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Super Skier's last race
December 10, 2013 — Enthusiasts of winter sports - both outdoor and indoor - are getting ready for skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing, basketball, ice hockey, etc. There are many activities and just as many chances for injuries while participating in your favorite winter sport. Just make sure that you are physically prepared and have the proper personal protective... MORE

Pearl Harbor remembered onboard USS Yorktown
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Navy Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, addresses attendees at the 72nd Pearl Harbor Anniversary Memorial Service Dec. 7, 2013, onboard USS Yorktown at Patriots Point, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Sparks provided the keynote address to more than 200 guests which included three Pearl Harbor survivors. During the ceremony, the names of 25 men from South Carolina who were killed in the attack were read and a bell tolled for each of their names. (Courtesy photo/Holly Jackson)

JB Charleston holds monthly Commander's Challenge
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Col. Jeffery DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander, speaks to JB Charleston Airmen before the Commander’s Challenge 5K Run Dec. 6, 2013, at 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/ Senior Airman Ashlee Galloway)

JB Charleston celebrates holidays
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The Joint Base Charleston – Air Base Christmas tree is lit, officially opening the holiday season Dec. 5, 2013. The ceremony included Christmas Carols, refreshments and the announcement of the Air Base Holiday Card Contest winner, the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum Oil and Lubricants fuels team. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

437th AW wins Meritorious Unit Award, 628th ABW wins Outstanding Unit Award
December 4, 2013 — The 437th Airlift Wing recently received the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award for the period July 1, 2012, through June 20, 2013, and the 628th Air Base Wing was recently presented the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for fiscal year 2012.437th Airlift Wing"It is an honor for the 437th AW to receive the Meritorious Unit Award, but it is not... MORE

NMC Sailor named "Military Woman of the Year"
December 4, 2013 — A Joint Base Charleston Sailor was named the 2013 Palmetto Chapter of Women in Defense "Military Woman of the Year" Nov. 16, 2013, during a ceremony at the Citadel football game in Charleston, S.C.Seaman Paige Hensel, a native of Quincy, Ill., and Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston mineman, was recognized as the WID "Military Woman of the Year"... MORE

Seaman Paige Hensel, Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston mineman, receives the 2013 Palmetto Chapter of Women in Defense “Military Woman of the Year” award from Retired Army Col. Ronald Welch, The Citadel dean of engineering, Nov. 16, 2013, at the Citadel football game in Charleston, S.C. The Women in Defense’s goal is provide networking and professional development opportunities to promote the role of women in national defense and security, to support military service members, and to encourage partnerships between the local contractor community and military personnel at Joint Base Charleston and the Department of Homeland Security. (Courtesy Photo)

NMC aces inspection
December 4, 2013 — The Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston successfully passed their Explosive Safety Inspection on Nov. 21, 2013, recording an unprecedented zero discrepancies in three of the four major programs.The inspection included inspectors reviewing 15 separate programs within the unit over the span of five days."This was an all hands effort to pass this... MORE

Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston quality assurance inspectors check the condition of the outside of a magazine Nov. 21, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. The quality assurance inspectors make sure the magazines are maintained year round and were given a satisfactory during the Explosive Safety Inspection on Nov. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

JB Charleston leadership breaks ground for new NEXCOM student store
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Lt. Gen. Cox receives third star
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Lt. Gen. Samuel Cox, Operations and Plans Director of U.S. Transportation Command, kneels as wife Tammy and his father, retired Air Force Maj. Jerry Cox, pin on his third star during his promotion ceremony Dec. 2, 2013, at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Cox will be leaving the position of USTRANSCOM Operations and Plans Director to assume his new responsibilities as Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

CDC celebrates Thanksgiving with parents and children
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Three-year old Charles Brown III, son of Technical Sgt. Charles Brown Jr., 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron assistant non-commissioned officer in charge of customer support, eats a piece of turkey during a Thanksgiving lunch held by the Child Development Center Nov. 21, 2013, at JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The CDC has held this event for more than 16 years. The children and their parents enjoyed turkey, dressing, candy yams, green beans, rolls and apple and potato pie. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)