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3rd MAS officers relive memories at Charleston
April 16, 2013
More than 50 retired and veteran officers and their spouses tour the C-124 Globemaster II April 11, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The 3rd Military Airlift Squadron members were visiting for a reunion at JB Charleston. The group compared the older planes they flew to the new C-17 Globemaster III during a tour of the aircraft. Pilots from the 3rd MAS were stationed at Charleston Air Force Base from 1966 to 1973 and flew the C-141, C-124 and the C-5 Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi)
Forest City Military Communities announce April Yard of the Month Winners
April 10, 2013
Forest City Military Communities recently announced their April Yard of the Month winners at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. This yard belongs to Airman 1st Class Skyler Wooleryayers, 437th Maintenance Squadron. Yard of the Month winners receive a gift card from a local home improvement store. (Courtesy photo)
Operation R&R: building family bonds, rewarding heroes
April 10, 2013
Staff Sgt. William Benson, 628th Security Forces Squadron, and his wife, Abbey, along with their children enjoy a vacation courtesy of Operation R&R at Isle of Palms, S.C. Benson returned from a deployment in November 2011, and used the vacation to aid in the rebuilding of a family bond. (Courtesy photo)
Naval Health Clinic Charleston - one month tobacco-free
April 10, 2013
(From right to left) Navy Capt. Mary Kim Kenney-Gutshall, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commanding officer, Capt. Richard Joralmon, NHCC executive officer and Master Chief Petty Officer Betty Watson, NHCC command master chief, unveil the NHCC directional signage which reads "Tobacco Free Campus" at NHCC on Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C., March 1, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo/Jeff Kelly)
JB Charleston Airmen participate in 5k Commander's Challenge
April 10, 2013
Participants start the 5k Commander's Challenge Run April 5, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The 5k was held to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)
Denton Program provides avenue for humanitarian assistance
April 10, 2013
Ground-breaking ceremony held for WS Visitor Center
April 10, 2013
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
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)
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