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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

Joint Base Charleston hosts rescue team ahead of NASA human space flight mission
May 31, 2020 — NASA launched a human space flight mission called “Launch America” carrying two U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station in coordination with Space X and the Department of Defense, May 30, 2020... MORE

JB Charleston commander tours base
May 26, 2020 — Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and joint base commander, gets briefed on the Transport Isolation System on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 21, 2020. Greene assumed command earlier this month, and he toured the 628th ABW and multiple facilities to learn more about the Joint Base Charleston mission. MORE

Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and joint base commander, gets briefed on the Transport Isolation System on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 21, 2020. Greene assumed command earlier this month, and he toured the 628th ABW and multiple facilities to learn more about the Joint Base Charleston mission.

Joint Base Charleston delivers Russia bound ventilators
May 20, 2020 — A Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina C-17 Globemaster III, today, picked up 50 USAID-provided ventilators at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. and delivered them to Dover Air Force Base, Maryland. The mission is the first leg of a USAID mission to deliver 200 ventilators this month to Moscow... MORE

Seconds count, if someone goes overboard
May 19, 2020 — Coast Guard Station Charleston routinely performs boat crew member training in order to maintain proficiency that in turn saves lives and ensures the safety of its crew, passengers and the public. Recently they focused on sharpening their skills during a man overboard situation training. Seconds count, if someone goes overboard and it takes a well-trained coxswain and crew to save that person’s life. Whether it's someone shouting “man over board”, pointing to keep track of the person, the coxswain maneuvering the boat into position or crew members pulling the person back onto the boat, it takes a team to make a successful rescue in a safe manner. ... MORE

Coast Guard members practice Man Overboard training May 12, 2020, at Coast Guard Station Charleston, S.C.

Grab your popcorn; the 628th FSS hosts drive-in movies for Team Charleston
May 19, 2020 — It’s a part of the 628th Force Support Squadron’s mission to enhance the quality of life through diversified services that provide force development, sustainment operations, unit management and organization, family readiness, and morale welfare recreation programs. Keeping that part of the mission going during the COVID-19 pandemic is what Laura Abell, director of marketing and Donna Basnett, sponsorship and special events coordinator, both assigned to the 628th FSS, aim to accomplish... MORE

Team Charleston C-17s salute medical professionals with flyover
May 17, 2020 — Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Joint Base Charleston’s 437th and 315th Airlift Wings here saluted local medical professionals and first responders during a flyover Friday... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing and 437th Airlift Wing, came together to train during a flyover saluting healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19, May 15, 2020, over several medical centers including Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Joint Base Charleston’s 437th and 315th Airlift Wings here saluted local medical professionals and first responders during a flyover Friday.

JB Charleston recognizes Peace Officer Memorial Day
May 15, 2020 — MORE