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Air Base News Briefs – April 22
April 20, 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.SaturdayChildren's Deployment Line: Help your children learn what deployment is all about, April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at Joint Base Charleston - Air... MORE

Weapons Station News Briefs - April 22
April 20, 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.MondayCommand financial specialist training: If you are an E-6 or O-1 or above, an Ombudsman, Key Spouse or Command Career Counselor, join us for this... MORE

JB CHS Consignment Shop Open House
April 20, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston Consignment Shop held an open house, April 14 at its newly relocated location in Bldg. 1950 at the corner of Hill Blvd. and O'Neal Ave.The Consignment Shop offers a wide range of merchandise including housewares, clothing, children's items, furniture, jewelry, sporting goods and military uniforms with accessories. The... MORE

Col. Tony Clavenna and Fern Rhodes (left), shop and talk with Marie Leydig during the Joint Base Charleston Consignment Shop open house, April 14. Colonel Clavenna is the 437th Maintenance Gropu commander, Ms. Rhodes is a retired Air Force Master Sgt. and Mrs. Leydig is the Consignment Shop manager. (courtesy photo)

First 6 volunteer opportunities can make the most of your career
April 20, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston First 6 is a professional organization which focuses on providing junior enlisted service members a forum for making the most of their military careers. The organization extends the invitation to all service members in pay grades from E-1 through E-6 to join.First 6 meetings, which include free food, are held the fourth... MORE

Top 3 Association
April 20, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston's Top 3 Organization's primary purpose is to provide enlisted leadership. We support projects and programs that directly enhance the professional development, morale, welfare, and status of enlisted personnel assigned to the base and serve as a forum to promote camaraderie and cooperation among our members and to... MORE

Local school volunteer opportunities
April 20, 2011 — The following is a list of upcoming volunteer and mentor opportunities available in our local schools around the Lowcountry.April 27James Island Elementary School Career Day: Volunteers are needed from 9 to 11 a.m. to talk with the students about their jobs. For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Robert Alvarado at 963-2896.April 30R.B. Stall... MORE

Record retention, shifting missions prompt focused Navy retention board
April 20, 2011 — The Navy announced April 14 that it will conduct a focused Enlisted Retention Board in August for 31 specific ratings.The ERB will be conducted as a result of record high retention and low attrition among active duty Sailors and to meet current and future planned end strength controls.Currently, the Navy is overmanned in 31 of its 84 ratings, and... MORE

Welcome Home targets Veterans seeking jobs, VA benefits
April 20, 2011 — The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center will host Welcome Home 2011 for all returning veterans, active duty service members and their families aboard the USS Yorktown, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event features a job fair with more than 85 employers sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce... MORE

This week in Air Force History
April 20, 2011 — April 17, 2000 - A C-17 from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. airlifted Polish soldiers and equipment from Strachowice Air Base, Poland to Mitrovica, Kosovo to augment NATO peace keeping forces in the Yugoslav province. In four days, Air Mobility Command moved 130 Polish troops and 205,000 pounds of equipment. A single C-17 Globemaster III, flown by... MORE

This week in Navy history
April 20, 2011 — April 17, 1778 - The U.S. sloop-in-war Ranger captured a British brig.April 18, 1988 - The Navy destroyed two Iranian surveillance platforms, sank one frigate and one patrol ship and severely damaged a second frigate in retaliation for the attack on USS Samuel B. Roberts.April 19, 1861 - President Lincoln ordered a blockade of southern ports from... MORE