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SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic hosts DimensionU
March 31, 2014 — SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic was the site of a March 28 Tri-County DimensionU competition which pitted more than 90 students from eight local middle schools in a competition testing their math and science skills in online, multi-player educational video games. Students from Alston Middle, Cane Bay Middle, DuBose Middle, Gregg Middle, Hanahan... MORE

First place winner Jason Yeung of Hanahan Middle School ¬shows off his certificate and poses with fellow students and members of the SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic STEM outreach team after the Tri-County DimensionU competition March 28, 2014, which pitted more than 90 students from eight local middle schools in a competition testing their math and science skills in online, multi-player educational video games. (U.S. Navy photo/Joe Bullinger)

IDS helps build healthier community at JB Charleston
March 26, 2014 — Every month, one group at Joint Base Charleston meets in an effort to address issues that impact the well-being of the joint base community.The Integrated Delivery System, also known as IDS or Helping Agencies, is a working group consisting of organizations that provide family services and prevention and education activities related to individual,... MORE

The Joint Base Charleston Integrated Delivery System or Helping Agencies is a working group consisting of organizations that provide family services and prevention and education activities related to individual, family, and community concerns. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Anthony Hyatt)

C-17 Globesmaster III sun rise
March 25, 2014 — MORE

The sun rises above a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing March 24, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The first C-17 to enter the Air Force’s inventory arrived at Charleston Air Force Base in June 1993. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

JB Charleston commander drops puck at Stingrays game
March 24, 2014 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander, and Luke Murphy, ten-year old of Charleston, S.C., drop the ceremonial hockey puck March 22, 2014, during the South Carolina Stingrays Military Appreciation Night at the North Charleston Coliseum, S.C. Photographed (left) Jack Downing, South Carolina Stingrays Forward, and Eric Baier, Orlando Solar Bears Defenseman await the puck drop. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Tom Brading)

Warrior Ride rolls through JB Charleston
March 24, 2014 — MORE

Members of the Warrior Ride cycle past the Joint Base Charleston Chapel March 21, 2014, on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Warrior Ride is a non-profit organization that uses adaptive bicycling and other morale building events, such as kayaking and golf, as a tool for recreation and rehabilitation for our injured war heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Cole Bros. Circus comes to town
March 24, 2014 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Timothy Womble, 437th Maintenance Squadron, sings the National Anthem March 21, 2014, at the Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars in Ladson, S.C. The Cole Bros. Circus began in 1884, and is known as the “World's Largest Circus Under the Big Top.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashlee Galloway)

JB Charleston - Air Base celebrates new senior master sergeants
March 24, 2014 — MORE

Joint Base Charleston’s newest chief master sergeants celebrate March 20, 2014, during the Senior Master Sergeant Release Party at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. From left to right, Master Sgt. Emily Edmunds, 15th Airlift Squadron, Master Sgt. Crystal Kiessling, 628th Aerospace Medical Squadron, Master Sgt. James Knox, 437th Operation Support Squadron, Master Sgt. Christopher Greene, 437th Maintenance Squadron, Master Sgt. Joseph Lawrence,437th MXS and Master Sgt. Kari Boyles, 628th Aerospace Medical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William O’Brien)

Airmen read to local school children
March 19, 2014 — More than 40 Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., visited with children from St. Andrews Elementary School March 7, 2014.The Airmen ate breakfast with 32 students and read to more than 760 of them."This is our third year having the Airmen participate in our Dr. Seuss Reading Celebration," said Leslie Cooper, St. Andrews Elementary School... MORE

Hoyt Darden, a St. Andrews Elementary School kindergarten student, eats breakfast with a group of Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., before the Airmen read their favorite Dr. Seuss books to the students March 7, 2014. More than 30 Airmen from JB Charleston attended the event, ate breakfast with the children and answered questions about the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

USS Simpson picks up Tigers in Charleston
March 19, 2014 — MORE

USS Simpson (FFG 56) briefly visited Charleston, S.C., March 19, 2014, as the ship and crew prepare to return to their homeport of Naval Station Mayport, Fla., following a routine deployment. The Simpson moored at Union Pier Terminal in downtown Charleston to embark family members to ride the ship back to Mayport as part of the Navy’s Tiger Cruise Program. A Tiger Cruise provides the opportunity for the crewmembers’ family and friends to see what the U.S. Navy does on a day to day basis. Per naval instruction, a Tiger is usually any relative or friend (but not girlfriend/boyfriend, fiancée or spouse) of a crew member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

HAWC provides nutritional guidance to Airmen
March 18, 2014 — The Health and Wellness Center on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, is here to help guide you to a healthy lifestyle.The HAWC's mission is to cultivate a fit and healthy force. They achieve this through classes and services that address nutrition, exercise, tobacco cessation, wellness and relaxation.And since March is National Nutrition Month, the... MORE

Wendy Wyatt, Health and Wellness Center dietitian, educates Airmen on healthy eating habits March 13, 2014, at the Commissary on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Instead of physical training for the day, Airmen from the 628th Contracting Squadron learned about nutrition in an event hosted by the HAWC, where they were informed on how to shop and eat healthier. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)