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About Clearwater

Clearwater has the second-largest military population in Florida, behind the Miami area. The United States Navy's Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater are located south of downtown. Also, many companies in Clearwater have a military contract or connection due to its proximity to MacDill Air Force Base and other facilities within Tampa Bay; these include Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (formerly Hughes Aircraft Company), Honeywell Aerospace, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems – formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation – as well as several smaller defense contractors such as General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Division (GDATP) which manufactures components for Patriot missiles at their facility on Drew Street near Ulmerton Road. The U.