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Goose Creek mayor signs proclamation for Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 5, 2015
Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler, center, with Capt. Marvin Jones, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commanding officer, right, and Ruth Warren-Goldston, NHCC Patient Safety officer, signs a proclamation March 2, 2015 designating March 8 to 14 Patient Safety Awareness Week in his office at Goose Creek City Hall. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for healthcare safety led by the National Patient Safety Foundation. Each year, NHCC joins healthcare organizations from around the globe to participate in educational events that empower hospital staff and patients to eliminate preventable patient harm and provide the highest quality of care for patients. (Navy photo/Kris Patterson)
628th CES commander named 2015 Federal Engineer of the Year
March 4, 2015
The National Society of Professional Engineers named Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, as the nation’s top federal engineer during a ceremony Feb. 26, 2015 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.Standing (Left to right): NSPE President Harve D. Hnatiuk, P.E., F.NSPE; Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, P.E., U.S. Air Force; NSPE Executive Director Mark J. Golden, FASAE, CAE; and NSPE Board Member David Scott Wolf, P.E., PLS, F.NSPE. (Courtesy Photo / Christies Photography)
Achoo! Is it the Flu?
March 4, 2015
NOSC Charleston wins DOD Reserve Family Readiness Award
March 4, 2015
The Navy Operational Support Center Charleston, North Charleston, S.C., received the 2014 Reserve Family Readiness Award from the Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Richard O. Wightman Jr., the President and CEO of the Military Officers Association of America, Vice Adm. (ret) Norb Ryan, and the senior enlisted advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Schultz at a ceremony Feb. 27, 2015 at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. (left to right: Sgt. Maj. Michael Schultz, Mr. Richard O. Wightman Jr., Cmdr. Stephen Jones, Cmdr. Shaun Murphy, Vice Adm. Robin Braun, Force Master Chief CJ Mitchell, Vice Adm. (ret) Norb Ryan) (Photo by Steve Turner, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Reserve Affairs)
JB Charleston civilians graduate Civilian Management Development Course
March 4, 2015
Twenty-five civilians from Joint Base Charleston graduated from a Civilian Management Development Course Feb.27, 2015 at the Charleston Club, JB Charleston, S.C. The course, conducted by Dale Carnegie Training, is the first of its kind offered to JB Charleston civilians. The 25 civilians were hand-selected and provided input to the Dale Carnegie Training team as to what type of training they would like to receive. Based on the feedback provided, Dale Carnegie Training developed a management leadership course that is four sessions long and covered topics such as communication skills and stress reduction. (U.S. Air Force / Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
628 ABW Airmen participate in SAPR training
March 3, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Latoya Johnson-Mallory engages the audience during a 628th Wing Staff Agencies Sexual Assault Prevention event Feb. 26, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The event was held as an open discussion about the differences between restricted and unrestricted reporting of sexual assault cases. During the event a video of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, discussed the importance of Airmen’s roles as mandatory reporters of a sexual assault. Johnson-Mallory is a 628th ABW legal office paralegal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)
Coast Guardsman completes 24-hour swim
March 3, 2015
Lt. Shannon Scaff awaits the go signal before a 24-hour swim Feb. 27, 2015 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool in Charleston, S.C. He swam to honor a fallen pilot and raise money for a non-profit organization. Scaff swam nearly 28 miles in honor of his friend, Coast Guard Lt. Commander Dale Taylor, who lost his life in a helicopter crash with three other Coast Guardsmen Feb. 28, 2012. Scaff is a U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Law Enforcement Academy Public Affairs officer and a former helicopter rescue swimmer stationed in Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)
Military Saves: a total force commitment at JB Charleston
March 2, 2015
Barbra Lang, Airman & Family Readiness Center community readiness consultant, hands Military Saves brochure information to Nicole Gibbs, military spouse, Feb. 27, 2015 at the Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Military Saves, a component of America Saves and a partner with the Department of Defense Financial Readiness Campaign, is a research based social marketing campaign intended to motivate, support and encourage military families to save money and build wealth. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff asked each service member to support Military Saves Week, designated from Feb. 23 through 28. This year at JB Charleston, the AFRC partnered with the Fleet and Family Center for a total force initiative toward financial readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Tom Brading)
Welcoming home 16th AS
March 2, 2015
More than 100 family members welcome home Airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron and the 437th Operations Support Squadron out on the flightline March 2, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C, during the unit’s redeployment from Southwest Asia. Aircrews from the 16th AS flew 1,902 sorties, logged more than 4,400 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 71 million pounds of cargo and 17,500 personnel during their two-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)
75 day leave carryover ends Sept. 30, use it or lose it
February 26, 2015