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The importance of sleep
March 22, 2019 — Most of us are aware that a good night’s sleep is important, enabling the repair and rejuvenation of cells throughout the body. When you’ve had a bad night’s sleep, you’re probably dragging at work the next day, have trouble concentrating, feel out of it and may have a slower reaction time to that car stopping in front of you while driving.... MORE

CRS conducts maritime tactical training
March 22, 2019 — Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Bolas, Coastal Riverine Squadron 10 Bravo 2nd Platoon, fires a 50 caliber machine gun outfitted with blank fire adapters March 14, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. – Naval Weapons Station. During the maritime exercise, the CRS demonstrated tactical team movements, blank firing drills, entry control... MORE

Reservists host 12th Annual Women in Aviation Career Day
March 21, 2019 — Over 110 middle and high school girls from 15 Lowcountry schools attended the 315th Airlift Wing’s 12th Annual Women in Aviation Career Day March 19, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The wing’s WIA vision is “investing in tomorrow’s leaders” and the event’s organizers have many inspirational women who wear the uniform to help them out. One example is Senior Master Sgt. Valerie Langford, 315th Force Support Squadron, who has been with the program for many years. She told WCSC Live 5 News that the program’s success was thanks to the many dedicated people and organizations who pitch in each year.... MORE

Navy Week sails into the Lowcountry
March 15, 2019 — America’s Navy set sail to the Lowcountry of South Carolina March 11-16, 2019, as Charleston was one of 14 cities selected to host a Navy Week. Charleston Navy Week is designed to give area residents an opportunity to learn about our nation’s Navy. Organizers scheduled the following elements in the week-long celebration: Senior Navy leadership, Sailors from Joint Base Charleston, ship’s company from USS Constitution and the USS Charleston, Navy Divers and more, all attending community events. The events include; high school visits, luncheons, static displays, veteran visits, baseball games and more.... MORE

Airmen perform inflight TIS training
March 8, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston hosted Air Mobility Command training for aeromedical and infectious disease personnel to better familiarize them with outbreak prevention protocols and procedures, with a focus on Ebola, March 4-6.... MORE

CRS conducts maritime, landward tactical scenarios
March 8, 2019 — The Coastal Riverine Squadron 10 Bravo 2nd Platoon (Landward Security) conducted a deployment exercise Feb. 25 through March 15, 2019, at the Naval Weapons Station. The primary mission of the CRS is to conduct maritime security operations across all phases of military operations by defending high value assets, critical maritime infrastructure, ports and harbors, both inland and on coastal waterways. CRS can also conduct offensive combat operations in harbors, rivers, bays, across the littorals and ashore.... MORE

Local high school honors Tuskegee Airmen’s legacy with presentation
March 6, 2019 — North Charleston High School celebrated Black History Month by honoring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American military pilots who fought in World War II, during a school presentation Feb. 28, 2019.... MORE

437th Airlift Wing hosts annual awards
March 6, 2019 — Congratulations to the 437th Airlift Wing annual award winners!... 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

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