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628th SFS remembers one of their own
June 6, 2012
Staff Sgt. Brandon Edwards, 628th Security Forces dog handler, lays Waldo to rest at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. June 6, 2012. Waldo, a military working dog, was assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron and served most of his career here. He was deployed twice to Afghanistan. During his career, Waldo conducted 2,304 hours of searches and completed 425 hours of detection training, leading to safer communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
628th SFS trains to restrain
June 6, 2012
Airman 1st Class Michael Compson, 628th Security Forces Squadron and Staff Sgt. Michael Mattern, 628th SFS, practice restraint techniques June 5, 2012 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Security Forces practice weapon retention, physical apprehension and restraint techniques as an annual training requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
JB Charleston Fitness/Sports Day
June 6, 2012
The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron's team poses for a photo after winning a dodge ball tournament, June 1, 2012 at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Fitness Center, S.C. In the past 10 years, it is estimated more than 66,000 Airmen have participated in the Fitness/Sports Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Walker)
Physical Therapy Clinic Offers Running Analysis
June 6, 2012
June Diamond Sharp
June 6, 2012
Colonel Richard McComb (left), Joint Base Charleston commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Avery Jones, 628th Mission Support Group superintendent (right), recognize June's Diamond Sharp winners at the Charleston Club at JB Charleston –Air Base, June 5. The Diamond Sharp recipients are (front row from left) Airman 1st Class Dariely Velazquez, 628th Communications Squadron, Airman 1st Class Kevonda Harrell 628th Force Support Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Kurt Davis, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron. Pictured with the Diamond Sharp winners are Master Sgt. David Turnage, 628th CS, Master Sgt. John Ward, 628 FSS and Master Sgt. Keith Bishop, 628th CE. Diamond Sharp awardees are Airmen chosen by their first sergeants for their excellent performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)
News Briefs – Weapons Station
June 6, 2012
There will be blood ... at the health clinic
June 6, 2012
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesus Pena, a hospital corpsman with the Naval Health Clinic at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C., drips a single drop of activation agent into a test tube in preparation of blood clot testing June 1, 2012. All donated blood is thoroughly tested at the clinic to ensure the donated blood is able to be used in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
18th AF commander visits JB Charleston
June 6, 2012
Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, speaks to Airmen at the JB Charleston theater June 4, 2012. Ramsay visited JB Charleston to get a first-hand look at the military functions that are unique to this base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)
Navy Marine Corps Relief Society receives check
June 6, 2012
Captain Thomas Bailey, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, presents a check to David Hastings, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society director. The check came from the proceeds of Naval Exchange Customer Support’s fund drive for the 2012 Navy Marine Corps Relief Society at the NEX at JB Charleston – Weapons Station, June 1. The exchange’s top sellers for the fund drive were Mary Helen White and Christine Reyes. Christine Finkler, not pictured, was also a top seller. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)
News Briefs – Air Base
June 6, 2012