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AMC delivers NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for asteroid mission
May 31, 2016 — A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, delivered NASA's Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 20, 2016.The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will travel to... MORE

Joint Base Charleston hosts pistol competition
May 31, 2016 — During this year's Charleston's Police Week celebration, Joint Base Charleston SFS Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Flight hosted an elementary level Excellence-in-Competition (EIC) Pistol Match on Weds, 18 May. The EIC Program is an awards program recognizing marksmanship and is open to all military members. Individuals earn awards (badges)... MORE

Insurance updates critical
May 31, 2016 — Most servicemembers keep their records up-to-date because they receive automated reminders or leadership directs them to review their records. For example:Most people are good about updating their virtual Record of Emergency Data (vRED). If a life changing event doesn't cause an individual to review their vRED, the annual reminder from virtual... MORE

Security Forces Airmen honor fallen during Police Week
May 31, 2016 — Members of Joint Base Charleston honored fallen law enforcement members during a retreat ceremony May 20, 2016 at Joint Base Charleston, in honor of Police Week. MORE

A member of the 628th Security Forces Squadron places a yellow rose during a National Police Week ceremony May 20, 2016, at the base flag pole on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. In honor of Police Week, the 628th SFS collaborated with multiple base agencies to conduct various events to remember and celebrate their fallen brothers and sisters in law enforcement. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Haleigh Laverty)

Charleston RiverDogs host Military Appreciation Night
May 31, 2016 — The Charleston RiverDogs hosted Military Appreciation Night to show their support for the local military, May 19, 2016 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. ballpark in Charleston, S.C. The Military Appreciation Night featured the Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard, Master Sgt. Jason Gilbert, a 628th Medical Operations Squadron superintendent, singing the national... MORE

Lt. Col. Matthew Luzzatto, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District commander, throws the ceremonial first pitch during Military Appreciation Night, May 19, 2016 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. ballpark in Charleston, S.C. The Charleston RiverDogs hosted Military Appreciation Night to show their support for the local military. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Haleigh Laverty)

JB Charleston participates in mobility exercise
May 26, 2016 — Ten C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th Airlift Wing and the 315th Airlift Wing took off from Joint Base Charleston - Air Base as part of a large formation exercise May 26, 2016, to provide support for America's Global Response Force. The aircraft formation was part of a larger annual mobility exercise known as Crescent Reach 2016 which also... MORE

An Airman wears a gas mask during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives drill as part of Exercise Crescent Reach 16, May 19, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The exercise tested JB Charleston’s ability to launch a large aircraft formation and mobilize a large amount of cargo and passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

JB Charleston Celebrates Police Week
May 26, 2016 — In honor of Police Week, the 628th Security Forces Squadron held a memorial to remember and celebrate their fallen brothers and sisters in law enforcement, May 20, 2016. MORE

AMC command chief visits JB Charleston
May 26, 2016 — Command Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Air Mobility Command chief, toured Joint Base Charleston May 22 - 27, 2016. Frey used the tour to meet and receive feedback from Airmen on base. The AMC's mission is to provide air mobility with a vision of always having unrivaled global reach for the United States. The AMC includes the U.S. Air Force... MORE

Command Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Air Mobility Command chief, meets with Airman 1st Class Jalyn Moats-Paige, a 628th Medical Group mental health technician, during her visit to Joint Base Charleston May 22 - 27, 2016. The mental health clinic offers counseling services to service members and adult dependents and runs the Air Force Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Treatment program at JB Charleston. (U.S Air Force Photo/Airman Megan Munoz)

Non-profit organizations present Sailors with letters of appreciation
May 25, 2016 — Sailors of the Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston community service division were presented letters of appreciation from the Lowcountry Food Bank and the American Red Cross May 20, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. More than 100 sailors transitioning through the community service division have volunteered nearly 10,000 hours in support... MORE

Sailors of the Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston community service division pose for a group photo with members of the Lowcountry Food Bank and the American Red Cross May 20, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. More than 100 sailors transitioning through the community service division have volunteered nearly 10,000 hours in support of local nonprofit organizations since the program began October 2015. The program, created for sailors on hold from NPTU, awaiting orders due to medical, legal or other reasons, provides the opportunity to give back to the local community while resolving personal matters. The Lowcountry Food Bank and the American Red Cross presented the organization with letters of appreciation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

Joint Base Charleston sailor aids bike accident victim
May 23, 2016 — A Joint Base Charleston Sailor is being hailed as a Good Samaritan for rendering aide to a man injured in a bike accident.Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Price was driving home from Naval Health Clinic Charleston, where he works as a hospital corpsman, when he saw a man on a nearby bike trail thrown violently from his bike."Traffic was moving... MORE

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Price, a hospital corpsman serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, located at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., is lauded as a Good Samaritan for rendering aide to a man injured in a bike accident. (Navy photo by Kris Patterson)