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437th AW announces 2nd quarter award winners
August 13, 2013
Col. Al Miller, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes, 437th AW command chief (right), congratulate the 437th Airlift Wing 2nd Quarter Award Winners after a ceremony Aug. 8, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (Left to right) Larry Smith, 437th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, 1st Lt. Andrea Gehrman, 437th Maintenance Group assistant aircraft maintenance unit officer in charge, Gregg Passmore, 437th Aerial Port Squadron material handler, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Denny, 16th Airlift Squadron Soll II evaluator loadmaster, Master Sgt. Seth Malcolm, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Senior Airman Anna Sozzi, 437th OSS intelligence analyst. The winners were nominated for creating a process which includes better coverage of maintenance support activities, improve quality of life, evenly distribute the workload for all shifts and create more reliable work schedules for maintenance workers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
Navy Ombusdmen complete local training
August 13, 2013
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON - WEAPONS STATION, S.C. — Kimberly Brown, Fleet and Family Support Center (left), Naval Support Activity Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Timothy Sparks, Suerjee Lee, FFSC (second from right) and NSA Charleston Command Master Chief Joseph Gardner commend the recent group who completed the local FFSC Ombudsman training. (Ffrom inside left ): Stephanie Weddell, Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston; Brooke Johnson, Navy Operational Support Center Charleston; Elizabeth Cole and Sharon Schmelling, Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston. Ombusdman serve as liaisons between command leadership and a Sailor’s family members, often being the ones relied upon to communicate difficult messages or be a first line referral resource when Sailors are deployed. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)
Jennifer Bailey receives Scholarship for Military Children
August 13, 2013
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON - WEAPONS STATION, S.C. — Naval Support Activity Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Timothy Sparks, Earlene Mills, Weapons Station commissary store manager and Thomas Mundinger, assistant store director present the Scholarship for Military Children to Jennifer Bailey, daughter of JB Charleston deputy commander Navy Capt. Thomas Bailey and Janet at the Weapons Station commissary Aug. 1, 2013. The $1,500 scholarship is one way the Defense Commissary Agency and Fisher House contribute back to the military community. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)
NMCRS director retires
August 13, 2013
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON - WEAPONS STATION, S.C. — Naval Support Activity Charleston’s Commanding Officer Capt. Timothy Sparks, Command Master Chief Joseph Gardner and incoming Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society director, Tiffany Gavazzo present a certificate of appreciation to retiring Charleston NMCRS director David Hastings July 29, 2013. Hastings leaves the society after 30 years of service to Sailors, Marines, retirees and their family members. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)
Cutting edge Airmen perform maintenance
August 9, 2013
Master Sgt. Tim Thornton, 437th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals shop noncommissioned officer in charge, walks towards arc welding protection drapes with a sledge hammer in his hands Aug. 7, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The red drapes protect individuals not wearing a welding shield from taking in the intense light emitted during welding produces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
PMEL Airmen inspect night vision equipment
August 9, 2013
Senior Airman Kelsey Blair, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Calibration technician from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., performs a night vision goggle inspection Aug. 8, 2013, at the 437th Maintenance Group PMEL shop, Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The airmen from Shaw AFB conducted the training here because their night vision inspection equipment was undergoing maintenance. The airmen confirmed that the optics in the night vision equipment work properly. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Airmen compete in volleyball/crossfit challenge
August 8, 2013
Senior Airman Nolan Ritter, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron, performs burpees during a crossfit competition Aug.2, 2013, at the Fitness Center on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The monthly Commander's Challenge consisted of a crossftt competition and volleyball game matches between squadrons. The monthly Commader's Challenge is a Wing initiative intended to encourage resident interaction and camaraderie as partof Comprehensive Airman Fitness. (U.S, Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Douglas)
Diamond Sharp Award winners announced
August 8, 2013
Joint Base Charleston first sergeants congratulate their Diamond Sharp award recipients Aug 6, 2013, at the Charleston Club, at JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Diamond Sharp award winners were Airman 1st Class Michael Romack (2nd from left), 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Airman 1st Class Kyren Gantt (4th from left), 628th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, Senior Airman Amber Followill (5th from left), 437th Operations Support Squadron intelligence specialist, Airman 1st Class Robert Verlie (5th from right), 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Senior Airman Dawn Denton (4th from right), 628th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter. Diamond Sharp awards are designed to recognize individuals in a unit who stand out to their first sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
Joint Base Charleston hosts runway ribbon cutting event
August 7, 2013
Joint Base Charleston leadership cut the ribbon during the opening of new Joint Base Charleston Runway Aug. 7, 2013, at JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (From left to right) Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, Col. Richard McComb, Joint Base Charleston commander, Andrew Savage, Charleston County Aviation Authority chairman, Doug Marquart, DWG & Associates, Col. Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. James Fontanella, 315th Airlift Wing commander. The newly constructed runway is 9,000 feet long and 150-feet wide and 18-inches thick at a cost approximately $40 million. The runways at JB Charleston are part of a dual-use airfield and are shared with the Charleston County Aviation Authority and private industry. The new runway will be capable of supporting Air Force mission requirements and also serve the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)
News Briefs - Air Base
August 7, 2013