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15th AS hosts Pilot for a Day program
July 22, 2014 — MORE

Lt. Col. Cassius Bentley, 15th Airlift Squadron commander, presents Max High, son of Capt. Aaron High, 15th AS pilot, with a certificate recognizing him as an honorary member of the squadron as part of the Pilot for a Day program July 15, 2014. The goal of the Pilot for a Day program is to provide children who have serious or chronic conditions and their families with the opportunity to be a guest of one of Joint Base Charleston’s squadrons for a day. Max also received a pilot’s jacket, scarf and pilot wings, co-piloted a C-17 simulator and toured a C-17. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William A. O’Brien)

Charleston RiverDogs host Military Appreciation Night
July 22, 2014 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander, delivers the ceremonial first pitch during Military Appreciation Night July 19, 2014, 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)

JB Charleston welcomes newest victim advocates
July 22, 2014 — MORE

Navy Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, Florine King, Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and Sheila Bacon, JB Charleston - Air Base Sexual Assault Victim Advocate welcomes the newest members of the SAPR team July 18, 2014, at JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C. (Left to right) King, Tech. Sgt. Cliff Pinckney, Staff Sgt. Corey McClure, Tech. Sgt. Tarha Burchell, Tech. Sgt. Amine El Iahiai, 2nd Lt. Alexandra Trobe, Staff Sgt. Jarid Hasty-Milton, Bacon and Sparks (not photographed: Staff Sgt. Dan Aldenete). (Courtesy Photo)

NMC Sailors perform mine training
July 21, 2014 — MORE

Petty Officer 3nd Class Brian Steelamn, Navy Munitions Command mineman, works on mines during an exercise July 16, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Sailors in the mine shop routinely conduct drills and exercises to maintain their qualifications so they will be ready to deploy if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Peak moving season
July 21, 2014 — With the busy summer moving season already upon us, the Joint Base Charleston Traffic Management Office would like to pass on some key household moving tips.All personnel moving during the summer months should be aware of the high volume of moves during the peak moving months of July and August. It is imperative members log into the Defense... MORE

Cleanup efforts continue outside JB Charleston
July 19, 2014 — Crews continued removing jet fuel from a drainage ditch outside Joint Base Charleston - Air Base July 19, 2014, following a leak on the base's flightline three nights earlier."We're making very good progress," said Navy Capt. Timothy Sparks, 628th Air Base Wing deputy commander, after touring all three sites early this morning.Most of the fuel is... MORE

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Cleanup crews remove jet fuel from one of three sites along a drainage ditch outside Joint Base Charleston - Air Base July 18, 2014, following a leak on the flightline two nights before. A multi-pronged team comprised of base civil engineers and members of the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Health and Environmental Control and Moran Environmental Recovery have been working together to control and remove the spilled fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William O'Brien)

Base, local officials respond to fuel leak
July 18, 2014 — A team of workers from Joint Base Charleston and other agencies are actively responding to a fuel leak that occurred on base at approximately 6:31 p.m., July 16, 2014, due to a mechanical failure.An estimated 1,200 gallons of the fuel, called Jet Fuel A, escaped through a storm drain as a result of torrential rains during the clean-up effort,... MORE

CRS 10: A force to reckon with
July 16, 2014 — MORE

Members of Coastal Riverine Squadron 10, a U.S. Navy Reserve unit home-based at Joint Base Charleston, prepare one of their patrol boats July 12, 2014, at JB Charleston, S.C. CRS 10 is part of the Coastal Riverine Force which is comprised of three active-duty squadrons and four Reserve Squadrons. The units operate in harbors, rivers, bays, across the littorals and ashore. Their primary mission is to conduct maritime security operations across all phases of military operations by defending high value assets, critical maritime infrastructure, ports and harbors both inland and on coastal waterways against enemies, and when commanded, conduct offensive combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Goslin)

Calling all singers - Joint Base Charleston is looking for the next AMC Icon
July 14, 2014 — Do you have what it takes to sing your way to a $1,000 cash prize? Joint Base Charleston is giving you the chance to find out.Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is conducting its seventh annual AMC Icon talent competition, which is loosely based on the TV program, American Idol. But first, participants must compete at the... MORE

The ongoing battle of the bite
July 14, 2014 — You may have seen the Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules spraying for mosquitos last month. But what you probably don't know is Naval Health Clinic Charleston preventive medicine technicians are helping our Air Force teammates take the bite out of the Joint Base Charleston mosquito population."NHCC Preventive Medicine is in charge of surveillance;... MORE

Surveillance traps use a combination of light and carbon dioxide to attract mosquitos. NHCC preventative medicine technicians provide surveillance for five areas throughout the Weapons Station, setting up Center of Disease Control light traps that lure and capture mosquitos so they can be counted, deciphered according to species and sex, and sent to labs to be tested. (US Navy photo by Kris Patterson)