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Coast Guard demonstrates rescue readiness
November 16, 2016 — U.S. Coast Guard Fireman David Deaton tosses a life preserver into the water Nov. 14, 2016, at USCG Sector Charleston, South Carolina. The floatation device, equipped with a GPS, is being deployed during a man overboard training exercise to record the rescue time. The goal is to accomplish a successful rescue in less than two minutes. MORE

U.S. Coast Guard Fireman David Deaton tosses a life preserver into the water Nov. 14, 2016, at USCG Sector Charleston, South Carolina. The floatation device, equipped with a GPS, is being deployed during a man overboard training exercise to record the rescue time. The goal is to accomplish a successful rescue in less than two minutes.

Navy Medicine East visits NHCC
November 16, 2016 — Navy Rear Admiral Kenneth Iverson, commander, Navy Medicine East (right), presents Navy Lieutenant Jonathan Carmack, quality management assistant for Naval Health Clinic Charleston, South Carolina, a coin Nov. 15, 2016. During Iverson's visit to NHCC, he recognized and engaged with Department of the Navy and Veterans Affairs personnel while touring... MORE

Navy Rear Admiral Kenneth Iverson, commander, Navy Medicine East (right), presents Navy Lieutenant Jonathan Carmack, quality management assistant for Naval Health Clinic Charleston, South Carolina, a coin Nov. 15, 2016. During Iverson's visit to NHCC, he recognized and engaged with Department of the Navy and Veterans Affairs personnel while touring the joint ambulatory care clinic.

Joint Base Charleston conducts local combat skills training course
November 16, 2016 — Fourteen Airmen from various units here participated in a locally developed combat skills training course Sept. 26-29, 2016 at McCrady Army National Guard Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina. This was the first evolution of the course, the “proof of concept,” with plans to make it enduring in the future. The course provides actual field... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derrik Florkiewicz, 628th Communications Squadron member and Staff Sgt. Sarah Woods, 628th Medical Group member drag a simulated casualty inside a building for cover during the first Joint Base Charleston Combat Skills Training course here, Sept. 29, 2016. Members treated the simulated casualty as part of a care under fire training scenario.

841st participates in tactical exercise
November 15, 2016 — Accompanied by 90 of their battalion and company grade officers and noncommissioned officers, U.S. Army Col. Jay Walker, commanding officer and Command Sergeant Major Edward Baptiste of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, visited the 841st Transportation here, Nov. 2, 2016, to conduct a Tactical Exercise Without... MORE

Members of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade tour the Maritime Administration vessel, CAPE Decision, during a tactical exercise held Nov. 2, 2016 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Ninety company grade officers and NCO's traveled from Ft. Bragg, N.C. to participate in the exercise.

Carter: Ties to Tech, Innovation Communities Critical To DoD
November 14, 2016 — The ties between the Defense Department and commercial technology and innovation keep the U.S. military agile as it meets today’s challenges and remains ready for the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the innovation firm 1776 about force of the future initiatives in Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee

Veteran and Retiree Appreciation Day
November 10, 2016 — Clayton Givens, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, left, shakes hands with Phil Cates, a U.S. Army veteran with the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Association Medical Center, during a veteran's appreciation event at the Red Bank Club here, Nov. 10, 2016. The inaugural appreciation day provided the opportunity for organizations such as Tricare, the American... MORE

Clayton Givens, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, left, shakes hands with Phil Cates, a U.S. Army veteran with the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Association Medical Center, during a veteran's appreciation event at the Red Bank Club here, Nov. 10, 2016. The inaugural appreciation day provided the opportunity for organizations such as Tricare, the American Legion and the 628th Medical Group to educate veterans and retirees about their benefits.

MACA highlights Charleston airspace safety
November 9, 2016 — Joint Base Charleston hosted its first Mid-Air Collision Avoidance event with local pilots to bring awareness to the program here Nov. 5, 2016. The event is anticipated to occur biannually with locations alternating between JB Charleston and Shaw Air Force Base. The MACA program brings together military and local community pilots to focus on flight... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Butler, chief of safety at the 437th Airlift Wing, greets local pilots as they arrive on the flightline for Joint Base Charleston’s first Mid-Air Collision Avoidance event Nov. 5, 2016. The MACA program is designed to promote aviation safety between military and civilian pilots who share the local airspace. Sharing the mission of JB Charleston with community civilian pilots offers a better understanding of why specific procedures are put in place. The event gives pilots, military and civilian, a forum to discuss flying and aviation safety.

Veterans Day parade 2016
November 9, 2016 — Members of Joint Base Charleston march together during the Veterans Day parade in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 2016. The parade is held to honor Veterans Day which became a national holiday Nov. 11, 1938. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, alive or deceased. MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston march together during the Veterans Day parade in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 2016. The parade is held to honor Veterans Day which became a national holiday Nov. 11, 1938. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, alive or deceased.

ESPN takes on JB Charleston
November 7, 2016 — ESPN honored nearly 300 service members from Joint Base Charleston by broadcasting a top-rated morning sports talk show live from the base Nov. 7Each year, ESPN telecasts an episode of First Take on a different military base around Veterans Day as part of their America's Heroes tribute, accoding to ESPN producer Antoine Lewis.“We think it is... MORE

Molly Qerim, ESPN First Take host, is joined by Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Darius Rucker, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, broadcasting live here as part of their week of Veteran’s Day program, Nov. 7, 2016. Every year ESPN First Take honors service members near Veterans Day by telecasting their show from a different base and highlights service members who go above and beyond in their careers.

Welcome home
November 5, 2016 — Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever III, of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, reunites with his children upon returning home from a deployment to southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons returned as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying... MORE

Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever III, of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, reunites with his children upon returning home from a deployment to southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons returned as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying wing. The wing flies and maintains one of the largest fleets of C-17 aircraft in the Air Force, providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s Global Reach airlift capability.