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CrossFit pushes Airmen to achieve perfection
September 7, 2011 — Everyone goes for a different reason.For some, CrossFit helps them score 100 on their Physical Fitness test. For others, it molds them into combat-ready Airmen. For Tech. Sgt. Tommy Hendrix, who has been attending the class for a week, it's about the after effects of the rigorous workout."I go for the feeling I get after I'm done," said Hendrix, a... MORE

Master Sergeant Steven Hart motivates Barbara Snow as she performs "hang cleans" during the CrossFit instructor course at the Fitness and Sports Center Jan. 5, 2011. Members who attended the CrossFit instructor course performed three rounds of 20 repetitions of "box jumps", "wall balls" and "hang cleans" which consisted of 60 total repetitions per exercise, 180 for workout total. Hart is the 628th Communications Squadron first sergeant and Snow is assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing wing plans office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Uniform changes for Navy women go into effect this October
September 7, 2011 — New uniform regulations regarding changes to Navy women's handbags were recently announced by the Chief of Naval Operations. Service members are encouraged to make the changes now before the new policy is in full effect this October.Woman may continue to wear civilian handbags when in uniform while staying within the new specifications. The handbag... MORE

FSS conducts online survey
September 7, 2011 — The Force Support Squadron is currently conducting an online survey about patron use of the Air Base Fitness and Sports Center. Of particular interest is the possibility of increased late night and early morning hours, or remaining open 24-hours a day. The survey takes less than five minutes to complete and can be accessed at www.jbcharleston.com... MORE

This week in Air Force History
September 6, 2011 — Sept. 4, 1996 - A C-141 Starlifter from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., evacuated 30 passengers from Bujumbura, Burundi, to Nairobi, Kenya, to remove them from the danger of a civil war in Burundi.Sept. 5, 1986 - A U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter flew Americans injured during a hijacking at Karachi Airport, Pakistan, to... MORE

This week in Naval History
September 6, 2011 — Sept. 4, 1941 - The German submarine, U-652, attacked USS Greer, which was tracking the submarine southeast of Iceland. Greer was not damaged, but dropped depth charges, damaging U-652.Sept. 5, 1939 - President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the Navy to form a Neutrality Patrol to report the presence of foreign warships within 300 miles of the eastern... MORE

Diamond Sharp
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Senior Airman Shwanna Ferguson receives the Diamond Sharp award from Col. Erik Hansen and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene at Joint Base Charleston Sept. 6. Diamond Sharp awardees are Airmen chosen by their first sergeants for their excellent performance. Hansen is the 437th Airlift Wing commander, Greene is the 437 AW command chief and Ferguson is assigned to the 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron. Other Diamond Sharp winners not pictured include Airmen 1st Class Bianca Flores, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Daniel Jones, 437th Maintenance Squadron and Daniel Godfrey, 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

NHCC personnel return to Charleston following Operation Continuing Promise 2011
September 6, 2011 — The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) stopped in Norfolk Va. Sept. 2, to disembark crew members after completing a five-month humanitarian deployment to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility in support of Continuing Promise 2011. Among the hundreds of Sailors that took part in this mission were seven local Sailors from Naval Health Clinic... MORE

(From left) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joseph Stocking, from Rochester, Ind., Lt. j.g. Robert Bailey, from Salt Lake City and Lt. j.g. Anthony Capuano, from Los Angeles, watch as USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) approaches the first lock during her transit through the Panama Canal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kasey Close/RELEASED)

Justice Files: Order and discipline at Joint Base Charleston
September 6, 2011 — Air Force members of Joint Base Charleston received the following punishment at courts-martial and non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice during July and August, 2011. The maximum punishment under Article 15 depends on the rank of the member being offered the Article 15 and the rank of the officer... MORE

Learn what GI Bill education benefit is best for you
September 6, 2011 — From the Many veterans and active duty personnel can qualify for more than one education benefits program, including:- Post-9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) - Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB, chapter 30 and chapter 1606) - Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP, chapter 1607) - Post Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance program (VEAP, chapter 32)... MORE

Commander's Challenge
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First Lieutenent Ryan Peake finishes first in the Commander's Fitness Challenge, Sept. 1, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Peake ran the challenge in 17:27 and is assigned to the 628th Family Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)