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Located in [[Jacksonville, North Carolina|Jacksonville]], [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune]], combined with nearby bases [[MCAS Cherry Point|Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point]], [[Marine Corps Air Station New River|MCAS New River]], [[Camp Geiger]], [[Camp Gilbert H. Johnson|Camp Johnson]], [[Stone Bay]] and Courthouse Bay, makes up the largest concentration of Marines and sailors in the world. [[MCAS Cherry Point]] is home of the [[2nd Marine Aircraft Wing]]. Located in [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]], [[Seymour Johnson Air Force Base]] is home of the [[4th Fighter Wing]] and [[916th Air Refueling Wing]]. One of the busiest air stations in the [[United States Coast Guard]] is located at the [[Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City|Coast Guard Air Station]] in [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]]. Also stationed in North Carolina is the [[Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point]] in [[Southport, North Carolina|Southport]]. | Located in [[Jacksonville, North Carolina|Jacksonville]], [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune]], combined with nearby bases [[MCAS Cherry Point|Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point]], [[Marine Corps Air Station New River|MCAS New River]], [[Camp Geiger]], [[Camp Gilbert H. Johnson|Camp Johnson]], [[Stone Bay]] and Courthouse Bay, makes up the largest concentration of Marines and sailors in the world. [[MCAS Cherry Point]] is home of the [[2nd Marine Aircraft Wing]]. Located in [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]], [[Seymour Johnson Air Force Base]] is home of the [[4th Fighter Wing]] and [[916th Air Refueling Wing]]. One of the busiest air stations in the [[United States Coast Guard]] is located at the [[Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City|Coast Guard Air Station]] in [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]]. Also stationed in North Carolina is the [[Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point]] in [[Southport, North Carolina|Southport]]. | ||
On January 24, 1961, a B-52G [[1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash|broke up in midair and crashed]] after suffering a severe fuel loss, near [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]], dropping two [[nuclear weapon|nuclear bombs]] in the process without detonation.<ref>Schneider, Barry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dQsAAAAAMBAJ "Big Bangs from little bombs"]. ''[[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]]'', May 1975, p. 28.</ref> In 2013, it was revealed that three safety mechanisms on one bomb had failed, leaving just one low-voltage switch preventing detonation.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/usaf-atomic-bomb-north-carolina-1961 "USAF Atomic Bomb in North Carolina 1961"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201223356/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/usaf-atomic-bomb-north-carolina-1961 |date=December 1, 2016 }}, '' | On January 24, 1961, a B-52G [[1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash|broke up in midair and crashed]] after suffering a severe fuel loss, near [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]], dropping two [[nuclear weapon|nuclear bombs]] in the process without detonation.<ref>Schneider, Barry. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dQsAAAAAMBAJ "Big Bangs from little bombs"]. ''[[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]]'', May 1975, p. 28.</ref> In 2013, it was revealed that three safety mechanisms on one bomb had failed, leaving just one low-voltage switch preventing detonation.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/usaf-atomic-bomb-north-carolina-1961 "USAF Atomic Bomb in North Carolina 1961"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201223356/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/20/usaf-atomic-bomb-north-carolina-1961 |date=December 1, 2016 }}, ''The Guardian'', September 20, 2013</ref> | ||
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