t [know],\u201d Stein said. \u201cAlthough \u2026 I do know. I just don\u2019t know specifically which ones,” he said, referring to which companies or battalions will deploy to the Middle East.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no conflict in this world where residents of North A WRAL News viewer named Adam sent in an email, saying, \u201cI The Air Force has not said whether airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base are involved.\u00a0However, fighter squadrons would typically respond to situations like the War on Iran.<\/p>\n North Carolina is home Fort Bragg (U.S. Army)<\/p>\n It is the\u00a0largest post in\u00a0the U.S. military, one of the biggest in the world.\u00a0Fort Bragg covers more than 160,000 acres and is home to the 82nd Airborne, the 16th Airborne Corps, United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), the U.S. Army Reserve Command,\u00a0the 18th Aviation Brigade, 4th Medical Command and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n Fort Bragg has 50,622 active-duty troops and 14,076 civilian Nearby Pope Army Airfield (Air Force) has 2,100 active-duty Camp Lejeune is home to Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard commands Air Station New River (Marine Corps) has 5,607 active-duty In Goldsboro, the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base has about 4,100 active-duty troops. It is the home of F-15E Strike Eagles. The 4th Fighter Wing squadrons can deploy worldwide on short notice.<\/p>\n In Craven County, Air Station Cherry Point has 5,973 In Pasquotank\u00a0County, there is the Coast Guard\u2019s Air The Army also has offices in Charlotte and Durham.<\/p>\n The National Guard also has 11,000 members across the state, The Outer Banks is also a U.S. Coast Guard sector.<\/p>\n In all, there are more than 100,000 active-duty, reserve and \t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther worldwide missions, operations and conflicts that NC Iran is the big military story right now, but there are many other recent military operations worldwide that involved troops from North Carolina.<\/p>\n It includes the Operation The July When the U.S. captured deposed When the federal government needed help with immigration The National Guard is often deployed to help North Carolinians \t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomic impact of military presence in North Carolina<\/p>\n According to the Eighty-one of North Carolina’s 100 counties are home to a The North
\nCarolina are not at the tip of the spear. Whether it’s Camp Lejeune [with]
\nMarines or Fort Bragg [with] our Army.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nwanted to write in as a resident of Wayne County. There is a great possibility
\nthat Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is involved in the Iran conflict. While it
\nmay seem smaller than Camp LeJeune or Fort Bragg, it does have a large presence
\nin this county and in history. [I] just wanted to speak my mind and make sure
\nwe weren’t forgotten about.”<\/p>\n
\nto a large military footprint<\/a>. It includes:<\/p>\n
\npersonnel.<\/p>\n
\ntroops and 500-plus civilian personnel.<\/p>\n
\nand multiple training schools. It’s the largest marine corps base on the East
\nCoast with 35,186 active-duty troops and 5,704 civilian personnel.<\/p>\n
\ntroops and 186 civilian employees.<\/p>\n
\nactive-duty troops and 5,422 civilian personnel.<\/p>\n
\nStation Elizabeth City and the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in
\nSouthport. The Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point is the largest military terminal
\nin the world.<\/p>\n
\nwith its main office in Wake County.<\/p>\n
\nguard members across North Carolina.<\/p>\n
\ntroops are involved in<\/p>\n
\nSouthern Spear<\/a>, which is a counter-narcotics enforcement operation in the
\nCaribbean. Some 2,200 Marines are part of the operation, including several from
\nNorth Carolina.<\/p>\n
\n2025 military surge in the Pacific<\/a> included fighter squadrons out of
\nSeymour Johnson.<\/p>\n
\nVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro<\/a>, Marines and special operations units
\nconnected to North Carolina were part of that.<\/p>\n
\nenforcement in Florida, troops from New River mobilized to work with the United
\nStates Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE], providing logistical and
\nadministrative support.<\/p>\n
\nrecover from a hurricane. It includes the damage from Hurricane Helene in
\nSeptember 2024.<\/p>\n
\nNorth Carolina Military Business Center<\/a>, North Carolina\u2019s military
\nfootprint is the second-largest sector in the state, generating $79.7 billion
\nin 2024. It accounted for 12.8% of the state\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n
\ncompany that has a
\nprime contract with the Department of Defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nCarolina Department of Instruction<\/a> estimates there are 100,000 school-age
\nchildren of active-duty military.<\/p>\n