News

628th MDG patients may have received erroneous automated calls
May 1, 2013 — The 628th Medical Group has an Automated Phone Call Reminder System that periodically calls our beneficiaries to remind them of appointments, non-activated referrals to off-base specialty providers and upcoming medical screenings, such as well baby visits. This system is an essential element in performing our primary mission - taking care of your,... MORE

628th Medical Group ‘Takes Drugs’ back
May 1, 2013 — MORE

Officer Kevin Curry, a member from the 628th Security Forces Squadron, (middle) Carol Lampkin-Harris, a member of the 628th Medical Group Drug Demand Reduction Program, and (right) Master Sgt. Anitra Towns, 628th MDG noncommissioned officer in charge of pharmacy services, collect medication during the last Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27, 2013, in the Navy Exchange at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal of prescription medicines, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications. The JB Charleston – Air Base and Weapons Station collected more than 75 pounds of unwanted/expired prescription medications. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Anthony Hyatt)

437th AW announces First Quarter Award winners
April 30, 2013 — MORE

Col. Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Larry Williams, 437th AW command chief (right), gather with the 437th AW First Quarter Award winners after a ceremony at the Base Ttheater, April 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. (left to right) Julius Murray, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Civilian of the Quarter Category I; John Speaks, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Civilian of the Quarter Category II; Tech. Sgt. James Davis Jr., 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter; 1st Lt. Erin Hughes, 437th AXMS, Company Grade Officer of the Quarter; Master Sgt. Charles Hall, 437th Operations Support Squadron, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter. Not pictured is Airman 1st Class Kody Young, 14th Airlift Squadron, Airman of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

Gen. Selva delivers third to last C-17 Globemaster III to JB Charleston
April 26, 2013 — MORE

Gen. Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, delivers a new C-17 Globemaster III April 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Joint Base Charleston is scheduled to receive two additional C-17s this year, as Boeing completes work on the Air Force’s final Globemasters. 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 receives C-17 Globemaster III
April 26, 2013 — MORE

JB Charleston Airmen participate in Army Wives
April 26, 2013 — Maj. Roseann Teckman, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, sets up medical equipment to be used as props by her and a team of Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members during the filming of an Army Wives episode aboard a C-17 Globemaster III April 23, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Army Wives tells the story of... MORE

Involuntary Administrative Discharges
April 25, 2013 — The below Airmen from Joint Base Charleston were involuntarily discharged due to a lack of performance and/or conduct that demonstrated their lack of potential for further service. Each member should strive to meet and exceed the standards of performance and conduct in order to receive an Honorable discharge. Members discharged from their current... MORE

Justice Files released for January through April
April 25, 2013 — One member of Joint Base Charleston was tried at court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice between January and April 2013. In a General Court-Martial, a staff sergeant from the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron was found guilty by a panel of officer members of the following offense: Wrongful use of oxycodone on diverse occasions, a... MORE

Women learn self-defense during seminar
April 25, 2013 — MORE

Participants perform stretching exercises during the Women’s Self-Defense Seminar April 20, 2013 at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Athletics Facility at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. This free, two-hour clinic, was part of the activities of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and was presented by Black Force MMA Academy and was designed to educate females about their options for self-defense. (Courtesy photo)

April draws to end, SAAPM continues
April 25, 2013 — April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and as it nears its last day, the education, awareness and culture of prevention and response endure beyond the events sponsored during the teal-ribboned campaign. April brought many SAAPM-themed sporting events, including 5k runs on both the Air Base and Weapons Station, volleyball tournaments... MORE

Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate Lt. j.g. Amy Ellison, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Tiffany Mizzell, Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, and Chief Petty Officer Andrella Pusha, SAPR NNPTC victim advocate, discuss SAPR awareness with NNPTC students at the Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Galley, April 22, 2013. The SAPR informational awareness tables are just one of the many events designed to highlight and increase SAPR consciousness onboard the Weapons Station and throughout JBCharleston. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)