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Why base visitors are checked and vetted
October 20, 2014 — All Department of Defense installations require protection of people and assets. This is usually done with installation perimeter access control point(s) procedures to make certain people have valid identification (identity proofing) and are not a threat to the installation by checking for records of unacceptable character or illegal conduct... MORE

Utility Allowance Program coming to Air Base housing
October 20, 2014 — As part of the final development plan for Forest City Military Communities on the Air Base, utility meters will be installed in all the homes. Forest City Military Communities on the Air Base is now in the final stages of metering the homes. The Air Force Utility Allowance program, or UA, is a program created by the Air Force to encourage energy... MORE

A snake in the grass
October 20, 2014 — Early in the morning of Oct. 8,, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management technicians responded to a call about a snake on McCombs Way, the popular running trail used for organized PT and recreational use on the Air Base.Anthony Mincey, the Installation Pest Management coordinator with more than 30 years' experience, identified the snake as a... MORE

TRANSCOM commander returns jet to the fleet
October 17, 2014 — After being gone for nearly three years, P-189, a C-17 Globemaster III, was returned to Air Mobility Command's C-17 fleet Oct. 15, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.General Paul Selva, U.S. Transportation Command commander, returned the newly repaired C-17 to JB Charleston where it will once again fly as part of the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings. The... MORE

General Paul Selva, U.S. Transportation Command commander, returned a newly
repaired C-17 to Joint Base Charleston Oct. 15. The aircraft sustained major
damage in Afghanistan in 2012, after it slid off the end of an icy runway.
The C-17 has been at the Long Beach Depot Center, Calif., for the last two
years undergoing repairs. In addition to Selva, the aircrew included Col.
Johnny Lamontagne, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Maj. Stephen Lee, 14th
Airlift Squadron, Capt. Erica Stooksbury, 15th Airlift Squadron, Capt.
Christopher Prentiss, 16th Airlift Squadron, Senior Airman Daniel Butler,
17th Airlift Squadron, Airman 1st Class Cory Dye, 17th AS and Staff Sgt.
Travis Boyles, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Project STAR helps Airmen and Sailors shine
October 15, 2014 — How do you take the third worst state in the country for the number of traffic fatalities that are drunk driving related and turn it around? How do you address an increasing number of underage drinking incidents and DUIs on Joint Base Charleston? Two years ago when Joint Base Charleston leadership asked these very questions, it got its... MORE

JB Charleston members celebrate hard work
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Master Sgt. Kenneth Helton, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant noncommissioned officer in charge of heating, ventilating and air conditioning, Master Sgt. Zach Peters, 628th CES NCOIC of structures, and Tech. Sgt. Perry Morlando, assistant NCOIC of structures, grill bratwurst for hundreds of Joint Base Charleston Airmen and Sailors during Oktoberfest Oct. 10, 2014, at the dorm picnic area on JB Charleston, S.C. The event celebrated the contributions, sacrifice and service of JB Charleston’s first six (E1-E6) personnel, and featured free food, games, drinks and fun. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

2nd Annual Wounded Warrior deer hunt a success
October 15, 2014 — Joint Base Charleston held its second annual Wounded Warrior Deer Hunt Oct. 2 and 3, at Marrington Plantation on the Weapons Station.Seven wounded warriors from the Wounded Warrior program were given the opportunity to deer hunt for two days thanks to this initiative which provides therapeutic outdoor recreational activities and camaraderie to... MORE

Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., enjoyed two days of deer hunting Oct. 2 and 3, 2014, at Marrington Plantation on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.(Left to right) Sgt. Martin Carrizales, Sgt. Isles Oriel, Cpl. Richard Ung, Cpl. Garrison Benz, Sgt. Mike Jacobs and Sgt. Christopher Hancock. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Tom Brading)

Gone in a flash
October 15, 2014 — "This is a date you'll remember for the rest of your life."That was what the Red Cross worker told me and my husband the day our home burned down. She was right.That date was Jan. 21, 2014 - the day our apartment building went up in flames, and so too, did most of our belongings.We lost nearly everything. Thankfully, we were safe, but most of our... MORE

NHCC celebrates Navy's birthday
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On Oct.13, 1775, the United States Navy was established by the Continental Congress. Two hundred, thirty-nine years later, staff members of Naval Health Clinic Charleston on Joint Base Charleston, pose for a celebratory photo in honor of the Navy's birthday. (U.S. Navy photo/Seaman Cody Meeks)

Combat Camera Airmen ruck for readiness
October 15, 2014 — More than 20 Airmen from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron completed a Sensitive-Site Exploitation ruck march exercise, Sept. 26, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.The training event was held to help ensure imagery-capturing warfighters are able to meet mission requirements, to include providing imagery of strategic and operational importance in austere... MORE

Members of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron march during a ruck march Sept. 26, 2014, on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. A ruck march is a fast-paced hike done while carrying heavy weight. The purpose of the ruck march was to train Airmen to capture critical imagery in austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Byers)