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Service members unite to help homeless Vets
November 1, 2011 — Hundreds of service members from Joint Base Charleston volunteered at the 12th annual Stand Down Against Homelessness at the Armory Park Community Center in North Charleston Oct. 27 and 28, and helped provide more than 2,000 homeless veterans with basic necessities.The annual event, hosted by the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veteran Affairs... MORE

Homeless veterans wait for a haircut during the Stand Down Against Homelessness at the Armory Park Community Center, Oct. 27. The Ralph H. Johnson Veteran Affairs Medical Center and the Goodwill Industries of the Lowcountry sponsored the 12th annual Stand Down Against Homelessness. The event provided medical and dental assistance, clothing, food, haircuts and job and legal counseling for hundreds of homeless in the greater Charleston area. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brannon Deugan

Using bath salts to get high – just as risky as smoking Spice
November 1, 2011 — By now, the entire Joint Base Charleston community should understand that using Spice is illegal for Airmen and Sailors. Not only have units briefed their members about the criminality of using, possessing or distributing Spice, but the Air Force has even prosecuted members caught smoking Spice. Within the last three months, five Airmen at Joint... MORE

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