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Team Charleston Purples Up! for Month of the Military Child
April 20, 2017 — The Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station Child Development Center is celebrating Month of the Military Child by hosting Wacky Hat Wednesdays, Purple Up! Fridays and planting gardens with parents and students. April was named Month of the Military Child by former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger in 1989 to applaud military children for their... MORE

Petty Officer 1st. Class Robert Bromley, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, holds his daughter, Madelynn, at the Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station Child Development Center, April 13, 2017. April was named Month of the Military Child by former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger in 1989 to applaud military children for their daily sacrifices and the challenges they have overcome. WS CDC is celebrating Month of the Military Child by hosting Wacky Hat Wednesdays, Purple Up! Fridays and planting gardens with parents and students.

NHCC dietician encourages eating right
April 20, 2017 — Sweet tea is a staple of the Lowcountry but did you know a 16 oz. bottle of a popular, name-brand, sweet tea contains about 48 grams, or 12 teaspoons, of sugar? The American Heart Association recommends that men eat less than nine teaspoons of sugar in an entire day, and women, less than six teaspoons. Living in a region famous for sugar laden and... MORE

Kay Lehman, Naval Health Clinic Charleston's new dietitian, teaches weight loss tips during a Lunch-and-Learn nutrition class at NHCC. Lehman provides dietary counseling, educates NHCC staff and patients on current nutrition topics and provides health and wellness education to Joint Base Charleston community members. She is now offering NHCC patients one-on-one dietary consults, as well as, group classes. To schedule a consultation or to attend a class, call NHCC's Health and Wellness Department at 843-794-6910.

437th, 315th AWs support Exercise Patriot Sands
April 19, 2017 — Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons, 437th Airlift Wing, recently supported the 315th Airlift Wing Airlift Control Flight during Exercise Patriot Sands, an Air Force Reserve Command exercise, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.U.S. Air Force Reserve ALCFs annually participate in the five-day exercise to train for their designed... MORE

Airman 1st Class Hope Harr, a C-17 loadmaster with the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., assists with the loading of a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck March 9, 2017.

Air Force Clubs transition from credit card system to virtual portal, app
April 18, 2017 — * Air Force clubs is transitioning to a web- and app-based portal system for membership, dues payment and information access. * The Air Force Club Member Portal launches at six pilot bases in May and across the Air Force in late summer. * This new approach to membership makes it easier for Airmen to stay connected with Air Force tradition... MORE

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Airman 1st Class Brett Wells, 21st Communications Squadron (right) and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Decker, 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, participate in a guitar duel at The Club April 25. The duel was part of the Wing’s monthly Final Friday event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)

Answers to commander's call questions
April 18, 2017 — The following are the questions raised during the March 628th Air Base Wing Commander's Call. Below are the answers provided:How is the wing streamlining administrative processes? Answer: We recognize the volume of administrative documents requiring leadership review/approval/signature and the staffing required to manage the process have increased... MORE

Honoring Team Charleston’s youngest service members
April 17, 2017 — Members of Team Charleston from the Childcare Development Center hold up signs during a parade here for a Month of the Military Child celebration, April 14, 2017. April is designated as Month of the Military Child to recognize the 1.7 million military children across the globe and the sacrifices they make alongside their parents. MORE

Members of Team Charleston from the Childcare Development Center hold up signs during a parade here for a Month of the Military Child celebration, April 14, 2017. April is designated as Month of the Military Child to recognize the 1.7 million military children across the globe and the sacrifices they make alongside their parents.

Coyote extraction to preserve balance between wildlife, mission
April 17, 2017 — Editor’s Note: The attached graphics provide a map showing the areas where trapping will take place, as well as the signage that base personnel and their families can expect to see marking extraction locations.JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - - 628th Air Base Wing officials, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are scheduled to... MORE

Areas where the coyote extraction is taking place will be marked with this sign indicating the presence of foothold traps.

Proclamation signing begins SAAPM
April 12, 2017 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Joint Base Charleston leadership signed a proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month April 4 in the Headquarters Conference Room here. SAAPM is observed across the Department of Defense annually to focus on creating an appropriate culture and eliminating sexual assault through a... MORE

From left to right: U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Naval Support Activity Charleston commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lyman, 628th Air Base Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315th Airlift Wing commander and U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, sign a proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month April 4, 2017, in the Headquarters Conference Room here. SAAPM is observed across the Department of Defense annually to focus on creating an appropriate culture and eliminating sexual assault through a personal commitment from all service members at every level.

Creating strong communities through partnership
April 12, 2017 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Joint Base Charleston Civic Leaders were given the opportunity to fly aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, March 16 and 17 to visit one of four other joint bases in the United States... MORE

Peter LaMotte, Chernoff Newman senior vice president, right, discusses the T-38C Talon with Maj. Kenneth Brakora, left, 560th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, during Joint Base Charleston’s 2017 Civic Leader Tour to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, March 17, 2017. The 560th FTRS graduates about 130 instructor pilots per year.

Volvo Car Open hosts military appreciation night
April 12, 2017 — U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Maley, left, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commader, and Master Sgt. Toby Housey, right, 315th Airlift Wing Equal opportunity superintendent, meet with Raquel Atawo, center, U.S. professional tennis player, during military appreciation night at the Volvo Car Stadium, April 6, 2017. Maley, Housey and the Joint Base... MORE

U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Maley, left, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commader, and Master Sgt. Toby Housey, right, 315th Airlift Wing Equal opportunity superintendent, meet with Raquel Atawo, center, U.S. professional tennis player, during military appreciation night at the Volvo Car Stadium, April 6, 2017. Maley, Housey and the Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard represented JB Charleston with the coin toss, singing of the national anthem and posting of colors.