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NPTU graduation
May 3, 2011 — MORE

Nuclear Power Training Unit Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Erica Hoffman gives opening remarks congratulating more than 200 Sailors during a graduation ceremony held at the Red Bank Club at Joint Base Charleston, April 29. NPTU is the final training phase for Sailors in the nuclear field prior to receiving their official orders to a submarine or nuclear powered aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

NSA welcomes new ombudsman
May 3, 2011 — Naval Support Activity on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, recently appointed Jennifer Tracy as the new command ombudsman. She is the wife of Electronics Technician 1st Class Brad Tracy, assigned to NSA. The ombudsman program, introduced to the Navy in 1970, is a Navy-wide program established to improve mission readiness through family... MORE

May is National Physical Fitness Month
May 3, 2011 — Did you know no matter how inactive you've been or how out of shape you are, people of all ages can benefit from physical activity? Since 1983, May has been observed as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Individuals and organizations everywhere have joined in the fun to promote awareness of the value of physical activity in the pursuit of... MORE

This week in Navy History
May 3, 2011 — May 1, 1898 - At the Battle of Manila Bay, Adm. George Dewey defeated the Spanish at Manila, Philippines.May 2, 1975 - The U.S. Navy departed Vietnamese waters at the end of evacuation operations.May 3, 1861 - The USS Surprise captured the Confederate privateer Savannah.May 4, 1917 - The first Navy ships, Destroyer Division 8, arrived at... MORE

This week in Air Force History
May 3, 2011 — May 1, 1974 - For the first time, a KC-135 refueled a C-5 in an operational setting.May 2, 1963 - Jacqueline Cochran flew a Lockheed TF-104G near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to a world speed record for women of 1,203.94 mph over a closed 100-kilometer course.May 3, 1952 - A ski-and-wheel-equipped U.S. Air Force C-47 Skytrain made the world's... MORE

National Days of Remembrance May 2
April 29, 2011 — There will be a National Days of Remembrance commemoration May 2 at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base chapel at 3 p.m..Everyone is invited to attend the ceremony to memorialize those who were killed during the Holocaust and to recognize the importance of preserving freedon, promoting human dignity and confronting hate whenever and wherever it... MORE

JB CHS CAIB improving installation
April 27, 2011 — Even though Joint Base Charleston operates like a well oiled machine, there is always room for improvement. One of the mechanisms in place to make sure Airman, Sailors and their families have the best quality of life possible is through the Community Action Information Board. The CAIB, chaired by the JB CHS installation commander, group commanders,... MORE

Patrolling JB CHS - WS
April 27, 2011 — MORE

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 21, 2011) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Sherman Whidbee, a patrolman for the 628th Security Forces Squadron, uploads a 9mm weapon into a condition one weapon prior to shift of patrolling the streets of Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, April 20. (U.S. Navy photo/Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Brannon Deugan)

Hundreds take a stand during SAAM at WS
April 27, 2011 — A thunderous roar broke the silent dawn as hundreds of feet pounded against the paved streets of Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station during a race-for-the-cause event held in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 27.In an unspoken stand against sexual assault, more than 100 Sailors and civilians joined forces by participating in... MORE

Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Tiffany Minaudo-Mizzell places a teal ribbon on Machinist's Mate Fireman Will Rinehart's shirt during a base-wide race-for-the-cause event held in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month at JB CHS - W.S., April 27. The event, hosted by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program and Weapons Station athletic Department, provided more than 100 participants with a teal ribbon to pin on their shirts, signifying their personal pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about sexual violence against men, women or children. MMFN Rinehart, originally from Bixby Okla., is attached to Navy Nuclear Power Training Command at JB CHS - WS. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

NNPTC graduation ceremony held April 22
April 27, 2011 — MORE

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 22, 2011) Left, Electronics Technician 3rd Class Richard Hinkle, Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Eric Lucas, Electronics Technician 3rd Class Thomas Nickle and Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Justin Joseph, the Navy Nuclear Power Training Command Color Guard, present Colors during the NNPTC graduation ceremony at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, April 22. The ceremony honored more than 400 Sailors graduating from NNPTC. (U.S. Navy photo/Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Brannon Deugan)