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Joint Base Charleston Available Services (Updated 20 Jun 20)
June 20, 2020 — Due to a recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases across the state and in the Charleston area, Joint Base leadership is reassessing the availability of services on the installation. As a result, the installation Child and Youth Programs (CDCs and Youth Centers), AAFES Barber shop, Stylique Salon and the installation libraries will not open on June 22, 2020 as previously announced. Additionally, the Air Base Dining Facility will cease dine-in services effective June 20, 2020. Please see the listing below for the availability of all other Joint Base Services... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Available Services (Updated 20 June 2020)
June 20, 2020 — Due to a recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases across the state and in the Charleston area, Joint Base leadership is reassessing the availability of services on the installation. As a result, the installation Child and Youth Programs (CDCs and Youth Centers), AAFES Barber shop, Stylique Salon and the installation libraries will not open on June 22, 2020 as previously announced. Additionally, the Air Base Dining Facility will cease dine-in services effective June 20, 2020. Please see the listing below for the availability of all other Joint Base Services... MORE

Pre Deployment at Joint Base Charleston
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Joint Base Charleston benefits from Military Personnel Exchange Program
June 19, 2020 — Capt. Marcin Smurawa, an aircraft maintenance officer for the Polish air force, is a member of the Military Personnel Exchange Program, which allows him to serve as a fuels management flight commander for the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The exchange program is a two-year course that personnel from NATO are able to participate in at bases across the U.S. Air Force. ... MORE

JB Charleston accessories flight plays an important role in keeping aircraft and the base running
June 15, 2020 — The accessories flight is a maintenance flight that works on many different important components on and off the aircraft... MORE

Airman 1st Class Mac Summers, an aircraft hydraulics technician assigned to the accessories flight in the 437th Maintenance Squadron, holds up an aircraft part on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., June 3, 2020.

JB Charleston crew chief wins annual Air Mobility Command award
June 11, 2020 — Senior Airman Christian Graham, a crew chief assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, earned the Base Honor Guard Member of the Year award for Air Mobility Command. Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard play a vital role in keeping Airmen morale high by promoting USAF missions, protecting standards, perfecting the image and preserving heritage. ... MORE

Senior Airman Christian Graham, a crew chief assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses for an official photograph at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Graham won the Base Honor Guard Member of the Year award in the annual Air Mobility Command awards.

Without ground power there is no air power at Joint Base Charleston
June 10, 2020 — One of the 437th Airlift Wing’s priorities is to sustain mission excellence, and this is a goal all maintainers strive to achieve daily. According to Master Sgt. Josh Harrington, flight chief assigned to the 437th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment, ground equipment plays a critical role in day-to-day operations to achieve mission excellence. ... MORE

Senior Airman Spencer Cook, 437th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment technician, inspects the cooling air duct on a TLD manufactured air conditioner at joint base Charleston S.C., June 3, 2020. Members of the 437th MXS accept, fix and maintain equipment used on aircraft and in back shops to do maintenance inspections in order to keep the flight line a more lethal and ready force.

Joint Base Charleston Historian documents history during a pandemic
June 3, 2020 — Historians are people who devote their career to the past, but recently, they have had to change their focus to documenting the present. According to Josh Mayes, 628th Air Base Wing historian, history is always in motion. “History for me is not a dusty subject that sits on a bookshelf, but is more of a dynamic field of study,” he said. “History, contrary to some people's belief, is very dynamic and is literally changing constantly.” People often think of historians as people who study the past, or a particular period of time, and document their findings based on evidence and facts. ... MORE

Josh Mayes, 628th Air Base Wing Historian, works on his laptop from home in Ladson, S.C., May 22, 2020. Some of Mayes’s day-to-day tasks consist of documenting current events and studying the past. Recently, Mayes has been documenting many events involving the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joint Base Charleston Available Services
June 3, 2020 — (Updated 2 Jun 20)Mission Critical members are defined as military members and their dependents, base residents, mission critical government civilians, and mission critical contractors.Note: In accordance with DoD policy, “all individuals on DoD property, installations and facilities will wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet... MORE

In rolls the night shift at Joint Base Charleston
June 1, 2020 — It’s common for people who work during the weekday at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to hear the sounds of Retreat and the National Anthem at 4:30 p.m.. It’s also normal for people who live either on the base or near it to hear aircraft taking off for local training flights and real-world missions as they wind down at night and prepare to go to sleep. This is a normal occurrence at JB Charleston; however, this may beg the question, who’s working on the base so late at night? The reality is JB Carleston operates and is maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and common shifts are days, swings and midnights. ... MORE