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Key Spouses support family readiness
September 7, 2011 — Military leaders have always looked for ways to improve individual, family and unit readiness. Many programs through the years have been created to help service members and their families cope with the stress of defending our country.One program standardized by the Air Force in 2009 has been peer-to-peer family support and it is here to stay. The... MORE

Women in Defense Military Woman of the Year
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Master Sergeant Amanda Lynch receives the "Military Woman of the Year 2011" award at the Military Appreciation night before the Charleston RiverDogs game Sept.1, at Joe Riley Stadium. The "Military Woman of the Year 2011" award was presented by the Women in Defense (a National Security Organization) Palmetto Chapter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airmen 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Patriot Day commemoration at Patriots Point
September 7, 2011 — A ceremony to remember those lost on September 11, 2001, and our Armed Forces lost in the Wars on Terror from 2001 to present, will be conducted in Hangar Bay 3 on USS Yorktown at Patriots Point, Sept. 11 from 8:45 a.m. to noon. Nine thousand one hundred sixty eight names will be read by more than 200 participants from the Boy Scouts of America,... MORE

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