Awarded by the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, the Lowcountry Council of Governments in partnership with Beaufort County, the City of Beaufort, and the Town of Port Royal is preparing a Military Installation Resilience Review (MIRR) for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Paris Island. The MIRR focuses on the communities surrounding the two installations. Below is the map illustrating infrastructure and and social vulnerability of the communities.

• Task 1: Identify and define threats, impacts, and unmet needs
• Task 2: Assess vulnerability and risk
• Task 3: Refine and prioritize projects and policies

With the assistance of the consulting team of Sherwood Design Engineers, One Architecture, Biohabitats, Geoscience, White and Smith LLC, and Ensafe, the MIRR started in March 2021 and was complete in March 2022. A final report is now available HERE.