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DOD releases 2015 military pay, compensation rates
January 7, 2015 — The Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay.The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of living allowance (COLA) rates for the contiguous U.S... MORE

Boeing completes successful first flight in KC-46 program
January 7, 2015 — The KC-46 Pegasus development program completed its first flight of Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) aircraft #1 Dec. 28.EMD #1 is a provisioned 767-2C freighter and the critical building block for the KC-46 missionized aerial refueler. The maiden flight took off at 9:29 AM PST from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, and landed at... MORE

Operation Cookie Caper delivers sweet treats to single service members
December 17, 2014 — Members of the Joint Base Charleston community came together to bring holiday cookies to single service members across the installations, Dec. 15-18, as part of the third annual Operation Cookie Caper.The Fleet and Family Support Center partnered with Team Charleston Spouses Club to collect cookie donations on the Weapons Station and Air Base to be... MORE

The Charleston Spouses Club baked cookies at the Forest City Community Center, Dec. 17, 2014, to be distributed to service members at the Gaylor Dining Facility and The Galley as part of Operation Cookie Caper on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Commissary/Exchanges/FSS announces holiday hours
December 10, 2014 — Air Base Commissary Dec. 22: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 24: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 25 to 26: Closed Jan. 1: Closed Base Exchange Dec. 24: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 25: Closed Jan. 1: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weapons Station Commissary Dec. 22: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 25 to 26: Closed Jan. 1:... MORE

AFE named AMC’s 2014 large program of the year
December 3, 2014 — The 437th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment has been named Air Mobility Command's 2014 Outstanding Aircrew Flight Equipment of the Year - Large Program."I'm extremely proud of our AFE team," said Lt. Col. Terry Tyree, 437th OSS commander. "They're entrusted to maintain and inspect life-saving equipment for our aircrews and they... MORE

Six 628th CS Airmen named AMC cyber warriors
November 18, 2014 — Airmen from the 628th Communications Squadron have been named as some of the best of the best cyber warriors in Air Mobility Command. Last week, AMC announced the winners of the annual Gen. John P. Jumper for Excellence in Warfighting Integrations and Information Dominance Awards. The 628th CS has five individual award winners and one unit... MORE

Senior leaders, Airmen gather to focus on mobility mission
November 12, 2014 — More than 1,400 Air Force senior leaders and Airmen from across the mobility enterprise attended the 2014 Airlift Tanker Association and Air Mobility Command Symposium from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Nashville, TN. The A/TA symposium gathered total force Airmen and civilians, community leaders, and industry experts from across the mobility enterprise to... MORE

The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force speaks during her Keynote Address at the 2014 Airlift Tanker Association 46th Annual Convention and Technology Exposition and Air Mobility Command Symposium, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tennessee.

Commissary, Exchange and FSS announce holiday hours
November 10, 2014 — Air Base Airman & Family Readiness Center Nov. 27 and 28: Closed Base Library Nov. 27 to 30: Closed Charleston Club Nov. 24 to 30: Closed Child Development Center AB Nov. 27 and 28: Closed Education and Training Center Nov. 27 and 28: Closed Family Child Care Nov. 27 and 28: Closed... MORE

TRANSCOM commander returns jet to the fleet
October 17, 2014 — After being gone for nearly three years, P-189, a C-17 Globemaster III, was returned to Air Mobility Command's C-17 fleet Oct. 15, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.General Paul Selva, U.S. Transportation Command commander, returned the newly repaired C-17 to JB Charleston where it will once again fly as part of the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings. The... MORE

General Paul Selva, U.S. Transportation Command commander, returned a newly
repaired C-17 to Joint Base Charleston Oct. 15. The aircraft sustained major
damage in Afghanistan in 2012, after it slid off the end of an icy runway.
The C-17 has been at the Long Beach Depot Center, Calif., for the last two
years undergoing repairs. In addition to Selva, the aircrew included Col.
Johnny Lamontagne, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Maj. Stephen Lee, 14th
Airlift Squadron, Capt. Erica Stooksbury, 15th Airlift Squadron, Capt.
Christopher Prentiss, 16th Airlift Squadron, Senior Airman Daniel Butler,
17th Airlift Squadron, Airman 1st Class Cory Dye, 17th AS and Staff Sgt.
Travis Boyles, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Project STAR helps Airmen and Sailors shine
October 15, 2014 — How do you take the third worst state in the country for the number of traffic fatalities that are drunk driving related and turn it around? How do you address an increasing number of underage drinking incidents and DUIs on Joint Base Charleston? Two years ago when Joint Base Charleston leadership asked these very questions, it got its... MORE