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Navy commands donate to Lowcountry sexual assault organizations
May 19, 2014 — Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, and Tiffany Mizzell, Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, presented the Medical University of South Carolina Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner department and People Against Rape, monetary donations and clothing May 16, 2014, onboard USS Yorktown at... MORE

Sailors from Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, present the Medical University of South Carolina and People Against Rape, monetary donations and clothing, onboard the USS Yorktown in Patriot’s Point, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The donations were collected during Sexual Assault Awareness Month this past April. (Left to right) Lt. jg. Amy Ellison, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Bryant, NNPTC, Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Gardner, Naval Support Activity command master chief, Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, Tiffany Mizzell, JB Charleston – Weapons Station Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Janet Ward, Medical University of South Carolina Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Nancy Hall, MUSC SANE, Stacey Tunstill, People Against Rape executive director, Alex Jeffery, People Against Rape volunteer coordinator, Master Chief Petty Officer Donald Ziegler, Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston command master chief, Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Smith, NPTU, Senior Chief Petty Officer Rodney Colbourne, NPTU, and Chief Petty Officer Jermaine Glover, NPTU.

Scholarship program helps students pay for college
May 19, 2014 — Six hundred children from the military community are receiving about $1.2 million in financial assistance thanks to this year's Scholarships for Military Children program. Since its start in 2001, the Scholarships for Military Children program has awarded about $14.5 million in scholarships to more than 8,000 children of active duty, Guard and... MORE

Commissaries offer tips for selecting quality produce
May 19, 2014 — Warm weather offers shoppers a vast assortment of colorful, fresh fruits and vegetables, and the commissary has a few tips to help pick some of the more popular spring-summer produce items."It's been a plentiful year for many items ranging from asparagus to strawberries, so now's a good time to highlight what to look for when selecting them, said... MORE

Recover money for your unit today
May 19, 2014 — It is Air Force policy to aggressively pursue and recover Air Force losses (property damage claims) caused by non-members. A claim is pursued against a responsible party (individual or business) who causes damage to installation property. Supervisors have a responsibility to discover and report potential claims to the Legal Office to affect a... MORE

Have medical questions? Call the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line
May 19, 2014 — Sometimes it is difficult to know if and when to seek medical help for acute health problems, so having professional help at a moment's notice is invaluable. The Military Health System's new Nurse Advice Line for TRICARE beneficiaries does just that. Beginning May 30, 2014, all TRICARE beneficiaries can call the NAL toll-free, 24 hours a day, seven... MORE

AFOSI helps those traveling abroad via AF Portal
May 19, 2014 — As foreign travel increases within the DOD community, the risk of foreign intelligence targeting also increases. You can be the target of a foreign intelligence or security service at any time and any place; however, the possibility of becoming the target of foreign intelligence activities is greater when you travel overseas. The foreign... MORE

Pharmacy fills prescriptions for patients
May 16, 2014 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Rikkieta Jones, 628th Medical Group pharmacy technician, performs a daily count of medicine in the pharmacy vault to make sure all medication is accounted for May 15, 02014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The pharmacy technicians fill prescriptions for active duty, reservists, retirees and dependents of military members. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

VA-DOD joint venture wins Federal Executive Team Award
May 14, 2014 — The Lowcountry Federal Healthcare Alliance won the Federal Employee of the Year Team Award May 13, 2014, for its collaboration to provide shared health care services to veterans and Department of Defense beneficiaries, improving access, continuity of care and cost efficiencies for care delivery. The award is sponsored by the Greater Charleston Area... MORE

NHCC nurses celebrate 106 years of service
May 14, 2014 — MORE

Lt. Erin Curtis and Capt. Alice Cagnina, Naval Health Clinic Charleston nurses, cut a cake in honor of the Navy Nurse Corps birthday during a celebration May 13, 2014 at NHCC on Joint Base Charleston. President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Naval Appropriations Bill authorizing the establishment of the Nurse Corps as a unique staff corps of the Navy May 13, 1908. (U.S. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Josh Gutierrez)

16th AS bids farewell to commander
May 13, 2014 — MORE

Lt. Col. Stewart Newton,16th Airlift Squadron commander, taxis a C-17 past Joint Base Charleston fire trucks at the conclusion of his “Fini” flight, May 8, 2014, at JB Charleston, S.C. Newton will be moving just up the road to Columbia, S.C., where he will assume the duties as the University of South Carolina Reserve Officer Training Corps commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 1st Lt. Mark Benischek)