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17th Airlift Squadron returns from deployment
May 5, 2014
Family members and co-workers await the return of the 17th Airlift Squadron May 3, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 17th AS is returning from a two-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)
Col. Hartford's "fini flight"
May 5, 2014
Matthew Hartford, Col. Darren Hartford’s son, marshals in a C-17 Globemaster III with the assistance of an Airman May 5, 2014, on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Hartford was piloting the C-17 for his final flight as the 437th Airlift Wing commander. The final or "fini flight," is an aviation tradition in which aircrew members are met by their unit comrades, family and friends and soaked with water. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)
Protect your baby with immunizations
May 5, 2014
Kristin Bracey, Naval Health Clinic Charleston nurse, administerss an oral vaccine to 6-month-old Gavin Wagner, son of Katlyn Wagner and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wagner, a Nuclear Power Training Unit student. April 26 through May 3 was National Infant Immunization Week and the month of May is Toddler Immunization Month. Both campaigns are annual observances highlighting the importance of routine immunizations for children younger than 2-years old. Immunizations are one of the best ways parents can protect their infants from 14 serious childhood diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you vaccinate your child according to the schedules posted here: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html?s_cid=cs_001. (U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)
841st TB marches for March of Dimes
May 5, 2014
The 841st Transportation Battalion Color Guard, along with Navy Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Seifert, 841st TB deputy commander (red shirt) and Honorary Commander Sean Mummert (Seifert’s right) gather for a Charleston Imaging Products team photo. (Courtesy photo)
628th ABW Quarterly Awards Ceremony
May 1, 2014
Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, stand with the 628th ABW Quarterly Awards winners May 1, 2014, at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The 628th ABW Quarterly Awards are held to recognize outstanding Airmen, noncommisioned officers, senior noncomissioned officers, company grade officers and civilians for their hard work and dedication. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)
Spike out sexual violence
April 30, 2014
Lieutenent Adrian Jones, Naval Support Activity supply officer (center) and member of the NSA Allstars, competes in a 42-team beach volleyball tournament along side teammates (left to right) Lt. j.g. Pete McLaughlin, NSA Admin officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer Vince Stephens, 628th Security Forces Squadron and Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander April 25, 2014 at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command campus on JB Charleston - Weapons Station. The annual tournament helps raise awareness for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Pastrick)
Putting out fires: All in a day's work for JB Charleston's leaders
April 30, 2014
The 628th Air Base Wing leadership along with a trained 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighter, prepare to breach a flaming aircraft simulator during a visit April 27, 2014, at the JB Charleston Fire Department. Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander, Capt. Timothy Sparks, JB Charleston deputy commander, Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Gardner, Naval Support Activity command master chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 628th ABW command chief, visit units as part of a program designed to give base leaders a taste of what Airmen and Sailors do at their job centers every day. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Weapons Station honors Victim Advocates
April 30, 2014
Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander (left) and Tiffany Mizzell, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator for JB Charleston Weapons Station (fourth from right), recognize the 32 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates from the eight Navy Mission partners on JB Charleston and the Citadel’s NROTC unit April 30, 2014, during the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Appreciation Luncheon at the Bowman Center on the Campus of NNPTC on JB Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Victim advocates are the military’s first responders to sexual assault reports and are on watch 24/7 to provide support services for adult victims of sexual assault. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)
NHCC honors Red Cross volunteers
April 30, 2014
The American Red Cross volunteers at Naval Health Clinic Charleston were honored for their contributions during a recognition ceremony April 29, 2014, at the clinic on Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station. NHCC currently has 18 American Red Cross volunteers who donate approximately 4,500 hours of service annually. Back row: NHCC Commanding Officer Capt. Marvin Jones, William Mehard, James Crane, Stanley Nelson, James Tyrrell, Jeanne Carmichael; center row: Eileen Hadbabny, Reggie Gardner, Paulette Blew, Barb Tyrrell, Cheryl Harris; front row: Lois Neal, Carol Cramer, Sharon Monheit. (U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)
The road to apprenticeship
April 30, 2014