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Strengthening Community Ties through Joint Initiatives
December 10, 2015 — In a time where budget constraints are affecting all aspects of life and government, finding ways to best use scarce resources is crucial for Joint Base Charleston and members of the local community. In December 2014, the Air Force Partnership Program, or P4 for short, was established to build relationships and start brainstorming joint community... MORE

Lt. Col. Ralph E. Taylor, 628th Mission Support Group deputy commander, provides opening remarks during the Air Force Partnership Program (P4) way ahead meeting in the 628th Air Base Wing conference room on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., Dec. 4, 2015. The P4 initiative, started approximately 12 months ago, has led to the creation of nine new money-saving programs between local community leaders and multiple Joint Base members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Renae Pittman)

Vice president lands at Charleston
December 7, 2015 — MORE

Vice President Joe Biden steps off Air Force Two, a Boeing C-32, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Biden visited the Lowcountry to pay tribute to Joe Riley, who is retiring after 40 years as the City of Charleston mayor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

SC Navy Reserves centered at JB Charleston
December 4, 2015 — The Navy Reserves has been around for 100 years. Starting on March 3, 1915, they have been an important asset to the United States military since. The Reserve Officer Training program was established in 1926 which is a college-based program for training graduates to become commissioned officers in the United States armed forces. Locally, the Navy... MORE

The Navy Operational Support Center at Joint Base Charleston – Naval Weapons Station, S.C. ensures its assigned Reservists are taken care of and are mission ready at a moment’s notice, Dec. 1, 2015. The NOSC’s 14 member full-time staff handle 330 Reservist’s personnel and medical records, travel vouchers and the issuing of uniforms and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

Joint Base Charleston celebrates Arbor Day
December 1, 2015 — Each December, Joint Base Charleston celebrates Arbor Day. The day is an appreciation of trees and recognizes the benefits they provide.Arbor Day was started by J. Sterling Morton in 1872 with the first observance being held April 10th.. Morton was a journalist who relocated to Nebraska from his home in Michigan. Upon settling in Nebraska, Morton... MORE

Dear Lowcountry
November 25, 2015 — MORE

Dear Lowcountry,

Thank you for your service. The first time a military service member hears that from a stranger we feel a bit awkward, but we have come to value that heartfelt, honest declaration. In the South Carolina Lowcountry region it is a phrase we hear often.

People stop us in the grocery store, at restaurants, waiting for car repairs, at sporting competitions, while shopping, at luncheons, and at special events. Some are forward and talkative, some hesitant and shy.
Since arriving at Joint Base Charleston, the common theme has been one of genuine appreciation. Thank you for saying it.

You reflect the best of America back at us. While you honor us with your gratitude, you remind us of the depth of our duty, the character we strive to exemplify, and the many reasons we choose to serve. At such times it is humbling to be a servant of our Republic, and we are better for the reminder.

Additionally, you welcome our families. Military service is a nomadic life.
It can be difficult to make friends, connect with neighborhood activities, and find unique things to explore in each new area. Military families also endure long absences and sacrifice personal memories to broader service to country. This region is welcoming and warm to our military families. You make your communities a home for us, not just another duty station.

After being thanked so often, it strikes us that you are owed thanks as well. On behalf of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, national security professionals, and service families of Joint Base Charleston - Thank you!

Respectfully,

The Commanders of Joint Base Charleston

Nightshift maintainers share Thanksgiving meal, perspective
November 25, 2015 — It was 6 p.m. Friday evening, dark and quiet, as the final trickle of dayshift workers from Joint Base Charleston climbed into their cars and headed home. Meanwhile, a father and his two children entered a building on the Air Base flightline to join his wife and their mother for her "lunch" break.The building, an industrial facility housing... MORE

Airman 1st Class Nicole Pieper, 437th Maintenance Squadron aerospace journeyman and her husband, Senior Airman Kody Becker, 437 MXS aerospace reclamation technician, and their two sons pose for a photo following a Thanksgiving meal for 437 MXS swing-shift workers and their families, Nov 20, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, SC. Swing-shift hours are from 2-11:30 p.m. and is one of three shifts that sustain the aircraft maintenance mission 24 hours per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Love)

"Chiefs" remain undefeated volleyball champs
November 25, 2015 — MORE

Senior Airman Eric Halchak, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, bumps the volleyball during a tournament against chief master sergeants and first sergeants from the installation at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C., on Nov. 23, 2015. The volleyball tournament was held a teambuilding and communication exercise to prepare Airmen Leadership School students to be non-commissioned officers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

Physical Therapy and Security Forces - side by side
November 25, 2015 — The 628th Medical Group's Physical Therapy clinic staff does what they can to ensure mission capability and readiness for all members of Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.On Nov. 23, 2015, members of the physical therapy clinic immersed themselves with the 628th Security Forces Squadron to better assess how they handled physical therapy and how... MORE

The 628th Medical Group meet with the 628th Security Forces Squadron outside the SFS building to discuss assignments at Joint Base Charleston – AB, S.C., on Nov. 20, 2015. The 628th MDG immersed themselves with the 628th SFS to develop workout and treatment programs to improve the physical being of members of the 628th SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

JB Charleston spouses tour base
November 24, 2015 — Joint Base Charleston has a lot to offer. Whether on the Air Base or the Naval Weapons Station the base has just about anything anyone could need.JB Charleston senior leadership's spouses received a base tour of the AB on Nov. 19 and the NWS on Nov. 20. The tour was an educational experience for the spouses, as well as something very productive for... MORE

Navy Captain Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, begins the day for the JB Charleston senior leadership spouses with a background brief about the Naval Weapons Station in the Fleet and Family Support Center at JB Charleston – NWS, S.C., on Nov. 20, 2015. The previous day, the spouses had been given a tour of the Air Base to include demonstrations by the canine unit and a static display of one of JB Charleston’s C-17 Globemaster III’s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
November 24, 2015 — Sexual harassment in the workplace refers to unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other forms of physical or verbal behavior of sexual nature. Such behavior also may have an implicit or explicit effect on a person's employment, interferes with personal performance at work or creates a hostile, offensive or intimidating workplace... MORE