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Reservists credit teamwork in lifesaving mission
November 8, 2018 — As if by fate, a weather delay in Germany allowed a group of reservists to embark on a challenging 22-and-a-half-hour mission to help save a fellow service member. On Nov. 3, 2018, a C-17 aircrew from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., who’s mission heading home from Germany was delayed due to severe weather, was asked to take on an emergency mission transporting a burn patient to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. ... MORE

Youth Center hosts deployment line for Airmen’s families
November 7, 2018 — A child sits in a fire truck, Nov. 3, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The JB Charleston youth center hosted a deployment line for Airmen’s families to give them an idea of what a deployment is like for their parents. During the event, the kids heard deployment briefings, went through a mock deployment line, toured a C-17 Globemaster III and... MORE

Team Charleston marches in historic Veterans Day parade
November 7, 2018 — Col. Terrence Adams, Joint Base Charleston commander, waves as he marches through the 2018 Charleston Veterans Day Parade Nov. 4, 2018, in Charleston, S.C. This year’s Veterans Day, officially recognized Nov. 11, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. MORE

Wounded Warrior Battalion event takes place at JBC
November 5, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston service members and community volunteers partnered up to host the Wounded Warrior White-tailed Deer Hunt Oct. 25-28, 2018, in designated hunting areas on JB Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station. The event was facilitated through the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron. ... MORE

Joint Base Charleston wings host Quarterly Awards Ceremonies
November 5, 2018 — The 628th Air Base Wing and 437th Airlift Wing hosted award ceremonies to recognize Airmen, NCOs, senior NCOs, company grade officers, field grade officers and civilians on their hard work, dedication and superior performance Nov. 1-2, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston's Air Base theater.... MORE

AMC commander priorities highlight Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium
November 5, 2018 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois -- The commander of Air Mobility Command announced six priorities designed to steer the mobility enterprise toward advancing Rapid Global Mobility and power projection in support of the Air Force and combatant commanders worldwide. In delivering the 2018 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium closing address Oct. 27 in Grapevine, Texas, Gen. Maryanne Miller, touched on ways the command is guided by and supports the National Defense Strategy.... MORE

Drug Demand Reduction Program raises awareness for Red Ribbon Week
November 5, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston’s efforts toward drug and alcohol prevention went up a notch in support of Red Ribbon Week, which takes place annually from Oct. 22-30. Red Ribbon Week is an annual event to help bring awareness and education to not only military members and their families, but communities nationwide. JB Charleston’s drug demand reduction program held events in conjunction with the annual weekly event by going to schools and youth centers on the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station to help develop and care for Airmen and their families by teaching the youth about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.... MORE

A/TA symposium allows JBC Airmen to 'reconnect, recharge, re-blue'
November 1, 2018 — Mobility Airmen from Joint Base Charleston gathered at the 2018 Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 25-28. The annual convention brings together leadership, industry experts, civic leaders and Airmen from around the globe to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the country as well as AMC. For the approximately 60 Team Charleston members selected to attend, it also provided valuable opportunities for professional development, networking and self-reflection. ... MORE

AMC’s first Spark Tank competition recognizes Airmen innovation, selects winners to advance to Air Force level
October 29, 2018 — Air Mobility Command held its first-ever Phoenix Spark Tank competition at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, where four finalists proposed their innovation ideas Oct. 26, 2018, to top Air Force leaders and the president of VOX Space. The competition, which is part of Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson’s innovation initiative, encourages Airmen of all ranks and careers to generate innovative ideas that save time, money and maintain readiness. ... MORE

628th CPTS Airmen read to local elementary students
October 29, 2018 — Senior Airman Luke Hamilton, 628th Comptroller Squadron comptroller, walks alongside a student in the hall of Pepperhill Elementary School Oct. 24, 2018, in North Charleston, S.C. Airmen from the 628th CPTS went to the school to read to children and answer any questions the children had about being an Airmen. MORE