in 1960 the polaris missile facility atlantic (pomflant) was constructed within the base to enable the handling of terrier, tarter, and, hawk, missiles. buildings were added again in 1969 for the standard and red eye missiles. the base continued to grow through the 1970s, the marrington area, an additional 2,894 acres located between red bank road and foster creek, was added to the station. the navy designated the eastern half as the marrington plantation outdoor recreation area and used the western half for the construction of menriv housing and the adjacent support facilities. on september 30, 1981, the station acquired the nearby charleston army depot. the station's name was then changed to naval weapons station south. in 1995 pomflant was decommissioned and the fleet ballistic missile operations moved to kings bay, georgia.