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437th Airlift Wing aircrews particpate in 18th AF 16-hour, trans-Pacific flight in support of Talisman Sabre
July 22, 2015 — U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen flew a combined formation of C-17 aircraft more than 16 hours straight across the Pacific Ocean this past week as part of 18th Air Force's participation in Exercise Talisman Saber 15.Exercise Talisman Sabre is a U.S. Pacific Command - sponsored exercise that trains USPACOM forces in a high-end,... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Dana Dailey 446 Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. pilots a C-17 Globemaster III into position to conduct aerial refueling with a KC-10 Extender during an airdrop mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 509 infantry Brigade in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre July 7, 2015, over the Pacific Ocean. Exercise Talisman Sabre is a U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)- sponsored exercise that trains PACOM forces in a high-end, mid-intensity warfighting scenario involving a Combined Task Force (CTF). PACOM forces and Australian Defense Forces (ADF) will establish, constitute, command and control a Combined Task Force (CTF-660) of U.S. and Australian forces that will enable assessment of the primary training audiences in order to exercise combined operational warfighting in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

AF releases first term Airman retraining quotas
July 22, 2015 — Eligible first term enlisted Airmen interested in retraining opportunities can review the fiscal year 2016 online retraining advisory on myPers. Air Force officials approved 1,599 FY16 first term Airman retraining quotas in 45 Air Force specialty codes.A variety of retraining-in AFSCs are available including cyber, intel, pararescue, flight... MORE

Luzzatto takes command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District
July 22, 2015 — MORE

Lt. Col. Matthew Luzzatto (left) assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District from Lt. Col. John Litz (second from the right) during a change of command ceremony July 10, 2015 in Charleston, S.C. Brig. Gen. C. David Turner (second from left) commander of the South Atlantic Division presided over the ceremony. Liza Metheney (right), is the USACE, Charleston District deputy district engineer. Luzzatto joins the Charleston District as the 86th Commander and District Engineer from his latest assignment as the Chief of Host Nation Construction for U.S. Forces Japan in Tokyo. As district engineer, Luzzatto will be responsible for planning, engineering and constructing water resource projects, such as the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project, and administering laws for the protection of navigable waterways and regulatory actions for the state. He will oversee approximately 250 employees who are stationed throughout the state. Luzzatto will oversee the military construction program at Fort Jackson, as well as other federal agencies, such as Joint Base Charleston, throughout the city, state, and region. (Courtesy photo / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District)

Advancement profile notifications made easy
July 21, 2015 — The Navy Advancement Center announced a new service July 13, 2015 allowing Sailors to request to receive profile sheet updates via email.The move by the Naval Education Training and Personnel Development Technology Center's information technology department, is geared toward reaching out to Sailors."This is another example of the Navy Advancement... MORE

628th MSG Change of Command
July 20, 2015 — MORE

Colonel Robert Lyman (left), Joint Base Charleston commander, passes the 628th Mission Support Group guidon to incoming commander, Col. Richard Mathews (right), during the 628th MSG change of command, July 17, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston, SC. Matthews assumed command of the 628th MSG from Col. Michael Mongold during the ceremony. Matthews comes to JB Charleston from Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill,, where he was chief, Engineering Division Direcotrate of Instllations and Mission Support. Mongold is headed to the Air Force Personnel Center at Joint Base San Antonio – Randlolph, Texas, where he will serve as the chief of the Air Expeditionary Forces Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

Director of Navy Hospital Corps tours NHCC
July 20, 2015 — MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Prunty (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class
Gregory Lafer, hospital corpsmen at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, Joint Base Chareston, S.C., greet Force Master Chief Sherman Boss, director of the Navy Hospital Corps, July
17, 2015 as Boss toured NHCC during his visit to Joint Base Charleston. (Navy photo by Hospitalman Adrienne Quinter)

Technical sergeants selected for promotion to master sergeant
July 20, 2015 — The Air Force announced July 16, 2015 that it had selected 5,301 technical sergeants, 22.4 percent of the 23,619 eligible, for promotion to master sergeant during the 2015 E7 promotion cycle.At Joint Base Charleston, S.C., 56 technical sergeants were selected for promotion to the rank of master sergeant.The technical sergeants selected for... MORE

Technical sergeants selected for promotion gather during the Master Sergeant Promotion Release Party July 16, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base. More than 50 technical sergeants from Joint Base Charleston were selected for promotion. The Air Force selected 5,301 technical sergeants, 22.4 percent of the 23,619 eligible, for promotion to master sergeant during the 2015 E7 promotion cycle. Individual score notices are available in virtual Military Personnel Flight, accessible via AFPC Secure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)

JB Charleston holds education fair
July 16, 2015 — MORE

Senior Airman Tyler Pruitt, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster speaks with Penny Davila, the military Education coordinator for Allied American University July 16, 2015 during an education fair held at the club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The University of South Carolina, Kaplan University, Embry Riddle, Charleston Southern University and Full Sail University were five of 40 schools that were on hand to speak with members of the JB Charleston community about continued education. The VA was also on hand to answer any Montgomery GI Bill or Post 9-11 questions. (U.S. Air Force photo / Trisha Gallaway)

Currin assumes command of 437th Operations Group
July 15, 2015 — The 437th Operations Group hailed a new commander and bid farewell to the outgoing commander July 15, 2015 during a change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.During the ceremony Colonel Scovill Currin assumed command of the 437th OG from Col. Fred Boehm. Before Boehm handed over the reins of the group to Currin, Col. John... MORE

Colonel John Lamontagne (left), 437th Airlift Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Scovill Currin July 15, 2015, during the 437th Operations Group change of command at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Currin assumed command of the 437th OG from Col. Fred Boehm during the ceremony. Currin has spent the last three years at Duke University in Durham, N.C., earning his doctorate in history. Boehm, who has commanded the 437th OG since July 2013 is headed to Saudi Arabia where he will be the chief of the Joint Advisory Division for Saudi Arabia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

JB Charleston participates in Military Appreciation Night
July 15, 2015 — MORE

Col. John D. Lamontagne, 437th Airlift Wing commander, delivers the ceremonial first pitch during Military Appreciation Night July 11, 2015, 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/ Staff Sgt. William A. O’Brien)