U ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Navy ▁Port ▁at ▁Port ▁C ana ver al , ▁supporting ▁sub mar ines ▁and ▁surface ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et , ▁NAT O , ▁Al lied ▁and ▁other ▁foreign ▁nav ies , ▁and ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Se al ift ▁Command . ▁ ▁NOT U ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁active ▁duty ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁and ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁defense ▁contract ors . ▁ ▁Water ▁The ▁base ▁obtain s ▁pot able ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁C ocoa . ▁A ▁single ▁pot able ▁water ▁line ▁from ▁C ocoa ▁runs ▁under ▁the ▁Sy kes ▁Creek ▁Bridge ▁at ▁Sea ▁Ray ▁Drive . ▁ ▁Based ▁units ▁ ▁F lying ▁( e . g ., ▁US AF ▁space ▁vehicle , ▁not ▁US AF ▁aircraft ) ▁and ▁notable ▁non - f lying ▁units ▁are ▁based ▁at ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station . ▁ ▁Units ▁marked ▁G SU ▁are ▁Air ▁Force ▁Ge ograph ically ▁Se par ate ▁Units ▁which , ▁although ▁based ▁at ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁A FS , ▁are ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁Space ▁Wing ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Patrick ▁A FB . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Space ▁Force ▁▁▁ ▁Four teenth ▁Air ▁Force ▁▁ 4 5 th ▁Space ▁Wing ▁▁ 4 5 th ▁La unch ▁Group ▁( GS U ) ▁▁ 5 th ▁Space ▁La unch ▁Squadron ▁– ▁Atlas ▁V ▁and ▁D elta ▁IV ▁▁ 4 5 th ▁La unch ▁Support ▁Squadron ▁( De activ