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Joint Base Charleston completes ORI
December 7, 2011 — More than 600 Airmen from Joint Base Charleston returned from the Combat Readiness and Training Center at Gulf Port, Miss., Dec. 5 and 6 following the completion of their Operational Readiness Inspection.For months leading up to the inspection, Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, 437th Airlift Wing and 628th Air Base Wing worked as one team to... MORE

Joint Base Charleston leaders greet Airmen on their return from the Operational Readiness Inspection Dec. 5 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The ORI lasted from Nov. 29 through Dec. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airmen 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Team Charleston to host Post Operational Readiness Inspection Holiday Drop In
December 7, 2011 — Team Charleston's wing commanders will co-host the Post Operational Readiness Inspection Holiday Drop-in Dec. 13 at the Charleston Club. This event is aimed at celebrating a successful 2011 ORI, while also ringing in the holiday cheer...Team Charleston style. All Joint Base Charleston personnel are welcome to attend.Attendees can enter either club... MORE

TCSC spreads holiday cheer through cookies
December 7, 2011 — The holiday season can be a challenging time for those Airmen and Sailors living in the dorms and are still becoming accustomed to being away from family. The Team Charleston Spouses Club initiated their annual Cookie Drop Dec. 6 at the Base Chapel Annex to reach out to these troops.The Cookie Drop is a program in which base residents and community... MORE

Members from Team Charleston Spouses Club sort and package cookies during their Annual Cookie Drop Dec. 6 at the Joint Base Charleston-Air Base Chapel Annex. The cookie drop collected homemade cookies that were donated to Airmen and Sailors living in the dorms and to those who are deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Beware of scams targeting homeowners
December 7, 2011 — Homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments should beware of con artists and scams that promise to save their homes and lower their mortgage debt or payments. The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have announced... MORE

Nominations open for 2012 Military Child of the Year
December 7, 2011 — Operation Homefront recently announced the opening of the 2012 Military Child of the Year Award nomination period. The award will be given to an outstanding military child from each Service - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The winners, who will receive $5,000 each, will be flown with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C.,... MORE

JB Charleston Sailors receive November advancements
December 6, 2011 — Congratulations to Joint Base Charleston's sailors for their November advancemenets. Naval Support ActivityMachinist's Mate 2nd Class Martin, E.Naval Munitions Command Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Hall, S.Mineman 1st Class Alvarado, F.MN1 Bish, R.MN1 Reeves, J.MM3 Knight, A.Naval Nuclear Power Training CommandCryptologic Technical... MORE

Captain America delivers patriotic power to JB Charleston Exchange
December 6, 2011 — In 1941, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created a symbol of the American spirit which instilled both patriotism and pride in the nation's military and American citizens. The iconic figure fought alongside troops in the trenches and they called him Captain America. Marvel Comics and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service have teamed up once again to... MORE

Verify worksheets now for 2012 CPO exam
December 6, 2011 — Worksheet verification and signing for the January 2012 Chief Petty Officer advancement examination will continue until Dec. 23 in the Educational Service Office, Bldg. 302, room 206. Verification and signing worksheets prior to the exam date is mandatory per Bureau of Personnel Instruction1430.16F (Advancement Manual). Candidates who do not verify... MORE

Chief Petty Officer Eugene Ruelos instructs Sailors on the proper procedure for entering a space that had reports of fire during a ship-wide survivability training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63). Stethem is operating in the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Cole)

Joint Base Charleston celebrates Arbor Day
December 6, 2011 — With the help of a group of excited fifth graders, personnel from Joint Base Charleston celebrated Arbor Day by planting a live oak tree on the campus of Hunley Park Elementary school located in N. Charleston.Arbor Day is observed annually on the first Friday of December in South Carolina. The students assisted Joint Base Charleston - Weapons... MORE

Master Chief Petty Officer Billy Cady picks students to help plant a tree for Arbor Day at Hunley Park Elementary School in North Charleston Dec. 2. This is the 16th year JB Charleston has been a member of the Tree City USA foundation. To become a Tree City USA member, a community most meet four annual standards: a tree protection board or manager, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance. Cady is the JB Charleston - Weapons Station command master chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

Sailors at NSA trade offices for a day at school
December 6, 2011 — Four Sailors from Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, Naval Support Activity traded a day in their offices for a day at school ... but not as students. They were lucky enough to participate in the Principal for a Day program at schools throughout Berkeley County School District Dec. 1 The annual, national event is hosted by the Education... MORE

Robert Bohnstengel , James Island Charter High School principal (center) and Chief Petty Officer Michael Vira visit the school’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps classroom to talk to students about future plans and their classroom assignments during the national “Principal for a Day” event hosted by The Education Foundation Dec. 1. Vira is a food service officer at the Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station’s Galley. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)