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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

AETC Team briefing
April 20, 2011 — If you've ever wanted to have the opportunity to recruit sharp individuals into the Air Force as an Air Force Recruiter, mold civilians into Airmen as an Air Force Military Training Instructor, lead transitioning Airmen as a Military Training Leader or educate Airmen as a Professional Military Education Instructor, the Airmen Education Training... MORE

Wing Clean up/Clean out day
April 20, 2011 — It's time for spring cleaning and Joint Base Charleston is ready for some tidying up. To help get everyone in the mood, 628th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Martha Meeker, has designated April 28 as Wing Clean up/Clean out day for all 628 ABW personnel.Units should plan on spending the morning cleaning up their spaces, cleaning out files, shredding... MORE

Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5K
April 20, 2011 — To commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program and Sam's gym invites you to participate in the 5K run/walk at Sam's Gym on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, April 27, at 7 a.m., to show support to end all sexual violence against men, women and children. For more information, contact Tiffany... MORE