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Texting and chatting while driving? Think twice
September 28, 2010 — Despite numerous public awareness campaigns, many base personnel continue to insist on driving while texting or talking on cell phones. Despite proven statistics showing seatbelts save lives, many drivers are still flexing their personal freedom by not wearing proper seatbelt restraints.In order to combat this disturbing trend, Joint Base... MORE

Active shooter exercise: First responders aid victims, take down suspects
September 24, 2010 — MORE

Seaman Richard Contant from Falls Church, Va., simulates emergency first aid on Seaman Recruit Will McKenzaie from Clovis, Calif., who was a victim of an active shooter during a base-wide exercise on Naval Weapons Station Charleston Sept. 22, 2010. The exercise was held as a joint effort between Air Force and Navy personnel to build the working relationship between both services operating as one team on Joint Base Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer R. Hudson/released)

Seaworthy
September 24, 2010 — MORE

Capt. Jamie Turner takes a break from swimming during her training in Charleston, S.C., Sept. 15, 2010, for the Ironman World Championship. Captain Turner is training to swim 2.4-miles through ocean waves, bike 112 miles and run a 26.2-mile marathon through challenging lava-covered terrain. During her peak training, she will swim more than 10,000 meters. Selected as one of 1,800 Ironman World Championship competitors, she will test her endurance in one of the top athletic challenges the sports world has to offer. Captain Turner is a pilot with the 315th Airlift Wing.

Ready for takeoff
September 24, 2010 — MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jamie Turner, wearing her Air Force Ironman uniform, stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 21, 2010. Captain Turner is training to swim 2.4-miles through ocean waves, bike 112 miles and run a 26.2-mile marathon through challenging lava-covered terrain. Selected as one of 1,800 Ironman World Championship competitors, she will test her endurance in one of the top athletic challenges the sports world has to offer. Captain Turner is a pilot with the 315th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)

628 SFS ready for takedown
September 23, 2010 — MORE

Members of the 628th Security Forces Squadron respond to an aggressor during a mock hostile situation during the active shooter training exercise on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 22, 2010. The AST exercise prepares first responders on how to react to a hostile situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by James M. Bowman/released)

Airmen in Action: Watching every move
September 22, 2010 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Nyx Nieves-Lopez, left, documents a C-130 Hercules crew chief from the 2nd Airlift Squadron at Pope AFB, N.C., as he stands ready to marshal his aircraft for a launch during a joint forcible entry exercise Sept. 14, 2010. JFEXs are training events held six times a year to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large-scale heavy equipment and troop movements for real world contingencies. Sergeant Nieves-Lopez is a videographer assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle/Released)

Palmetto Stage officially closed for business
September 22, 2010 — In December 2009 when President Barack Obama announced there would be a shift in focus to Operation Enduring Freedom, Joint Base Charleston got busy and got down to work.All of that hard work paid off when the Palmetto Stage officially closed Sept. 8, and marked the completion of the Afghanistan surge.The stage was established to help manage the... MORE

350 flags, one memorable flight
September 22, 2010 — Sept. 11, 2001. A day that reverberates in history, a day that lives in the hearts and minds of all Americans, a day that is not and will not be forgotten by all that lived its horror.Around the world, men and women from the United States of America commemorated the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11 in many different ways, from tributes to memorials... MORE

Airmen deployed to the Middle East assist in displaying more than 350 flags which were flown over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. 11, 2010, in a C-17 Globemaster III by members of the 16th Airlift Squadron as a tribute and memorial to the lives lost in the 2001 attacks. The flags were donated and flown for a variety of different individuals or organizations around the world such as fire departments, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion as well as for families and friends of those on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Means)

No holds barred at 437 AW combat dining out
September 22, 2010 — MORE

Members of the 437th Airlift Wing await the start of the combat dining out on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 17, 2010. The event ran well into the evening, providing food and fun for service members and promoting esprit de corps. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)(Released)

Duke-bound student named Air Force Services Youth of the Year
September 22, 2010 — MORE

Aepril Smith receives the Air Force Services Youth of the Year award for 2010 from 628th Mission Support Group Commander Col. Ben Wham at the Youth Programs Center Sept. 17, 2010, on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Youth of the Year program recognizes young people for their contribution to their families, youth programs, schools and communities. Aepril is a high school senior at Wando High School and plans to attend Duke University upon graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)