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Additional Weather Updates for Joint Base Charleston Agencies
February 12, 2014 — Following the general announcement of "mission essential personnel" status for Joint Base Charleston, various individual base agencies provided updates to their status Feb. 12, 2014. Please see below for these updates:SPAWAR - Mission Essential onlyASLAC - Late reporting 1000841st SSDC - Mission Essential onlyNNPTC - Late reporting 1000NPTU - Late... MORE

Mission Essential Personnel Only at Joint Base Charleston Feb. 12
February 12, 2014 — Joint Base Charleston will implement "mission essential personnel" status effective immediately Feb. 12, 2014, after winter weather forecasts prompted a State of Emergency for South Carolina.The decision to implement MEP status overrides a decision made Feb. 11 to conduct delayed reporting across the Joint Base; therefore, only those who qualify as... MORE

Osprey land at JB Charleston
February 11, 2014 — MORE

An MV-22 Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., lands at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C., Feb. 10, 2014. The Marines landed at the base for a rest break before heading back to their home station. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Walk-in services end April 1 at Joint Base Charleston TRICARE Service Centers
February 11, 2014 — Keeping up with the rapidly increasing number of TRICARE beneficiaries who most often turn to a laptop or cell phone when they have questions, walk-in services at Joint Base Charleston TRICARE Service Centers will no longer be available as of April 1, 2014. At www.tricare.mil, patients of Joint Base Charleston clinics, which include the 628th... MORE

17th AS holds change of command ceremony
February 7, 2014 — MORE

Col. Frederick Boehm, 437th Operations Group commander, hands the 17th Airlift Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Paul Theriot, during the 17th AS change of command ceremony Feb. 6, 2014, at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base. Theriot relieved Lt. Col. Todd Groomes. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Wesley Woods)

Joint Base Charleston Airman SOARs
February 7, 2014 — If you ever wanted to have a meeting with, or speak to the 628th Air Base Wing command chief, you've probably met Staff Sgt. Olivia Lion. As the 628th ABW command chief's executive assistant, she is the gatekeeper to the wing's senior enlisted leader ... but not for much longer. Lion was recently accepted into the Scholarships for Outstanding... MORE

There will be blood
February 7, 2014 — Facing a potential blood shortage, military installations around the country have been scrambling to get more people to donate blood. Medical officials at Joint Base Charleston say they normally run low on blood supplies in January after the holidays, and this year, their demand has increased significantly. Service members choose not to donate... MORE

Blood donors receive stickers after donating their blood during the American Red Cross blood drive Feb. 5, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The donated blood will be sent to a Red Cross blood component laboratory where it will be processed into several components; red blood cells, plasma, platelets and/or cryoprecipitate. A single blood donation may help up to three different people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashlee Galloway)

Naval Support Activity holds awards ceremony
February 7, 2014 — MORE

Naval Support Activity recently held their monthly awards ceremony. (Left to right) Chief Petty Officer Eric Combs received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Petty Officer 1st Class Alicia Pitts received a Flag Letter of Commendation, Petty Officer Third Class Justin Boulware received a Flag Letter of Commendation and Petty Officer 1st Class Anabelle Craddock received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Not pictured is Petty Officer 2nd Class JessicaRose Thurber who received a Flag Letter of Commendation. (U.S. Navy photo/Eric Sesit)

CPO 365 … training tomorrow’s leaders, today
February 7, 2014 — It was once called initiation. Through the years, initiation became induction, induction became transition, and now, transition has become CPO 365.CPO 365 is a year-round training initiative Chief Petty Officer messes (associations) throughout the Navy conduct to prepare all first class petty officers (E-6) to become chiefs (E-7). Introduced in... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class John Furr, Naval Health Clinic Charleston Military Medicine leading petty officer, conducts a mentorship briefing for fellow first class petty officers at the LowCountry Chief Petty Officer’s Association, Feb. 6, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station. Furr’s briefing is part of CPO 365, a year-round training initiative that prepares all first class petty officers (E-6) to become chiefs (E-7). (U.S. Navy photo/Eric Sesit)

JB Charleston holds monthly Commander's Challenge 5K Run
February 7, 2014 — MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston begin the Commander’s Challenge 5K Run Feb. 7, 2014, on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Commander’s Challenge is held monthly to test Team Charleston’s fitness abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)