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Exercise Palmetto Challenge: readiness, rapid mobility
May 28, 2019 — More than 200 Airmen from Joint Base Charleston participated in the Palmetto Challenge mobilization exercise to conduct operations from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, and Pope Army Airfield, S.C., May 17-23, 2019... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Ardis, 628th Force Support Squadron readiness NCOIC, prepares a plate for Col. Bobby Degregorio, 315th Mission Support Group commander within the Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen, during exercise Palmetto Challenge, May 21, 2019, at Joint National Guard Base McEntire, S.C.

Reserve & Active Airmen team up at Palmetto Challenge
May 24, 2019 — Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 315th Airlift Wing, along with their active duty counterparts assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and 628th Air Base Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in the Palmetto Challenge, May 21-23 at Pope Army Air Field Field, North Carolina... MORE

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to jump out of a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the Palmetto Challenge Exercise May 23 near Pope Field, North Carolina.

USCG Safe Boating Week Open House
May 21, 2019 — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston hosted a National Safe Boating Week Open House May 18, 2019, in Charleston, S.C. The Coast Guard National Safe Boating Week Campaign is an annual week-long event held every May to promote boating safety and inform the public about proper boating procedures. Federal law mandates that the U.S. Coast Guard establish the National Boating Safety Advisory Council and consult with it on regulations and other major boating safety matters... MORE

John J. Tecklenburg, mayor of Charleston, speaks during the National Safe Boating Week Open House held May 18, 2019, at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston in Charleston, S.C. Tecklenburg stressed the importance of boating safety as well as maintaining acute situational awareness while on the water. The Coast Guard National Safe Boating Week Campaign is an annual week-long event held every May to promote boating safety and to inform the public on proper boating procedures. Federal law mandates that the U.S. Coast Guard establish the National Boating Safety Advisory Council and consult with it on regulations and other major boating safety matters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller)

International Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty tested at JB Charleston
May 15, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston Air Base hosted a week-long Chemical Weapons Convention exercise Jan. 7-11, 2019. The purpose of the exercise was to test the response of Air Force Major Command Base Assistance Teams here should the U.S. receive an international challenge inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty. A similar exercise was conducted May 16, 2019, at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. “This annual training tests our ability to respond to a challenge inspection under the treaty. During the exercise and in real world, the Air Force would be the lead,” said Kimbrell. “The Army and Navy would only assist if the Naval Weapons Station were included in the final inspection perimeter.” ... MORE

Inspectors and their military escorts working with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Naval Treaty Implementation Program prepare to inspect munitions bunkers during the International Chemical Weapons Convention exercise May 16, 2019, at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The purpose of the exercise is to test the response of base assistance teams should the U.S. receive an international challenge inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty. The Chemical Weapons Convention aims to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction by prohibiting the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, transfer or use of chemical weapons by State Parties. Exercises like these support the Department of Defense’s priority of reformation and full spectrum readiness in the face of new challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller)

315 AW Reservists aid Army exercise
May 15, 2019 — The 315th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, provided the first ever C-17 Globemaster III support to Wright Army Airfield for an Army Expeditionary Deployment Readiness Exercise May 14 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 300th Airlift Squadron from JB Charleston, provided aerial support to the 414th Signal Company’s Tactical Communication Squadron from Fort Stewart. The EDRE helps to prepare military members to tactfully and efficiently deploy within hours. ... MORE

Citizen Airman of the 300th Airlift Squadron Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and Soldiers from the 414th Signal Company at Fort Stewart, Georgia, prepare to load a humvee and radar system on to a C-17 Globemaster III, May 14, 2019, at Wright Army Airfield. The humvee and radar system were loaded on to the C-17 as part of an Expeditionary Deployment Readiness Exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)

628th MDG conducts decontamination exercise
May 10, 2019 — The 628th Medical Group conducted a joint certification course, including an intensive patient decontamination exercise, to prepare Air Force medical responders to save lives, provide shelter and protect facilities in times of crisis. The exercise was conducted to train and prepare members of the 628th MDG and to maintain a first-response team ready to confront chemical related emergencies... MORE

Airmen from the 628th Medical Group remove the clothes from a simulated casualty during an exercise May 9, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

NIWC Atlantic’s Miller selected Assistant Deputy CNO for Information Warfare
May 9, 2019 — Chris Miller, Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic Executive Director, has been selected as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2/N6B). In this position, Miller will manage strategy, requirements, policy and resources for the Navy’s Communications, Networks, ISR, Oceanography, Space, Cyber, Electronic Warfare and Command and Control capabilities. N2/N6 is the primary resource sponsor for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, including NIWC Atlantic located in Charleston, where Miller currently serves. Miller is expected to depart Charleston for the National Capital Region in July... MORE

Reservists participate in patient evacuation exercise
May 8, 2019 — Members of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a National Disaster Medical System exercise May 7, 2019 at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina. The exercise replicated a real life scenario in which critically injured patients were airlifted from Charleston, South Carolina to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport after a national disaster. Over 200 participants took part in the large-scale exercise. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron team at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, prepares medical equipment to load a C-17 Globemaster III for a National Disaster Management System exercise May 7, 2019, at JB Charleston. These NDMS training flights help the 315AES prepare for real life scenerios to ensure Airmen stay well practiced.

JB Charleston celebrates Nurse's Week
May 8, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston is celebrating Nurse’s Week May 6-12 in honor of National Nurse’s Day. In January 1974, May 12 was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing... MORE

Amber Garren, left, 628th Aerospace Medical Squadron flight medicine nurse, stands with Capt. Tomeka Jones, 628th Aerospace Medical Squadron Flight Medicine nurse, May 7, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston’s 628th Medical Group.

Remembering 'Rican 68'
May 6, 2019 — Family members, friends and fellow Airmen came together May 2, 2019, in Port Wentworth, Georgia, to memorialize the lives of the nine Puerto Rican Air National Guard Airmen who lost their lives when their C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 156th Airlift Wing, crashed shortly after takeoff one year ago... MORE

Valeria Colon, daughter of Master Sgt. Victor Colon, poses for a portrait next to a tree planted in her father’s honor after a memorial ceremony May 2, 2019, in Port Wentworth, GA. The event paid homage to the lives of the nine Puerto Rican Air National Guard Airmen who lost their lives when their C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 156th Airlift Wing, crashed May 2, 2018.