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Department of the Air Force recognizes Energy Awareness Month
October 3, 2021 — Energy Awareness Month gives the Department of the Air Force the opportunity every October to look at the critical role energy plays in its combat capabilities and readiness... MORE

Energy Awareness Month gives the Department of the Air Force the opportunity every October to look at the critical role energy plays in its combat capabilities and readiness.

Operation Allies Refuge
October 1, 2021 — Highlights Joint Base Charleston participation in Operation Hope for Operation Allies Refuge... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., receive a brief before loading onto a bus headed to board a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Projecting The Force, cementing a bond
September 24, 2021 — Joint Base Charleston’s 15th Airlift Squadron recently teamed with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) July 15th through the 20th, to deliver Project Medusa to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Their goal was to deliver and test new technology that could create “an air base in a day.” ... MORE

Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths
September 23, 2021 — The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work... MORE

The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

JB Charleston celebrates 74 years of heritage, honor, distinction
September 21, 2021 — The Air Force Ball is a union of heritage, honor, and distinction to celebrate and embrace Air Force history each year by Airman and their families. Sept. 17, 2021 services members and their families gathered aboard the USS YORKTOWN at Patriots and Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to celebrate Air Force and Joint Base Charleston history. ... MORE

A1C Branson Taylor, Joint Base Charleston honor guard member prepares to present the colors aboard the USS YORKTOWN at Patriot’s Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Sept. 17, 2021. The Air Force Ball is a tradition to celebrate and honor the heritage of the service. This year marked the 74th birthday of the Air Force.

DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians
September 3, 2021 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption... MORE

‘Baby on board’ – Aircrew deliver Afghan baby on evacuation flight
August 27, 2021 — A 315th Airlift Wing aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina helped to deliver a baby aboard a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III carrying vulnerable Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan, Aug. 23, moments before landing at a Middle East staging area with a jet filled with evacuees... MORE

Reservist deliver healthy baby girl on evac flight

Operation Allies Refuge: Ramstein transforms into major evac hub
August 26, 2021 — As the Air Force’s largest mobility hub, Ramstein is often a flurry of activity. But for more than a week, the base has been experiencing an unprecedented level of activity as thousands of Airmen, Soldiers, volunteers, augmentees, and other community partners support a massive evacuation operation here... MORE

Reservists give Lucy a ride in the sky with NASA mission
August 19, 2021 — What do members of the 317th Airlift Squadron, the rock band, The Beatles, and NASA have in common? Well, a Reserve aircrew who flew a seemingly routine mission, July 30, from Colorado to Florida can answer the question. The cargo, aboard a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III, a large white shipping container from Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. directly to Kennedy Space Station, Fla. The shipping container contained NASA’s latest deep-space exploration spacecraft Lucy. We’ll get to the connection with The Beatles later... MORE

Charleston C-17 offload of Lucy spacecraft

Air Force releases additional dress and appearance changes
August 10, 2021 — New dress and appearance updates will soon be released following feedback, testing from Airmen and reviews conducted as a part of the 2020 Air Force Uniform Board... MORE

New dress and appearance changes are expected to be released in early October 2021 upon the updated publication of Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Appearance of Air Force Personnel. Changes include male bulk hair standards, cosmetic tattooing, female hair accessory size, optional hosiery in dress uniform, transparent piercing spacers and morale patches. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)