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Local clergy converges at JB Charleston
March 20, 2018 — Local religious ministers from various faiths met at Joint Base Charleston March 15, 2018 to learn how to better assist the increasing number of service member’s attending their congregations... MORE

Trusted Care brought order to chaos after Hurricane Maria
March 15, 2018 — Soon after hurricanes struck the Caribbean and southern U.S. in the fall of 2017, Air Force medics deployed to the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands and brought along their Trusted Care culture to help evacuate patients safely and effectively from the storm ravaged island... MORE

Maj. Kisha Wood, a medic with the 375th Medical Group based at Scott Air Force Base, assists an elderly patient after Hurricane Maria at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, near Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Sept. 24, 2017. Wood was part of a U.S. Air Force En Route Patient Staging System team that deployed to St. Croix to help evacuate patients off the island. The team created an aeromedical evacuation staging area for patients to evacuate, fostering a safe environment. (Photo by Lt. Col. Elizabeth Anderson-Doze)

SSC Atlantic Red Team: The Good ‘Bad Guys’
March 14, 2018 — To protect cyber systems from hackers, you have to think like hackers. That’s all in a day’s work for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic’s Red Team, an expert team of good “bad guys” who conduct adversarial assessments on Department of Defense and other networks to find vulnerabilities before the real bad guys get a chance to. SSC... MORE

Military Working Dog to couch potato
March 9, 2018 — The stage was set at the Joint Base Charleston theater. Flags stood tall and chairs were empty on the stage. People sat in the audience, patiently waiting for the retirement ceremony to begin. However, this wasn’t just a usual retirement ceremony, it was a Military Working Dog retirement. After years of being valuable and significant tools for the military, MWDs Jaga, Chico and Shark, three of Joint Base Charleston’s MWDs, retired Feb. 23, 2018... MORE

Military Working Dog Shark, 628th Security Forces Squadron, rests on stage of the MWD retirement ceremony Feb. 23, 2018, at the base theater. The retirement ceremony includes presentation of the meritorious service medal, retirement pin and a bone presentation.

NMCRS annual fund drive begins
March 6, 2018 — The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) in Charleston, S.C., held its annual kickoff information session on February 23, 2018 at the Red Bank Club. The kickoff marks the beginning of their annual Active Duty Fund Drive, which runs from March 5 to April 16, 2018. The information session provided NMCRS Charleston representatives the opportunity... MORE

Combat Camera TFI – Training Together for the Challenges Ahead
February 22, 2018 — After two weeks in the field participating in Exercise Scorpion Lens and one week of prep, active duty and Reserve Airmen from the 1st and 4th Camera Squadrons, respectively, decamped Army Training Center Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C for the road back to Joint Base Charleston... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Airman recognized for career field excellence
February 5, 2018 — An Airman from the 437th Operations Support Squadron was recently recognized as the Air Force Outstanding Aircrew Flight Equipment NCO for 2017. Staff Sgt. Brian Spears, 437th OSS aircrew flight equipment lead trainer, is responsible for overseeing the inspection, repair and maintenance of the equipment needed for safe flight operations. “I’m very... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Spears, 437th OSS aircrew flight equipment lead trainer, demonstrates the proper procedure for attaching a filter cartridge to an oxygen tube during a training session Feb. 1, 2018.

Take command: Urgent care now easier to access
January 24, 2018 — As of Jan. 1, 2018, most TRICARE Prime enrollees no longer need a referral for urgent care visits and point-of-service charges no longer apply for urgent care claims. This change replaces the previous policy, which waived referrals for the first two urgent care visits per year... MORE

TRICARE Open Season and Federal Benefits Open Season are underway. You now have until Dec. 10, 2018 to enroll in a new plan or change your enrollment between plans. The choice you make will take effect Jan. 1, 2019 and will remain in effect through all of 2019. (TRICARE Communications graphic)

Living with an attitude of gratitude – An Airman’s story of resiliency (Part 3)
January 10, 2018 — “I already got my running blade,” said an enthusiastic Maj. Stephanie Proellochs (PRE’-locks). After only taking her first steps in November, Proellochs, a U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps (MSC) Officer and recent amputee, was already thinking of how she would be able to run and eventually snowboard with her family... MORE

U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps Officer, Maj. Stephanie Proellochs (center), works with two of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s physical therapists in Bethesda, MD, Nov. 8, 2017. Kyla Dunlavey (right) and Alyssa Olsen (left) work with the rest of Proellochs’ medical team throughout her amputation recovery. Proellochs was diagnosed with a metastatic tumor in her left foot in January 2017, which resulted in having her foot amputated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)

EOD Olympics certify biannual training with a bang
December 19, 2017 — The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight hosted their semi-annual EOD Olympics here Dec. 15, 2017.The training, Operation Yule Log, was held to certify the EOD technicians on the more than 5,000 hours of training they completed the past six months. “Operation Yule Log takes all the information they’ve acquired during... MORE

Staff Sgt. Sherwood D. Johnson IV, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician takes measurements while performing a reconnaissance during the EOD Olympics Dec. 15, 2017.