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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

Base housing project keeps on rolling
April 4, 2013 — Since Forest City Military Communities began the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base privatized housing construction project in Oct. 2011, more than 265 units and a new community center have been completed.The project, which calls for construction of 335 new homes on the Air Base, is on schedule for completion by August 2013. "More military members... MORE

Forest City Military Communities held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Community Center March 29, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The community center, located at 1501 Touhey Blvd. on the Air Base, is 5,696 square feet and includes a business center, a fitness center, a kitchen and activity center, showers, locker rooms and two housing management offices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Anthony Hyatt)

Bio and EM team up to train for real world missions
April 3, 2013 — MORE

Senior Airman Nicole Browning, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman (blue suit), and Staff Sgt. Jessica McFelia, 628th Medical Group bioenvironmental engineer craftsman (green suit), prepare to clear an area during an exercise March 28, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The 628th MDG Bioenvironmental Flight trains with the 628th CE Emergency Management Flight to refine their emergency response skills and to improve their preparedness and response initiatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)