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Three 628th CES Fire Fighters Receive top honors
March 31, 2015 — Personnel from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., have been named as some of the top fire fighters in Air Mobility Command.AMC recently announced the winners of the Fire Fighter Officer/Fighter of the Year Awards. The 628th CES had three individual award winners.Here are the 628th CES AMC-level individual winners in... MORE

Leaders of Joint Base Charleston pause for a group photo with the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department after an awards ceremony at Fire Station #1, JB Charleston, S.C., Mar. 27, 2015. The fire department won three out of a total of four AMC level annual awards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Renae Pittman)

"Can I Kiss You" SAPR presentation
March 30, 2015 — MORE

Mike Domitrz, founder of the Date Safe Project, presents the third annual presentation of "Can I Kiss You?" to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command staff and students in Goose Creek, SC, March 18, 2015. The program aims to teach service members the important fundamentals of consent and sexual responsibility. (US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Jason Pastrick)

Warrior Ride rolls through Charleston
March 30, 2015 — MORE

(left to right) Scott Hord, Dylan Hardwick and Greg Vinck, all Warrior Ride participants, enjoy a lunch March 27, 2015, at the Reagan Center on Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C. The Warrior Ride is a non-profit organization with the mission of providing rehabilitation for wounded warriors by offering challenging adaptive bicycling and morale events throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

ALS Class 15-C John L. Levitow Award winner announced
March 27, 2015 — MORE

Senior Airman Samantha Varden from the 437th Airlift Wing receives the John L. Levitow Award from Col. Johnny Lamontagne, 437th AW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes, 437th AW command chief March 26, 2015, at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Varden received the highest award in her graduation class because she demonstrated the traits of a true leader. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Naval Munitions Command Unit Charleston performs quick cargo offload
March 26, 2015 — MORE

Sailors and Marines with the Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston offload cargo from the USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1) March, 25, 2015, at Naval Weapons Station Wharf Alpha, Charleston, S.C. The Lewis and Clark is a replenishment naval vessel. In 2012, USNS Lewis and Clark became one of 14 ships that comprise the United States Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Program. Prepositioning ships provide quick and efficient movement of military equipment/supplies between operating areas without reliance on other nations' transportation networks. These ships give U.S. regional combatant commanders the assurance that they will have what they need to quickly respond in a crisis - anywhere, anytime. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Honorary commanders inducted
March 25, 2015 — MORE

Commanders from across the installation pose for a group photo following the induction of the newest Honorary Commanders March 25, 2015 at The Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Honorary Commanders program is a civic outreach initiative, which allows community partners to gain awareness of the military mission and allows their military counterparts to learn more about the communities surrounding the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Renae Pittman)

Navy’s top producing dermatologist calls NHCC home
March 25, 2015 — The Naval Health Clinic Charleston's dermatology clinic is home to the Navy's top producing dermatologist. It's almost destiny that Capt. George Butler, NHCC's staff dermatologist was commissioned an officer in the Navy and became a doctor. He has two brothers who are retired Navy officers and three sisters who are nurses. Additionally, his son is... MORE

Navy Capt. George Butler looks at slides on his microscope in his office March 13, 2015 at the Naval Health Clinic Charleston, S.C. Since Fiscal Year 2012, Butler has been the Navy's top producing dermatologist. Butler is the staff dermatologist at NHCC. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

437 AMXS captain awarded AMC’s General Lew Allen Jr., Trophy
March 25, 2015 — A member of the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., was recently awarded Air Mobility Command's General Lew Allen Jr., Trophy.Captain Robert Cross, 437 AMXS Gold AMU officer in charge received the trophy that recognizes the most outstanding base-level officer directly involved in aircraft sortie generation. The... MORE

AMC seeks competitive team for 2015 Air Force Marathon
March 24, 2015 — Air Mobility Command is sponsoring a competitive active-duty team to participate in the 19th annual United States Air Force Marathon held Sept. 19, 2015, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.The AMC team, comprised of male and female runners and representing various age groups, will compete in either the full or half marathon... MORE

The 19th annual United States Air Force Marathon will be held September 19, 2015 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. Air Mobility Command will sponsor an active duty team to compete in the full and half marathon.

Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team match up against Citadel alumni
March 24, 2015 — MORE

Dan Lasko, Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team member, swings at a pitch during the “Battle of Charleston Harbor” softball tournament March 21, 2015, at Joe Riley Stadium in Charleston, S.C. The WWAST is comprised of young, competitive, athletic veterans and active duty soldiers who have lost limbs post-9/11, while serving their country in the military. Some are still in the service, others are attending college thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, while others have moved on to new careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)