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Dental Health Month
February 16, 2011 — MORE

Dacien Owens practices proper brushing techniques during the dental clinic visit to the Mikolajcik Child Development Center on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, Feb. 14. Dacien is the son of Staff Sgts. Dwaine and Dominique Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

DoD takes steps to combat childhood obesity
February 16, 2011 — The Defense Department has joined forces with the nation to combat a childhood obesity epidemic that not only is a matter of health or nutrition, but also is a national security issue, a Pentagon official said. "When the nation as a whole lacks in this issue, it's pervasive," Barbara Thompson, co-chair of DoD's working group to combat obesity, told... MORE

Run Buddies needs volunteers
February 16, 2011 — When First Lady Michelle Obama took up the cause of childhood obesity last year, it resulted in President Barrack Obama signing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law Dec. 13, 2010. According to a White House Task Force, one of the goals of the act is reducing childhood obesity from 20 percent to 5 percent during the next 20 years. In... MORE

Air Base Consignment Shop is moving
February 16, 2011 — The Charleston Air Force Base Consignment Shop is moving to its final home in the Old Child Development Center, Bldg. 1950 on the corner of Hill Blvd. and O'Neal Ave. across from the Shoppette. The Consignment Shop will be closed for moving Feb. 19 through March 7, with its grand re-opening, Tues., March 8. The store hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m... MORE

Establishing a line of communication for spouses
February 16, 2011 — Fleet and Family Support Center at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station offered a standardized Navy Ombudsman Basic Training Course to volunteers, Feb. 14. The course is designed to introduce aspects of the Navy Family Ombudsman Program and provide the necessary skill-sets to become an effective ombudsman.The ombudsman program, introduced to the... MORE

Fleet and Family Support Center Ombudsman Coordinator Becky Bowers, standing, leads a class in an interactive discussion on how to 'sell' the Navy-wide Ombudsman program to spouses during a Navy Ombudsman Basic Training Course, Feb. 14 on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station. Established Sept. 14, 1970, the Ombudsman program improves mission readiness through improved family readiness. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

Physical therapy helps Sailors on the road to recovery
February 16, 2011 — With so much high tech equipment available, the physical therapy department at Naval Health Clinic Charleston on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station looks more like a gym than a starting point for patients on the road to recovery.Physical therapy is the art and science of physical care and rehabilitation. It is a primary health care profession... MORE

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kwajalien Webb, a Physical Therapy technician, conducts an upper limb tension test on Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Levi Dupler's right shoulder during a session at the Physical Therapy Department at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, Feb. 10. PT technicians help patients rebuild muscle memory by improving and restoring overall mobility and functionality to an injury in order to get a patient back to full duty. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

New Fitness Center hours in effect
February 16, 2011 — Effective immediately, the Fitness Center has new weekday operating hours. The facility now opens at 5 a.m and will remain open until midnight. Monday-Friday: 5 a.m. to midnightSaturday & Sunday: 6:39 a.m. to 6 p.m.Holidays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Family Down Days: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. MORE

Decreased funding reduces orders timeline
February 16, 2011 — Citing the impact of reduced funding, the Navy announced Feb. 8 that Sailors should expect to receive orders with shorter lead times and based on operational priority.NAVADMIN 049/11 informed the Fleet of the impact to permanent change of station orders while operating under a Continuing Resolution which is a Congressional budget authorization that... MORE

Women in Defense luncheon
February 16, 2011 — Navy Lt. Cmdr. Erica Hoffmann, Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit executive officer will speak about her assignments, commands and experiences around the world at the Feb. 25 Women in Defense luncheon. Women in Defense, a National Security Organization and an affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association, cultivates and supports the... MORE

ALS honors graduates
February 16, 2011 — MORE

Senior Airman Douglas Ryan receives the John L. Levitow Award from Col. Martha Meeker and Chief Master Sgt. Jose LugoSantiago, during the Airman Leadership School graduation Feb. 10 at the Charleston Club. Colonel Meeker is the Joint Base Charleston commander and Chief LugoSantiago is the 628th Air Base Wing command chief. Airman Ryan is assigned to the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron.

The Distinguished Graduates for class 11-B were Senior Airman David Goater from the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Staff Sgt. Cory Sanders from the 628th Security Forces Squadron and Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle from the 628 ABW.

Airman Goater also won the Academic Achievement award and Senior Airman Marcus Maltese from the 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron was recognized with the Leadership award.