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Veteran presented service dog
March 27, 2013
Commander Chadwick Bryant, Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston commander, and Rick Hairston, Canines for Service president, present service dog Malachi (black Labrador) to Rick Hayes, an Air Force veteran, during a ceremony March 21, 2013, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston on Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. CFS is a non-profit health and human services organization that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. Through this program, military prisoners are taught to train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. Since the program's inception, 15 wounded service members have received service dogs. Service dogs are constant companions and can assist veterans with more than 70 tasks, including retrieving and carrying objects, opening doors, and helping with stress and balance difficulties.. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)
LOA visits USNS Soderman
March 27, 2013
Jeff Hall (right), the incoming first mate on the USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317), explains how ships still use paper navigation charts as backups to the ship’s Global Positioning System, to (left to right) Capt. Rebecca Logan, 2nd Lt. Dan Musleve, 2nd Lt. David Loska, 2nd Lt. Andrew Palmer and Capt. Juliana D’Amore, all from the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The Airmen are members of the Charleston Logistics Officer Association which toured the ship March 22, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. The Logistics Officer Association is comprised of Air Force maintenance and Logistics Readiness officers and civilians from the JB Charleston. They toured the Soderman to get a glimpse of the diversity of Charleston’s logistics capabilities. The Soderman is a 950 foot, large, medium speed roll-on/roll-off ship that can carry the equivalent of 225 C-17 loads of cargo. It is one of eight Watson-class ships that are pre-positioned around the globe with nearly everything an Army or Marine contingent needs to begin operations. The ships return to port in the United States every one to three years, and Joint Base Charleston is the sole restocking point for the ships. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Adrianne Schilling
Tony Berenyi shares leadership experiences with JB Charleston
March 27, 2013
Tony Berenyi, Berenyi Incorporated president, gives a speech on leadership during a guest speaker luncheon March 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Berenyi, a Gulf War veteran, spoke at the event to share his leadership skills with Airmen and civilians. Berenyi is a Hungarian immigrant who grew up digging ditches on his father’s ranch. He now runs his own engineering firm in Charleston and is about to close on a $2 billion railroad reconstruction project in Tanzania. Berenyi has earned degrees at the Citadel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earned the Bronze Star leading a 250-man unit in Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)
CES defeats LRS in 2013 Intramural Basketball Championship
March 27, 2013
Jordan Pete, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron, wins the tipoff against Jeston Freeman, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, during the Intramural Basketball Championship March 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The 628th CES beat 628th LRS 48 to 30 to become JB Charleston's basketball champions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)
JB Charleston hosts SAPR events
March 27, 2013
News Briefs - Air Base
March 27, 2013
Air Force Honor Guard visits Joint Base Charleston
March 27, 2013
Members of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team perform during a recruiting visit March 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The AF Honor Guard visited JB Charleston to recruit members for their team. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)
USNS Soderman "seas" opportunities in the Pacific
March 27, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Sapp , 841st Transportation Battalion transportation management coordinator, marshals trucks onto USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) March 22, 2013, at Wharf Alpha on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. The shipment will contain more than 1,600 military vehicles and 160 shipping containers. Once loaded, the vessel will contain more than 10,000 long tons of cargo and be prepositioned overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William O'Brien)
Dr. Kirby visits JB Charleston
March 27, 2013
Dr. Ken Kirby, University of Tennessee - Knoxville professor, listens to a briefing on features of the C-17 Globemaster III during a visit March 18, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Kirby visited the base to train senior leaders on innovation and Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century related topics. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)
Commander’s Action Line – Base Shred Day
March 27, 2013