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Navy Voluntary Education kicks off month-long celebration of Sailors' successes
May 7, 2014 — www.facebook.com/pages/Center-for-Personal-and-Professional-Development/100056459206The Navy is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Voluntary Education program in May, and Sailors who weren't even born before 1974 have the end of the selective service draft to thank. Back in the early 1970s, the United States was taking steps to transition its... MORE

Skill-a-Thon tests medical readiness
May 7, 2014 — Naval Health Clinic Charleston conducted a Nurses Skills-A-Thon May 1, in an effort to keep NHCC medical professionals, as well their LowCountry Federal Health Alliance counterparts, ready for any healthcare challenge.Medical personnel from NHCC, the 628th Medical Group and Naval Hospital Beaufort, participated in the joint training event designed... MORE

Hospital Corpsman Zachary Phipps intubates a dummy during the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Nurse Skills-a-thon May 1, 2014 at the NHCC on Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Medical personnel from NHCC, the 628th Medical Group and Naval Hospital Beaufort participated in the Skills-a-thon, a joint training event designed for healthcare providers to brush up on their medical knowledge and skills. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Caralyn Mulyk)

SecAF visits JB Charleston
May 6, 2014 — MORE

Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, 437th Maintenance Group superintendent, salutes Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James as he welcomes her to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 6, 2014. James is the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force and was appointed to the position Dec. 20, 2013. She is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its more than 690,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Arbor Day Foundation names Joint Base Charleston as a Tree City USA
May 6, 2014 — Joint Base Charleston has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This makes the 20th time the base has received this distinction. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. Communities are recognized as a Tree City... MORE

Service members, family members attend JB Charleston Base Picnic
May 6, 2014 — MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston and their families enjoy a free lunch May 2, 2014, at the Joint Base Charleston picnic. The picnic was a free, two-day event which included arts and crafts as well as slides and obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

17th Airlift Squadron returns from deployment
May 5, 2014 — MORE

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 — MORE

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 — MORE

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 — It was a perfect day at Cannon Park in downtown Charleston to take a walk. The sky was clear with a nice breeze blowing and thousands of people were ready to "March for Babies" at the March of Dimes fundraiser on a recent Saturday morning. The 841st Transportation Battalion joined their Honorary battalion commander, Sean Mummert, CEO and President... MORE

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 — MORE

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)