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JB CHS annual motorcycle safety event - Riding season is here
March 9, 2011 — All Joint Base Charleston's military members who drive motorcycles must attend this year's annual motorcycle safety briefing Mar. 25 at 8:30 a.m. at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base theater. After the hour-long brief, riders will have the opportunity to participate in a motorcycle mentoring ride throughout the Low Country ending at Marrington... MORE

One hundred and thirty-four bikes sit in the parking lot of the base theater as members of Joint Base Charleston receive an annual mandatory briefing, which kicked off Air Mobility Command?s Spring Safety Focus March 19, 2010. More than 200 participants and 134 motorcycles from Joint Base Charleston showed up to compete in a "best in show" contest and had the opportunity to participate in a Motorcycle Mentoring ride to Naval Weapons Station Short Stay after the mandatory meeting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Intramural basketball standings, scores
March 9, 2011 — Seed Standings1. 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron2. 437th Maintenance Squadron3. 628th Communications Squadron 4. 628th Security Forces Squadron5. 315th Airlift Wing6. 628th Force Support Squadron7. 628th Civil Engineer Squadron8. 628th Medical GroupScores Game 1: 628 LRS defeated 628 MDG: 63 - 52 Game 2: 628 FSS defeated 628 CS: 47 - 42 Game 3:... MORE

16 AS returns after 4-month deployment
March 3, 2011 — At approximately 7 a.m. Mar. 3, a commercial airliner returning from overseas touched down at Joint Base Charleston-Air Base with more than 130 Airmen on board from the 16th Airlift Squadron. Their deployment had squadron personnel scattered throughout the Middle East and Eurasia, supporting overseas contingency operations. They were recently... MORE

Capt. Zachary
Coburn (left) and Capt. Clark Grosvenor, pilots from the 16th Airlift
Squadron, are greeted by their families March 3, after returning from a
deployment to the Middle East. More than 130 Airmen from the 16 AS returned
home from their 120-day deployment.

First 6 volunteer opportunities can make the most of your career
March 2, 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
March 2, 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

JB CHS prepares for ORI
March 2, 2011 — Team Charleston participated in a four-day mobility exercise, Crisis Look 11-01, Feb. 24 in preparation for Joint Base Charleston's Operational Readiness Inspection in November. During the exercise, Charleston Airmen simulated deploying from here to Navoi Airfield, Uzbekistan, to provide humanitarian relief to the area.During the initial response... MORE

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston review their deployment bags to ensure all required items are present. They were participating in the mobility exercise conducted Feb. 24 through Feb. 26. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jared Trimarchi)

Honor Guard Spotlight
March 2, 2011 — Name: Airman 1st Class Michael AngHometown: Long Beach, Calif.Squadron and job title: 628th Civil Engineer Squadron/ water and fuel system maintenance technicianTime in the Air Force: One year and four monthsTime in Honor Guard: Four monthsWhat inspired you to join honor guard? I wanted to be part of something that not many Airmen get to be a part... MORE

Airman 1st Class Michael Ang, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron

Security Police informational Job Fair
March 2, 2011 — The United States Air Force Civilian Service is hosting a Security Police Informational Job Fair, March 8, at the Radisson Hotel Charleston Airport. This event is to help educate prospective applicants on how to apply for police officer positions in the Air Force Civilian Service which is hiring several permanent full-time civilian police officers... MORE

Texting while driving - a dangerous distraction
March 2, 2011 — It happens every day. While driving on a congested highway, a driver's cell phone beeps indicating a new text message. As he digs through books, papers and empty fast food wrappers in the passenger seat trying to locate his phone, his eyes wander from the road. He finds it lodged between the seat back and cushion, glances back to the road and then... MORE

NMCRS season underway—Weapons Station kicks-off annual fund drive
March 2, 2011 — The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society kicked off its annual fund drive March 1. NMCRS representatives will be working towards the goal of contacting 100 percent of Navy personnel on Joint Base Charleston, asking Sailors and Marines to generously give in support of funding the NMCRS."The NMCRS is a private, nonprofit charitable organization that... MORE