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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)

OPM announces steps to protect federal workers and others from cyber threats
July 15, 2015 — The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced July 9, 2015 the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber incident involving Federal background investigation data and the steps it is taking to protect those impacted. Throughout this investigation, OPM has been committed to providing information in a timely,... MORE

Lyman takes command of JB Charleston
July 15, 2015 — Col. Robert Lyman assumed command of Joint Base Charleston during a change of command ceremony July 14, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.Lyman accepted command of the wing from Col. Jeffrey DeVore, who has commanded the installation since August 2013.At his previous assignment, Lyman was the Director of Communication and Chief... MORE

(Right) Gen. Frederick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, passes the Joint Base Charleston guidon to Col. Robert Lyman during a change of command ceremony, July 14, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Col. Jeffrey DeVore, outgoing commander, is heading to the Pentagon to become chief of the Global Mobility Division in Washington, D.C., working on the Headquarters Air Force staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

Brennan assumes command of the 628th CES
July 15, 2015 — MORE

Colonel Michael Mongold, 628th Mission Support Group commander passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Matthew Brennan, the new 628th Civil Engineer Squadron commander during a change of command ceremony July 10, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Brennan comes to JB Charleston from Headquarters Air Force in Washington, D.C., where he was the executive officer for the Directorate of Civil Engineers. Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, the outgoing 628th CES commander is headed to Washington, D.C., where he will attend The National War College. (Courtesy photo)