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Joint Base Charleston Privatized Housing Resident Advocate supports base residents
September 2, 2020 — When base housing across the Department of Defense faced scrutiny, programs and positions were implemented to improve housing and give residents a better way to help get their issues resolved. A Privatized Housing Resident Advocate empowers military residents to identify and resolve privatized housing challenges across military installations. Joseph Powell, the 628th Air Base Wing privatized housing resident advocate, said the position was created so residents of military bases have someone to advocate for them. ... MORE

Joseph Powell, the 628th Air Base Wings privatized housing resident advocate, poses for a photo Sep. 1, 2020 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The position was created in the fiscal year 2020 with the intention of providing an advocate for the residents of a military base to help them get issues resolved.

Pest management reducing disease and vectors on JB Charleston
September 2, 2020 — The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management shop, works with mission partners and multiple units controlling the pest population at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The pest management shop handles pests such as: palmetto bugs, mosquitos, filth flies, alligators, coyotes, and weeds on the flight line. If left unchecked, the common pests in any area can cause serious effects on a base and its surrounding community. ... MORE

Senior Airman Henry Louis Kincaid, a pest management journeyman assigned to the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, adjusts a belt on a buffalo turbine while preparing to lay down an insect barrier treatment at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Aug. 17, 2020. The treatment controls the population of insects capable of carrying diseases. This allows members of JB Charleston to continue the mission and maintaining readiness.

Spouse of Local Coast Guardsman receives Red Cross’ highest award
August 21, 2020 — Misty Gilbert, a U.S. Coast Coast Guardsmen’s wife, received the Red Cross Certificate of Merit during a virtual ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina, July 7, 2020.The Certificate of Merit is the highest award given by the Red Cross to individuals who save or sustain a life using skills learned in a Red Cross Training Services course.“I was very... MORE

Misty Gilbert, a spouse of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Boatswain’s mate who works as a nanny, is awarded the Certificate of Merit July 7, 2020, during a virtual recognition ceremony in Summerville, S.C. According to the Red Cross, the Certificate of Merit is the highest award given by the Red Cross to individuals who save or sustain a life using skills learned in a Red Cross Training Services course.

American Red Cross blood drive takes place at Joint Base Charleston
August 14, 2020 — The American Red Cross held a blood drive, Aug. 12, 2020 at the Joint Base Charleston Fitness Center, South Carolina... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing commander, gives blood during a blood drive at the Joint Base Charleston Fitness Center, S.C., Aug. 12, 2020. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. And that need has grown exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The blood donated is essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses and traumatic injuries. COVID-19 antibody testing was also conducted during the drive. The next JB Charleston Blood Drive is scheduled for Oct. 14, 2020.

Joint Base Charleston Historian documents history during a pandemic
June 3, 2020 — Historians are people who devote their career to the past, but recently, they have had to change their focus to documenting the present. According to Josh Mayes, 628th Air Base Wing historian, history is always in motion. “History for me is not a dusty subject that sits on a bookshelf, but is more of a dynamic field of study,” he said. “History, contrary to some people's belief, is very dynamic and is literally changing constantly.” People often think of historians as people who study the past, or a particular period of time, and document their findings based on evidence and facts. ... MORE

Josh Mayes, 628th Air Base Wing Historian, works on his laptop from home in Ladson, S.C., May 22, 2020. Some of Mayes’s day-to-day tasks consist of documenting current events and studying the past. Recently, Mayes has been documenting many events involving the COVID-19 pandemic.

In rolls the night shift at Joint Base Charleston
June 1, 2020 — It’s common for people who work during the weekday at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to hear the sounds of Retreat and the National Anthem at 4:30 p.m.. It’s also normal for people who live either on the base or near it to hear aircraft taking off for local training flights and real-world missions as they wind down at night and prepare to go to sleep. This is a normal occurrence at JB Charleston; however, this may beg the question, who’s working on the base so late at night? The reality is JB Carleston operates and is maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and common shifts are days, swings and midnights. ... MORE

Joint Base Charleston delivers Russia bound ventilators
May 20, 2020 — A Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina C-17 Globemaster III, today, picked up 50 USAID-provided ventilators at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. and delivered them to Dover Air Force Base, Maryland. The mission is the first leg of a USAID mission to deliver 200 ventilators this month to Moscow... MORE

Seconds count, if someone goes overboard
May 19, 2020 — Coast Guard Station Charleston routinely performs boat crew member training in order to maintain proficiency that in turn saves lives and ensures the safety of its crew, passengers and the public. Recently they focused on sharpening their skills during a man overboard situation training. Seconds count, if someone goes overboard and it takes a well-trained coxswain and crew to save that person’s life. Whether it's someone shouting “man over board”, pointing to keep track of the person, the coxswain maneuvering the boat into position or crew members pulling the person back onto the boat, it takes a team to make a successful rescue in a safe manner. ... MORE

Coast Guard members practice Man Overboard training May 12, 2020, at Coast Guard Station Charleston, S.C.

Parenting during COVID-19
May 4, 2020 — As a father of a four-year-old daughter, the reason I go to work is to make sure that she is taken care of -- food in her stomach, clothes on her back, a roof over her head and a better future for her. I was aware of the possibility that I could be away from my family with little to no contact when I joined the military, and I was prepared to do what I had to do to honor my service commitment. Having said that, all of the training I have received could never have prepared me for, or empowered me to predict, how my work-life balance would be flipped upside down over the past several weeks. ... MORE

Akira Arzu-Davis, holds a stuffed animal while her father, Airman 1st Class Cory J. Davis, a photojournalist assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, teleworks from home at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2020. Families are encouraged to practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to practice physical distancing is by staying indoors.

Fire departments protects personnel, property at North Auxiliary Airfield
April 22, 2020 — Roughly 90 miles away from the Air Base side of Joint Base Charleston is a 3,500-foot runway known as the assault landing zone at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina. Although geographically separated from Joint Base Charleston, North Auxiliary Airfield is a vital asset to the Joint Base mission. ... MORE

Members of the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department watch firefighters train from a distance at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, S.C., April 17, 2020.