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Project STAR helps Airmen and Sailors shine
October 15, 2014 — How do you take the third worst state in the country for the number of traffic fatalities that are drunk driving related and turn it around? How do you address an increasing number of underage drinking incidents and DUIs on Joint Base Charleston? Two years ago when Joint Base Charleston leadership asked these very questions, it got its... MORE

Gone in a flash
October 15, 2014 — "This is a date you'll remember for the rest of your life."That was what the Red Cross worker told me and my husband the day our home burned down. She was right.That date was Jan. 21, 2014 - the day our apartment building went up in flames, and so too, did most of our belongings.We lost nearly everything. Thankfully, we were safe, but most of our... MORE

Dog placement ceremony held at NAVCONBRIG
October 6, 2014 — For many, dogs are often called a human's best friend. However, for some wounded warriors, they are so much more.A dog placement ceremony was held Oct. 2, 2014, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The dog, Bosor, a 19-month old black Labrador retriever, was trained through the NCBC's Service Dog Program in... MORE

Bosor, a 19-month old Labrador retriever, stands alongside his new owner, Sean Knapp, a U.S. Army veteran, during a dog placement ceremony Oct. 2, 2014, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Bosor was trained by inmates at the NCBC in partnership with Canines For Service, Inc. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Tom Brading)

MEDGROUP preparing for flu season
September 24, 2014 — Cooler weather is quickly arriving and the 628th Medical Group is preparing now for flu season.The 628th MDG now has the injectable form of influenza vaccine for children ages 6 months to 35 months old.They have also received a limited supply of live influenza (FluMist version) vaccine. At this time, due to limited quantities, the FluMist vaccine... MORE

Energy reduction and Air Force priorities
September 23, 2014 — October is Energy Action Month, a time to think about the importance of energy in our daily lives, in the lives of our families and in our ability to accomplish our mission. The theme for Energy Action Month is "I am Air Force Energy," because we all have a role to play in ensuring energy security and achieving our mission to fly, fight and win, in... MORE

Vietnam vets lay wreath at JB Charleston
September 9, 2014 — The Pleiku Air Base Association held a wreath laying ceremony Sept. 5, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to honor the fallen service members stationed at the Pleiku Air Base in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The group meets annually to keep the memories of their fallen comrades alive. This year's ceremony, at JB Charleston, welcomed Lt... MORE

Members of the Pleiku Air Base Association met for a wreath laying ceremony Sept. 5, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The members of the group met to lay a wreath and honor their fellow Vietnam era service members who were stationed at Pleiku Air Base, and were killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Tom Brading)

U.S. military conducts airstrikes against ISIL, JB Charleston C-17s airdrop humanitarian aid
September 4, 2014 — At the request of the Iraqi government, two Joint Base Charleston C-17s operating from a forward deployed location, and two U.S. C-130s airdropped 109 bundles of much-needed humanitarian aid to the people of Amirli, Iraq,including the Shia Turkomen minority ethnic group, Aug. 31. Along with aircraft from Australia, France and the United Kingdom,... MORE

Senior Airman Jon Woerzburger, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III flying crew chief, awaits engine start prior to a humanitarian airdrop mission over Amirli, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2014. The two C-17s dropped 79 container delivery system bundles of fresh drinking water totaling 7,513 gallons. In addition, the two U.S. C-130s aircraft dropped 30 bundles totaling 3,032 gallons of fresh drinking water and 7,056 meals ready to eat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

Early intervention key in preventing suicide
September 2, 2014 — According to data from the Department of Defense, suicide is the second leading cause of death for U.S. military personnel, surpassed only by unintentional injury. Awareness of suicide and the risk factors associated with suicide are vital to the prevention of such loss of life and its traumatic consequences for our families and our communities.How... MORE

Under Secretary of Defense visits JB Charleston
August 22, 2014 — The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Jessica L. Garfola Wright, completed the first day of a two-day visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Aug. 22, 2014, to witness joint basing in action and observe the active duty and Reserve missions.Wright is the senior policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense on recruitment, career... MORE

Cmdr. Patrick Boyce, Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston commanding officer, gives a security brief to Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Jessica L. Garfola Wright, Aug. 22, 2014, at the NCBC on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Wright was on a two-day tour of JB Charleston to observe the active-duty and Reserve missions. The mission of Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston is to ensure the security, good order, discipline and safety of adjudged and pretrial prisoners; to retrain and restore the maximum number of personnel to honorable service; to prepare prisoners for return to civilian life as productive citizens; and when directed by superior authority, detain enemy combatants in accordance with guidance from the President via the Secretary of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

Scope of legal assistance
August 15, 2014 — The Joint Base Charleston Legal Office's mission is to deliver professional, candid, independent counsel and full-spectrum legal capabilities to commanders and service members ensuring forces are always mission ready. While a large part of our mission consists of assisting commanders with legal issues relating to their official duties, such as... MORE