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AF Assistance Fund donations begin for 2016
February 4, 2016 — MORE

Col. John Lamontagne (left), the 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Robert Lyman, the Joint Base Charleston commander, smile before signing their Air Force Assistance Fund contribution forms, Feb. 4, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The AFAF is an annual effort to raise contributions for four non-profit organizations which help Air Force members to include Airmen, dependents and surviving spouses. Each squadron on the installation has a unit AFAF representative, who has donation forms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

ATCALS Airmen keep mission moving
February 4, 2016 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Arnett, 437th Operations Support Squadron airfield systems technician, performs sautering techniques Jan. 27, 2016, at the command tower on Joint Base Charleston – North Auxiliary Air Field, S.C.

Family Child Care Supports the Mission
February 4, 2016 — The FCC program offers a variety of child care services for active duty military, reservists on active duty, DoD civilians/contractors assigned to JB Charleston and retirees. This includes full-time, part-time, drop-in/hourly and occasional weekend care.Providers are screened prior to licensing/affiliation and are monitored monthly to ensure... MORE

Honorary Commanders tour JB Charleston
February 3, 2016 — MORE

Master Sgt. Timothy Thornton, 437th Maintenance Squadron, metals technology section chief, shows Joint Base Charleston Honorary Commanders an aircraft part that was made by metals technology during a base tour Jan. 22, 2016. The Joint Base Charleston Honorary Commanders Program was developed to encourage an exchange of ideas, experiences and friendship between key members of the local civilian community and the Charleston military community. The program provides a unique opportunity for members of the Charleston area to shadow commanders of wing, group and tenant units at Joint Base Charleston Air Base and Weapons Station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William A. O'Brien)

Lt. Col. Markwart takes command of 437th OSS
February 3, 2016 — MORE

(From left to right) Colonel Scovill Currin, 437th Operations Group commander, passes command of the 437th Operations Support Squadron to Lt. Col. Todd Markwart at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C., on Feb. 2, 2016. The outgoing 437th OSS commander was Lt. Col. Terry Tyree Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton

2015 628th Air Base Wing Annual Awards Winners
February 1, 2016 — MORE

(Left to right) Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, Navy Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, and Col. Rob Lyman, JB Charleston commander, pose for a group photo with the 2015 628th ABW Annual Award Winners Jan. 29, 2016, at the Charleston Club on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Winners (wearing the red jerseys going from left to right) were PO2 Victor Nyarko (Junior Sailor of the Year) from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, PO3 Edward Dingle (Blue Jacket of the Year) from the 628th Force Support Squadron , PO1 Joseph Blacka (Sailor of the Year) from the 628th Security Forces Squadron, Senior Airman Christopher Heflin (Honor Guard Member of the Year) from the 437th Maintenance Squadron, Mrs. Kelly Brainard (Key Spouse of the Year) from the 628th SFS, Capt. Jonathan Blount (CGO of the Year) from the 628th SFS, Mrs. Michaela Judge (Civ Cat II of the Year) from the 628th ABW Public Affairs office, Master Sgt. Travis Heath (First Sergeant of the Year) from the 628th CES, Tech. Sgt. Renae Pittman (NCO of the Year) from the 628th PA office, Mrs. Sheila Reed (Civ Cat I of the Year) from the 628th Comptroller Squadron, Airman 1st Class Leesel Lewis (Airman of the Year) from the 628th CPTS and Mr. Halbert Smart (Volunteer of the Year) from the 628th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)

MCPO becomes Chief Warrant Officer
February 1, 2016 — Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Jason Roach was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 3 at the Red Bank Club on Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station, S.C., on January 29, 2016.As a new Chief Warrant Officer 3, Roach is now the fire control officer aboard the USS Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier."I wanted to get... MORE

(From left to right) Navy Captain Charles Phillip, Navy Munitions Command Atlanta Unit Charleston commander, swears former MCPO Jason Roach in as a CWO3 during Roach’s commissioning ceremony at the Red Bank Club on Joint Base Charleston – Naval Weapons Station, S.C., on Jan. 29, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

TRICARE Pharmacy Copays Change February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016 — Military pharmacies and TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery will remain the lowest cost pharmacy option for TRICARE beneficiaries when some TRICARE pharmacy copays change in 2016. On Feb 1, 2016, most copays for prescription drugs at Home Delivery and retail network pharmacies increased slightly.The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)... MORE

Military Saves Campaign signing
January 29, 2016 — MORE

Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, and Capt. Timothy Sparks, JB Charleston deputy commander, take a group photo with Military Saves Campaign members Jan. 25, 2016, at the headquarters building on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Military Saves is a campaign that helps servicemembers and their families save money and reduce debt. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)

PSA conducts ribbon cutting ceremony for new facility on JB Charleston
January 26, 2016 — Palmetto Scholars Academy, an award-winning charter school for gifted and talented children, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 23, 2016, celebrating the opening of a new school building in Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.The ceremony marked the culmination of a four-year effort, across various sectors of government, to gain the... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert K. Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, presents the Commander’s Public Service Award to Stacey Lyndbergh, Palmetto Scholars Academy Board of Directors Chairman, in recognition of her outstanding public service and commitment to military families at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, since January, 2009. Lyman presented the award during the a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Palmetto Scholars Academy’s new school building at Hunley Park on Jan. 23, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)