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2013 Water Quality report available
May 30, 2014 — If you ever wondered where your tap water comes or questioned its quality, the Charleston Water Systems Quality Report was recently released.Per the report, the Charleston Water System has met or exceeded all local, state and federal standards for water purity and quality. The Charleston Water System is a publicly owned water utility that provides... MORE

Prepare for the unexpected
May 30, 2014 — May 20, 2013, Moore, Okla., home to 50,000 people on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, was struck by an F5 scale tornado, with winds in excess of 200 mph. Fourteen years earlier, Moore had also been the destination of an epic F5 tornado May 3, 1999, this one going down in history clocking winds of 318 mph - highest ever recorded.Natural and manmade... MORE

AMC commander hosts All Call at JB Charleston
May 28, 2014 — Gen. Darren McDew, the Air Mobility Command commander, spoke to to Joint Base Charleston Airmen during an "All Call" at the base theater, May 22, 2014. "I believe in our Air Force as an institution," McDew said. "There have been wonderful, amazing Airmen who built the foundation of this Air Force and there are some in this room, continuing to build... MORE

Gen. Darren McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, speaks with Airmen during an ‘All-Call,’ May 22, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. McDew visited JB Charleston where he attended the 437th Airlift Wing change of command, held an ‘All-Call’ and officiated Col. Darren Hartford’s promotion to brigadier general. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

NHCC wins soccer championship
May 28, 2014 — MORE

Congratulations to the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Docs soccer team for winning the 2014 Naval Weapons Station Charleston soccer championship May 19, after defeating the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Grad Hold soccer team 2 - 1. Back row from left to right: Joseph Siegel, Brian Marsh, Anthony Salazar, Orville Clark, Matt Sartori, Peter Nguyen. Front row: Michael Camacho, Matt Calderon, Anh Nguyen, Aaron Brooks, Fred Nti, Sylvester McDonald. Goalie: Derek Meluzio. (U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)

Exercise Turbo Distribution: establishing a port in a storm
May 28, 2014 — The port facility at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., was temporarily located near the fictional city of Charliesport in the country of El Corona recently as part of a Joint Task Force - Port Opening exercise. Held May 15 through 22, U.S. Transportation Command's Exercise Turbo Distribution 14-2, allowed members of Surface Deployment... MORE

Sailors maneuver machinary during Exercise Turbo Distribution, a U.S. Transportation Command exercise May 21, 2014, aboard the USNS Watkins (T-AKR-315), moored at Wharf Alfa on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Held May 15 through 22, Exercise Turbo Diesel allowed members of TRANSCOM’s 597th Transportation Battalion, Military Sealift Command’s Expeditionary Port Unit 110, Naval Cargo Handling Battalion One, along with JB Charleston’s 841st TB and ASLAC, the opportunity to exercise their skills in a joint envoironment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

May is Melanoma Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
May 27, 2014 — Do you know that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States? Anyone can get skin cancer. According to the Center for Disease Control, people with a lighter natural skin color, a family history of skin cancer, a personal history of skin cancer, a history of indoor tanning, skin that burns, freckles, reddens easily, blonde or... MORE

Beware: The many faces of tobacco
May 27, 2014 — On April 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a proposal to regulate more than just cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco. The new proposal would extend FDA regulation to cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, nicotine gels, waterpipe or hookah tobacco and dissolvables.Perhaps you... MORE

Brig. Gen. Hartford promotion ceremony
May 27, 2014 — MORE

Brig. Gen. Darren Hartford is presented with his brigadier general guidon from Gen. Darren McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, during Hartford’s promotion ceremony May 22, 2014, at the HSC Hangar on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Hartford's next assignment is commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Al Udeid. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

437th AW Change of Command
May 23, 2014 — Col. John Lamontagne took command of the 437th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony May 22, 2014, on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.Lamontagne accepted command of the wing from Col. Darren Hartford, who has commanded it since Oct. 5, 2012. This will be Lamontagne's third tour in Charleston as he was previously the Assistant Ops Officer then... MORE

Maj. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, 18th Air Force commander, arrives at the 437th Airlift Wing change of command ceremony where she addressed members and invited guests of the 437th AW and officiated the change of command ceremony on May 22, 2014, in Nose Dock 2 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Gen. McDew visits JB Charleston
May 22, 2014 — MORE

Gen. Darren McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, is greeted by Joint Base Charleston leadership May 21, 2014, at JB Charleston, S.C. McDew visited JB Charleston where he attended the 437th Airlift Wing change of command, held an ‘All-Call’ and officiated Col. Darren Hartford’s promotion to brigadier general. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)