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NNPTC graduation
May 30, 2012 — MORE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McGrorty received the Class Honorman award and Ensign Stephen Edwards received the Vice-Adm. Behrens award for Class 1201 during the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command graduation ceremony at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., May 25, 2012. The Class Honorman award is given to the sailor with the highest grade point average, while the Behrens award is given to the officer with the highest GPA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

15th Airlift Squadron change of command
May 30, 2012 — MORE

Colonel Erik Hansen, 437th Airlift Wing commander, hands the squadron guidon to Lt. Col. David Owens, 15th Airlift Squadron incoming commander, during the 15th AS change of command ceremony at JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C, May 24, 2012. The handing over of the guidon symbolizes the changing of a command. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

Local news meteorologist guest speaker at Hurricane Preparedness briefing
May 30, 2012 — Lieutenant Colonel Bill Walsh, 315th Airlift Wing chief of Public Affairs and on-air chief meteorologist at Charleston's, S.C. WCSC-TV Live 5 News was the guest speaker at a hurricane preparedness briefing May 23 at the Joint Base Charleston Airman and Family Readiness Center.The Financial Services Office and the Civil Engineer Emergency Management... MORE

Bill Walsh, on-air chief meteorologist at WCSC-TV Live 5 News and 315th Airlift Wing Chief of Public Affairs, explains how to use one of the many smart phone applications to track the movement of tropical storms or hurricanes at a hurricane preparedness briefing May 23, 2012 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Walsh was the guest speaker at the briefing hosted by the Financial Services Office and the Civil Engineer Emergency Management Flight, answering questions about readiness, what to do in the event of a hurricane, as well as the science of a hurricane to JB Charleston military members, Department of Defense employees and dependents. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

628th CPTS Change of Command
May 29, 2012 — MORE

Col. Richard McComb, Joint Base Charleston commander, takes the squadron guidon from Lt. Col. Trevor Whitehill, 628th Comptroller Squadron outgoing commander, during the 628th CPTS Change of Command ceremony at JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C., May 23, 2012. The handing over of the guidon symbolizes the changing of a command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

Hurricane Season is coming
May 24, 2012 — June 1 will kick off what can be a very intense and unpredictable six-month-long hurricane season. Members of Joint Base Charleston should educate themselves on what items they will need and what resources are available to prepare themselves, their family members and their pets. It's important to know the difference between a hurricane watch and a... MORE

National Weather Service names Joint Base Charleston "Storm Ready"
May 24, 2012 — Joint Base Charleston has the National Weather Service vote of confidence that the base is prepared should a major storm come our way. Ron Morales Jr., a warning coordination meteorologist at the NWS office in Charleston, S.C., awarded the Storm Ready designation to JB Charleston May 22. JB Charleston is the 31st military base and the second joint... MORE

Joint Base Charleston was recently recognized as a Storm Ready community by the National Weather Service. The Storm Ready status is given to communities that are prepared for severe weather, educate their people and develop a good working relationship with NWS. From left to right are Sarah Winberry, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron installation emergency manager, Senior Airman Ross Kreikemeier, 628th CES Emergency Management flight, and the team lead for the Storm Ready program, Col. Richard McComb, Joint Base Charleston commander, Ronald Morales, Jr., warning coordination meteorologist at the NWS office, Charleston, S.C., Tech. Sgt. Gerald McPherson, 437th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight, Brian Dillo, 628th ABW Command Post, and Mike Emlaw, Meteorologist at the NWS office in Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force/Tech Sgt. Chrissy Best)

First Responders Practice to Make Perfect
May 23, 2012 — Charleston area first responding agencies, to include members from Joint Base Charleston, gathered to train and work through an exercise with more than 100 mass casualty injuries May 15, in North Charleston. Emergency workers in three counties conducted a live mass-casualty incident readiness exercise. The drill was set up at The Farm at Wescott... MORE

First responders check "injuries" of dummies and manikins after a simulated emergency May 15, 2012 at the Amenity Center in The Farm at Wescott Plantation. Department of Health and Environmental Control District 7, in conjunction with Joint Base Charleston members, local emergency medical services, fire departments, law enforcement, coroners and all Charleston area hospitals conducted the live, mass causality incident readiness exercise to test first responder abilities and processes. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley)

News Briefs – Weapons Station
May 23, 2012 — 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.May 29A Saving and Investing class will be held at 10 a.m. May 29 at Bldg. 755 on the Weapons Station. Find out how you can start saving and learn the... MORE

News Briefs - Air Base
May 23, 2012 — 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.May 24Master Sgt. Peele Retirement: There will be a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Lisa Peele, May 24 at 9 a.m. at the Joint Base Charleston... MORE

EOD trains to hone skills
May 22, 2012 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Robert Hardy, Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., looks for an unidentified explosive object, May 21, 2012. This scenario, which involves identifying different UXO's, is a part of Hardy's 5-level upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Walker)