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Sailor Highlight- MA1 Thomas SIMBICC Instructor
November 29, 2021 — MA1 Bradley Thomas, a Shore Installation Management Boat Coxswain Course (SIMBICC) instructor at the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, highlights what the course has to offer... MORE

NSA Charleston Holds Change of Command
June 14, 2021 — Naval Support Activity (NSA) Charleston held a change of command ceremony at The Redbank Club, June 11, 2021. Capt. Andrew G. Peterson III, former Commanding Officer of the Naval Power Training Unit Charleston, relieved Capt. Kevin M. Byrne as Commanding Officer, NSA Charleston and Deputy Commander, Joint Base Charleston. ... MORE

Time to 'Dive' back in
March 6, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston leadership marked the grand reopening of The Dive Bar & Grill on the Naval Weapons Station with a ribbon cutting ceremony March 1, 2019. The Dive, a restaurant located adjacent to the NWS bowling alley, had been closed since April 2018, and the plans to renovate the establishment started in Nov. 2017. It is one of ten dining facilities on Joint Base Charleston managed by the 628th Force Support Squadron... MORE

A ribbon-cutting ceremony reopens The Dive March 1, 2019, on the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station.

USS Charleston honors namesake city with commissioning ceremony
March 6, 2019 — The U.S. Navy warship USS Charleston was commissioned in its namesake city March 2, 2019, in Charleston, S.C. After its christening in Mobile, AL, in 2017, the USS Charleston has been under final preparation for two years before being put in the water and deemed ready for active duty. The commissioning ceremony here is the last stop in a five-step process before the ship reports for duty on the West Coast... MORE

The USS Charleston (LCS-18) is docked at the Port of Charleston, S.C., after its commissioning ceremony March 2, 2019.

British Royal Navy visits Port of Charleston
November 15, 2018 — The HMS Monmouth, a ship of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, visited the Port of Charleston Nov. 8-12, 2018. The ship, also known as the “Black Duke” by its crew, was greeted upon arrival by Capt. Kevin Byrne, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander; Cmdr. William Edenbeck, Naval Support Activity Charleston executive officer; and Master Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Lonsdale, NSA Charleston command master chief. The Monmouth has been up and down the Eastern Seaboard participating in exercises and supporting events with the U.S. military. The ship recently supported Fleet Week Baltimore and has engaged in a number of training exercises. ... MORE

U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Byrne, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, walks aboard the HMS Monmouth during the ship’s visit Nov. 8-12, 2018, at the Port of Charleston. The British Royal Navy ship hosted several events throughout Veterans Day weekend engaging with Charleston's military and civilian leadership.

Anchors for all: Chief Pinning Ceremony honors Sailors, Airmen, Marine
September 26, 2018 — Team Charleston celebrated with their newest chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony Sept. 21, 2018, at the All Saints Chapel at Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station. The six-week training program, designed to prepare Sailors for the responsibilities of being a senior noncommissioned officer, also included members from two other services... MORE

A Naval ceremonial cap on display at a chief pinning ceremony at the All Saints Chapel on the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station Sept. 21, 2018. The cap is donned during the ceremony signifying the service member’s advancement to the senior enlisted tier. The ceremony is the culmination to a six-week long mentorship program.

Back on the water: Sailors resume port operations post-Florence
September 19, 2018 — Team members are resuming normal operations after Hurricane Florence by moving equipment and material back into service from sheltered storage... MORE

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Joan R. Abreu, left, Harbor Patrol Unit and U.S. Navy Machinist Mate 3rd Class William Wilkes, Harbor Patrol Unit, go on a patrol Sept. 17, 2018, to check for damage to the docks on the waterfront at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The unit is assessing and fixing damage from Hurricane Florence.

NNPTC commander assumes deputy role at JB Charleston
June 25, 2018 — U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Byrne, former commander of Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, took the reins as deputy commander of Joint Base Charleston and commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Charleston during a change of command ceremony at the Red Bank Club here, June 25, 2018. The change of command is a time-honored tradition, which... MORE

U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Byrne, former commander of Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, accepts the position as deputy commander of Joint Base Charleston and commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Charleston, during a change of command ceremony June 25, 2018, at the Red Bank Club, Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station.

NHCC Wellness Committee awarded Blue-H Gold Star for initiatives
June 13, 2018 — Staff members of the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Wellness Committee were recognized recently for their initiatives that lead to NHCC earning the 2017 Blue-H, Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Award, Gold Star... MORE

Staff members of the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Wellness Committee were recognized recently for their initiatives that lead to NHCC earning the 2017 Blue-H, Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Award, Gold Star.

USS Ralph Johnson commissioned in Charleston
March 30, 2018 — Approximately 6,000 people from across the country gathered to watch the commissioning of the USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114), March 24, 2018, in the Port of Charleston, S.C. The USS Ralph Johnson is an Arleigh Burke – Class destroyer with the roles of anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. The crew “man the rails” aboard ship to symbolize the commissioning of the ship into the U.S. Navy fleet. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jason Patterson assumed command of the ship and her crew... MORE

Joint Base Charleston’s leadership attends the commissioning ceremony for the USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) March 24, 2018, at the Port of Charleston, S.C.