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Final rehearsal prepares Team Charleston for ORI
October 31, 2011 — Airmen from Joint Base Charleston began returning home Oct. 29, following a week-long exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss.More than 600 Airmen deployed to form the 121st Air Expeditionary Wing as part of exercise Operation Crisis Look, in which Charleston Airmen and C-17 aircraft simulated a deployment to Nagoya,... MORE

Capt. Larry Abee and Capt. Mike Chrapkiewkz follow their pre-flight inspection checklist prior to conducting a mission Oct. 27 at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss. Pre-flight inspections ensure the avionics on the aircraft are working properly and that the aircraft is prepared for flight. More than 600 Airmen participated in this week-long exercise to prepare for Joint Base Charleston's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection. Abee and Chrapkiewkz are pilots from the 300th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ian Hoachlander)

Movie Schedule - Family Matters
October 31, 2011 — Movie Schedule: Weapons StationCall 764-7516 for show times. Admission is free. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each showing. Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows: Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Rated PG-13Zoo Keeper: Nove. 5, 5 p.m., Rated PGThe Change Up: Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Rated RHarry Potter and the Deadly Hallows: Nov. 6, 2 p.m., Rated PG-13Friends with... MORE

News Briefs - Air Base
October 31, 2011 — 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.Nov. 7Investing Demystified: Ideal for the first-time investor, this class explains the most common types of investments and simplifies terminology for... MORE

News Briefs - Weapons Station
October 31, 2011 — 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.Nov. 9Civilian TSP: TSP is a retirement savings and investment plan that allows members to set aside an amount to build for retirement. Join us Nov. 9... MORE

JOINT BASE LEAN awareness
October 31, 2011 — LEAN. It's a word that will soon become part of our everyday lives. The LEAN concept is about creating a more efficient and effective environment in the workplace and provides proven techniques and methods that eliminate waste in processes and finds the root cause of problems, solving them for good."LEAN allows people to know that their ideas to... MORE

This week in Navy History
October 31, 2011 — Oct. 30, 1775 - Congress authorized four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies.Oct. 31, 1961 - The end came to Lighter than Air ships in the U.S. Navy with the disestablishment of Fleet Airship Wing One and ZP-1 and ZP-3, the last operating units in the LTA branch of Naval Aviation, at Lakehurst, N.J.Nov. 1, 1941 - President Franklin... MORE

This week in Air Force history
October 31, 2011 — Oct. 30, 1918 - Capt. Edward Rickenbacker shot down his 26th and final enemy aircraft of World War I.Oct. 31, 2001 - A pair of C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew over Afghanistan to deliver some 35,000 humanitarian rations. The loadmaster aboard one C-17 tossed out a single plastic enclosed meal to symbolically represent the millionth meal airdropped. That... MORE

Movie Schedule - Family Matters
October 26, 2011 — Movie Schedule: Weapons StationCall 764-7516 for show times. Admission is free. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each showing. Pirates of the Carribean: Strange Tides: Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Rated PG-13Judy Moody: Not Bummer Summer: Oct. 29, 5 p.m., Rated PGPirates of the Carribean: Strange Tides: Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., Rated PG-13Judy Moody: Not Bummer... MORE

College of Charleston holds Military Appreciation Night
October 26, 2011 — MORE

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston participate in a six on six mini-volleyball match during halftime at the College of Charleston Women's Volleyball Military Appreciation Night, Oct. 21, at The College of Charleston's TD Arena in downtown Charleston.The women's volleyball team hosted Military Appreciation Night in honor of all branches of service in order to say thank you to our many military heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Susan Carlson)

ORE tests deployment capabilities
October 26, 2011 — MORE

Joint Base Charleston Airmen exit a C-17 at Gulfport, Miss. during an Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 24. The ORE is in preparation for the command's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection which evaluates Airmen's mission readiness in preparation for real world deployments.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo)