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JB Charleston holds monthly Commander's Challenge
December 10, 2013
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
December 10, 2013
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
NMC Sailor named "Military Woman of the Year"
December 4, 2013
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
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
December 4, 2013
Joint Base Charleston leadership breaks ground for the new Naval Exchange Student Store Dec. 4, 2013, at JB Charleston – Weapons Station, Goose Creek, S.C. The new store on Fletcher Dr., will be adjacent to the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command campus. The project includes expanded sales floor space and space for two name brand concept outlets with an enlarged dining and gathering area. (Courtesy photo)
Lt. Gen. Cox receives third star
December 4, 2013
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
December 4, 2013
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)
Kickball for the cause
December 4, 2013
The Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program hosted their 2nd Annual Kickball Tournament to raise help raise awareness Nov. 23, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station. Four hundred participants competed in the 37 team tournament. Team "Awesome Kickers" won first place, followed by the "Monstars" who finished in second place. The Naval Nuclear Power Training Command’s First Class Petty Officer Association sold pizzas, which raised $1000 dollars in donations to benefit the local rape crisis center, People Against Rape. (U.S. Navy photo/Tiffany Mizzell)
BAH marriages are costly
December 4, 2013