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Coast Guardsman completes 24-hour swim
March 3, 2015 — Lt. Shannon Scaff, U.S. Coast Guard's Maritime Law Enforcement Academy Public Affairs officer and a former helicopter rescue swimmer stationed in Charleston completed a 24-hour swim Feb. 28, 2015 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool in Charleston, S.C. He swam to honor a fallen pilot and to raise money for a non-profit organization.Scaff swam nearly... MORE

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 — MORE

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

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 — For service members who carryover 75 days of leave, the time has come to use it or lose it.Effective Sept. 30, 2015, in accordance with the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, military members will no longer be able to carry more than 60 days of leave into the next fiscal year.The 2010 NDAA included a provision that allowed members to carry up... MORE

Seventeen JB Charleston Airmen selected for promotion to major and colonel
February 26, 2015 — The Air Force Personnel Center announced Feb. 11, 2015 that it had selected 2,126 captains for promotion to the rank of major and 456 lieutenant colonels for promotion to the rank of colonel.Eligible officers were considered during the calendar year 2014C Colonel (Chaplain/Line of the Air Force), CY14D Colonel (Nurse Corps) and the CY14C Major... MORE

NOSC Charleston set to celebrate 100 years of the Navy Reserve
February 26, 2015 — The Navy Operational Support Center Charleston, the City of North Charleston, and the Navy League of Charleston will celebrate the Navy Reserve Centennial, March 7, at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, S.C. Since its formation on March 3, 1915 from a campaign launched by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and his assistant Franklin D... MORE

Tuskegee Airmen: Faces that Changed America Forever
February 25, 2015 — MORE

Therapy dog program takes bite out of mental health
February 25, 2015 — Airmen from the 628th Medical Operations Squadron began a therapy dog program in December 2014, at Joint Base Charleston to reach out to military members by contributing to their well-being, boosting moral and promoting Mental Health Clinic services. The program was envisioned by Senior Airman Eric Bowen a 628th MDOS mental health technician, and... MORE

Lilly, an 8-year-old Australian Shepard and therapy dog, visits with Airmen from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Feb. 25, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Lilly is part of the 628th Medical Operations Squadron therapy dog program, which reaches out to military members by contributing to their well-being, boosting moral and promoting Mental Health Clinic services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

Annual fund drive benefitting local Sailors and Marines begins March 2nd
February 25, 2015 — Each year, the Secretary of the Navy tasks the active-duty members to conduct a fund drive in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. Starting March 2, 2015 the Naval Weapons Station will begin its month-long fund drive in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, an organization whose mission is to help Marines, Sailors and their... MORE

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (Courtesy photo)

Do you know who your Key Spouse is?
February 25, 2015 — You may have heard the term key spouse, and you may have even met one at some point, but do you really know who they are, what they do and where to find them?Key spouses can be found in any of the Air Force units across Joint Base Charleston and they are standing by to provide support in any way they can.First it's important to recognize exactly... MORE

Key spouses from Joint Base Charleston took part in a Key Spouse Incentive Flight Feb. 7, 2015. The flight was hosted by the 15th Airlift Squadron and provided the key spouses with the opportunity to see first hand the mission they enable. The flight included an airdrop and flying along the South Carolina coastline with the cargo doors open. (Courtesy photo)