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Marrington Elementary School Virtue of the Month
January 19, 2011 — Marrington Elementary School has a very special character education program called "Virtue of the Month." Each month, the teachers select children from their classrooms who best demonstrate a specific character virtue that they have learned in class. The featured virtue for the month of December was "generosity." In school, in work or in life,... MORE

Marrington Elementary School recognized 17 students for their "generosity," the school's Virtue of the Month.

Tax Centers open at JB CHS
January 19, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston Tax Centers will open Jan. 24. The JB CHS-Air Base tax center is located at 205 South Davis Drive, Bldg. 246, room 125, and will begin taking appointments from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The contact number is 963-1040. The Weapons Station tax center will also open Jan. 24 at 101 NNPTC Circle, Bldg. 206, room 123. Hours of operation... MORE

This week in Air Force history
January 19, 2011 — Jan. 16, 1998 - After a devastating earthquake hit China's Northern Hebei Province, a C-17 Globemaster III left Kadena Air Base, Japan, for Beijing with 40 tons of relief supplies, consisting of blankets, sleeping bags, medical supplies, rations and cold-weather clothing.Jan. 17, 1991 - Strikes by B-52G's and F-117A's opened the Gulf War.Jan. 18,... MORE

This week in Navy history
January 19, 2011 — Jan. 16, 1991 - Operation Desert Storm, the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq, beganJan. 17, 1955 - USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, cast off lines at 11 a.m. and sent a message "underway on nuclear power."Jan. 18, 1911 - Eugene Ely landed the first aircraft on board a ship, the USS Pennsylvania.Jan. 19, 1840 - Navy Lt... MORE

Information dominance at SSC Atlantic
January 19, 2011 — SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic was recently the site of an Office of Naval Research sponsored technology development and experimentation project designed to deliver information dominance to warfighters. The Combat Systems to Command and Control Limited Technology Experiment acts as data exchange technology development and experimentation to provide... MORE

Bob Rozard, left, and Trey Oats diagram the network connections on a white board during the successful CS/C2 data exchange technology development and experimentation as SSC Atlantic.

Family matters
January 19, 2011 — Movie Schedule: Weapons StationCall 764-7516 for show times. Admission is free. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each showing. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. Rated RLegend of the Guardians, Jan. 22, 5 p.m. Rated PGWall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. Rated RLegend of the... MORE

Air Base News Briefs
January 19, 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.Events:FridayGreen Knights Chapter 37 Members meeting: The Charleston Green Knights chapter will be hosting their first membership meeting Jan. 21 at... MORE

Weapons Station News Briefs – Jan. 14
January 13, 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.Events:WednesdayFederal Job Search Strategies: Are you looking for a job with the federal government and don't know where to begin? Join your Fleet and... MORE

USO Mobile Canteen reaches out to Charleston area Sailors
January 12, 2011 — The East Coast United Service Organization's mobile unit brought a little taste of home to Sailors at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station with their 40-foot multi-function, fun-filled mobile canteen, Jan. 10.From its establishment in 1941, the USO has been the bridge between the American people and the U.S.Military, bringing service members a... MORE

PSD Sailor of the Year leads on Weapons Station
January 12, 2011 — Personnel Support Detachment Personnel Specialist 1st Class James Long Jr. leads the way in excellence as Naval Support Activity's Sailor of the Year for 2010 on Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station.Students Department Leading Petty Officer, PS1 Long, originally from Lexington, S.C., joined the Navy in 2001 and quickly rose through the ranks. He... MORE