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Air Force Civil Engineering Maintains Base During COVID-19 Posture
May 15, 2020 — Water and fuel systems maintenance specialists manage the plumbing, wastewater collection systems, liquid fuel storage and natural gas distribution systems on every base. This maintenance can include the waste systems that keep bases clean and sanitary. Water and fuel system maintainers have kept up operations during the COVID-19 physical distancing posture in order to ensure base cleanliness and the health and wellness of our JB Charleston teammates... MORE

Senior Airman Logan Smith, 628th Civil Engineering Squadron water and fuels systems maintenance specialist, inspects a septic pump system used to ensure waste is properly disposed of on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 12, 2020. Water and fuel systems maintenance specialists manage the plumbing, wastewater collection systems, liquid fuel storage and natural gas distribution systems on every base. This maintenance can include the waste systems that keep bases clean and sanitary. Water and fuel system maintainers have kept up operations during the COVID-19 physical distancing posture in order to ensure base cleanliness and the health and wellness of our JB Charleston teammates.

628th Air Base Wing welcomes new commander
May 14, 2020 — The 628th Air Base Wing held a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 13, 2020... MORE

Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and joint base commander, stands at attention during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 13, 2020. Greene is a U.S. Air Force Academy Graduate, class of 2000. He most recently served as the commander of the 305th Operations Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and is a command pilot with more than 3,300 flight hours.

628th MDG Mental Health Clinic team encourages practice of healthy habits
May 11, 2020 — The 628th Medical Group’s mental health clinic team encourages service members, DOD employees and their families, to take care of their mental health while practicing physical distancing during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Tech Sgt. Brett Chapman, 628th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health Clinic alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment noncommissioned officer in charge, has noticed a rise in unique stressors associated with COVID-19 and said providing tips to maintain mental health is important... MORE

JB Charleston chaplain wins annual Air Mobility Command award
May 8, 2020 — Major Michelle Law-Gordon, 628th Air Base Wing senior installation chaplain, was given the Thoralf T. Thielen Award, recognizing her as the command's outstanding reserve chaplain of 2019... MORE

Major Michelle Law-Gordon, 628th Air Base Wing senior installation chaplain, poses for a photo at the Air Base Chapel on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. April 22, 2020. Law-Gordon won the 2019 Thoralf T. Thielen Award, recognizing her as the Air Force reserve chaplain of the year for Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sara Jenkins)

CTK Airmen keep tools sharp, maintainers safe during pandemic
May 6, 2020 — The 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Sortie Support Flight’s Composite Tool Kit Section takes care of the initial steps in ensuring aircraft are maintained and able to execute missions worldwide during the global pandemic. From a single rag to an advanced piece of sophisticated aircraft test equipment, these CTK members ensure tools and assets are serviceable and clean to help ensure JB Charleston’s C-17 Globemaster IIIs keep flying. ... MORE

Senior Airman Sean Graves, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Flight Composite Tool Kit Section custodian, sanitizes tools and equipment May 5, 2020, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 437th AMXS CTK Section is responsible for the accountability of thousands of pieces of equipment including more than 2,000 tool kits. The CTK team implemented a process where maintainers disinfect their tools prior to turn in. After communicating over radio, tools are sanitized in a designated room used for tool transfer with personnel keeping a six foot distance to help prevent health risks associated with COVID-19.

Naval Weapons Station pharmacy continue operations
May 5, 2020 — Hospitalman Seaman Apprentice Gianna Tamburro, assigned to the Naval Medical Readiness Training Command, organizes prescriptions alphabetically according to the names of patients at the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Pharmacy at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 24, 2020. The NHCC Pharmacy altered their customer service operations to have the... MORE

Hospitalman Seaman Apprentice Gianna Tamburro, assigned to the Naval Medical Readiness Training Command, organizes prescriptions alphabetically according to the names of patients at the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Pharmacy at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 24, 2020. The NHCC Pharmacy altered their customer service operations to have the primary way to obtain a prescription be through the drive-thru. Pharmacy personnel are protecting patients and themselves by washing their hands every 30 mins, practicing physical distancing, wearing masks and cleaning routinely.

Parenting during COVID-19
May 4, 2020 — As a father of a four-year-old daughter, the reason I go to work is to make sure that she is taken care of -- food in her stomach, clothes on her back, a roof over her head and a better future for her. I was aware of the possibility that I could be away from my family with little to no contact when I joined the military, and I was prepared to do what I had to do to honor my service commitment. Having said that, all of the training I have received could never have prepared me for, or empowered me to predict, how my work-life balance would be flipped upside down over the past several weeks. ... MORE

Akira Arzu-Davis, holds a stuffed animal while her father, Airman 1st Class Cory J. Davis, a photojournalist assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, teleworks from home at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2020. Families are encouraged to practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to practice physical distancing is by staying indoors.

Air Force Chief Of Staff and Senior Enlisted Advisor visit Joint Base Charleston
May 1, 2020 — Goldfein and Wright visited the Airmen currently training and working on the Transport Isolation System, which is designed to provide aeromedical evacuation for patients with known or suspected exposure to a contagious or infectious disease, while protecting the aircraft and aircrew. The TIS was originally designed for the Ebola outbreak in 2014, and is now used to assist in the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response... MORE

Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright test out the hand sanitizer produced at the Palmetto Spark innovation group at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 30, 2020. The group was created along with many other innovation focused Air Mobility groups to promote new ideas from the squadron level as well as ways to solve problems in new ways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller)

437th AMXS supports aeromedical training, local missions
May 1, 2020 — The 437th AMXS is still generating aircraft to support local training flights, missions from Air Mobility Command and supporting training for aeromedical evacuation personnel while being critically manned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 437th AMXS is also implementing physical distancing when possible and following other Centers for Disease Control guidelines. Additionally, they have trained some of their personnel to decontaminate aircraft before and after missions to keep aircrews and 437th AMXS personnel safe... MORE

Senior Airman Sean McGrath, a crew chief assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, removes a screw while replacing a window on the flightdeck of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2020. The 437th AMXS is still generating aircraft to support local training flights, missions from Air Mobility Command and supporting training for aeromedical evacuation personnel while being critically manned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 437th AMXS is also implementing physical distancing when possible and following other Centers for Disease Control guidelines. Additionally, they have trained some of their personnel to decontaminate aircraft before and after missions to keep aircrews and 437th AMXS personnel safe. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Munoz)

16th AS delivers hope, develops community bonds
May 1, 2020 — The 437th Airlift Wing’s mission is to provide safe, precise reliable airlift anytime, anywhere. The wing has one of the largest fleets of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in the Air Force and contributes to a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s missions. The 16th Airlift Squadron supports this mission by developing leaders, caring for families, projecting power and delivering hope. ... MORE

Capt. Sophia Schmidt, 16th Airlift Squadron Operations Support Flight assistant flight commander, wears a 16th AS squadron patch at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 29, 2020.