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Don't sweat it - how supplements and military drug tests overlap
August 30, 2016 — Bulking up for you next fitness test? The supplements market has exploded. Gym rats seek to shape and improve by turning to pre-workout and post-workout formulas to better each lifting session. With nutritional supplement stores located on or near our installations and other competitors online, DoD personnel must ensure items purchased don't... MORE

Blended Retirement System
August 30, 2016 — Maintaining personal financial readiness is the responsibility of every service member. Budgeting, debt management and saving for retirement are all considerations Airmen and their families should take very seriously. Financial troubles are detrimental not only to the individual but to the mission as well.Particularly in light of uncertainty about... MORE

Series: Definition of Navy Chief
August 30, 2016 — Editorial note: This is the first of several commentaries from Sailors addressing what it means to be a Navy Chief. These brief articles will run through the month of September and will culminate with the Navy Chief's pinning ceremony September 16, 2016.My definition of a Navy Chief is a tried and true leader, training Sailors in their ratings... MORE

Chief Petty Officer Selectee Joseph Blacka, a 628th Security Forces Harbor Security Department Master-at-Arms leading petty officer, smiles at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 23, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman Megan Munoz)

Navy Chiefs pinned
August 30, 2016 — On September 16, 2016 the United States Navy will continue one of its most revered traditions - the Pinning Ceremony for new Chief Petty Officers. This event is the culmination of months of intense training and indoctrination which began in earnest with the announcement of this year's Chief selectees. In addition to fulfilling their normal duties,... MORE

A group of Chief Petty Officer selects from Joint Base Charleston pose for a group photo during a Military Appreciation Night at a RiverDogs baseball game, August, 24, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt Renae Pittman)

It's an honor
August 30, 2016 — The Airman's Creed was introduced on April 18, 2007, by General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in an effort to reinvigorate the warrior spirit and fundamental beliefs of the American Airman. Moseley's effort was timely because the Air Forces' involvement in combat operations resulted in a noticeable drift from a warfighting... MORE

Navy Dental Corps turns 104
August 30, 2016 — MORE

Capt. John Leung (left), senior dental executive, Naval Health Clinic Charleston and Lt. Samuel Joyner, NHCC dentist, cut the cake during a ceremony celebrating the Navy Dental Corps' 104th birthday Aug. 22, 2016 at NHCC's Dental Clinic. (Navy photo by Seaman Kellen Kloss)

Commanders throw first pitch during RiverDogs game
August 30, 2016 — The Charleston RiverDogs baseball team hold military appreciation nights throughout the season to show support and gratitude to local military members. MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, throws the first pitch kicking off Military Appreciation Night Aug. 24,2016, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. ark in Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston RiverDogs baseball team host military appreciation nights to show gratitude to local military members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Renae Pittman)

New leadership for Charleston Civil Air Patrol
August 30, 2016 — Civil Air Patrol's Coastal Charleston Squadron conducted a change of command ceremony, August 15, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Capt. Jim Greco assumed command from Capt. Steve Hyland. As part of the ceremony, Capt. Hyland was later promoted to Major. MORE

Civil Air Patrol's Coastal Charleston Squadron welcomes a new commander as Capt. Jim Greco accepts the squadron flag from South Carolina wing commander, Col. Francis Smith, August 15, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Assisting in the ceremony is Cadet Col. Tyler Hoover (center). (Courtesy photo)

ALS Class 16F's John L. Levitow Award winner
August 26, 2016 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Christian Burt, 628th Civil Engineering Squadron fire protection journeyman (center), receives the John L. Levitow award from Col. Robert Lyman, 628th Air Base Wing commander (left), with Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander (far left), Chief Master Sgt. Chad Ballance, 628th ABW acting command chief (right) and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, 437 AW command chief, during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C., Aug. 25, 2016. The John L. Levitow Award is awarded to a single graduate for every Enlisted Professional Military Education course for demonstrating excellence both as a leader and scholar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

STEM scholarships available to college students
August 23, 2016 — Eric Wineman completed both his undergraduate and master's degrees with no student loan debt and now works for the Air Force as an electronics engineer, courtesy of the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service Program.Part of the National Defense Education Program, SMART was established by the Defense Department... MORE