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Ground-breaking ceremony held for WS Visitor Center
April 10, 2013 — MORE

Joint Base Charleston leadership and project officers gather during a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Visitor Center April 10, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Pictured (from left to right) are Kathy Sorenson, 628th Security Forces Squadron office manager for pass and identification, Robert Trout, 628th SFS chief of plans and programs, Master Chief Petty Officer Billy Cady, JB Charleston – Weapons Station command master chief, Col. Richard McComb, JB Charleston commander, Walter Johnson, BES Construction superintendent, Navy Capt. Thomas Bailey, JB Charleston deputy commander, Sandy Ford, 628th Contracting Squadron officer, and Chief Master Sgt. Earl Hannon, 628th Air Base Wing command chief. The new facility will provide employees with a modern badge, pass and Defense Biometrics Identification System work area. The visitor’s lobby/waiting area will provide comfortable and convenient seating, drinking fountains and restrooms. The dedicated parking lots will be located at the front and beside the building and will provide convenient parking. The new one-story building will also be built to meet current anti-terrorism force protection requirements. The project is expected to be completed by October 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Anthony Hyatt)

NMC earns Mine Readiness Certification
April 10, 2013 — Sailors, from the Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston, successfully completed a week-long training and certification from April 1 through 5, at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. The training certified NMC Sailors to safely and efficiently build mines and is conducted about once every two years. The last inspection was October 2010... MORE

Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Machago, Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston machinist’s mate, completes Master Record Sheet information for MK16 tail sections during a bi-annual Mine Readiness Certification April 1, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

News Briefs - Air Base
April 10, 2013 — To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to patriot@charleston.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.All classes or events will be held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center (Building 500) unless otherwise specified. For more information, or to... MORE

News Briefs – Weapons Station
April 10, 2013 — To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to patriot@charleston.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.All classes or events will be held at the Fleet and Family Support Center at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station (Building 755) unless otherwise... MORE

Fallen hero returns with honor
April 9, 2013 — MORE

Members of the Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard march toward the casket containing the body of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5th Class Curtis Reagan, 43, of Summerville, S.C., April 4, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Reagan died March 29, 2013, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related illness. Reagan’s remains were flown from Dover, Del., to Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)(RELEASED)

Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands visits JB Charleston
April 5, 2013 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Brian Thorton, 628th Air Base Wing Airmen Defense Center paralegal, shares a laugh with professional tennis player Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands, as he passes her a tennis ball to be autographed April 3, 2013, at Rookies Sports Grill at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Mattek-Sands was in Charleston competing in the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament and visited the Air Base to sign autographs for Team Charleston members and tour a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

437th AW Airmen get “innovative”
April 5, 2013 — Leadership from the 437th Airlift Wing visited multiple sections in the wing March 20 - 22, 2013 and highlighted five Airmen for their recent innovative ideas. Captain Coningsby Burdon, 16th Airlift Squadron, Master Sgt. Greg Butler, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Master Sgt. Glenn Hill, 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Tech. Sgt... MORE

Joint Base Charleston personnel attend Military Appreciation night
April 5, 2013 — MORE

Joint Base Honor Guard members post the Colors April 3, 2013, at the Family Circle Cup Tennis Tournament in Daniel Island, S.C. A five-member honor guard team posted the Colors and base leaders had the honor of conducting the coin toss prior to the match. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

News Briefs – Weapons Station
April 4, 2013 — To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to patriot@charleston.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.All classes or events will be held at the Fleet and Family Support Center at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station (Building 755) unless otherwise... MORE

News Briefs - Air Base
April 4, 2013 — To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to patriot@charleston.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.All classes or events will be held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center (Building 500) unless otherwise specified. For more information, or to... MORE