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Reservists credit teamwork in lifesaving mission
November 8, 2018 — As if by fate, a weather delay in Germany allowed a group of reservists to embark on a challenging 22-and-a-half-hour mission to help save a fellow service member. On Nov. 3, 2018, a C-17 aircrew from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., who’s mission heading home from Germany was delayed due to severe weather, was asked to take on an emergency mission transporting a burn patient to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. ... MORE

Youth Center hosts deployment line for Airmen’s families
November 7, 2018 — A child sits in a fire truck, Nov. 3, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The JB Charleston youth center hosted a deployment line for Airmen’s families to give them an idea of what a deployment is like for their parents. During the event, the kids heard deployment briefings, went through a mock deployment line, toured a C-17 Globemaster III and... MORE

Team Charleston marches in historic Veterans Day parade
November 7, 2018 — Col. Terrence Adams, Joint Base Charleston commander, waves as he marches through the 2018 Charleston Veterans Day Parade Nov. 4, 2018, in Charleston, S.C. This year’s Veterans Day, officially recognized Nov. 11, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. MORE

Col. Terrence Adams, Joint Base Charleston commander, waves as he marches through the 2018 Charleston Veterans Day Parade Nov. 4, 2018, in Charleston, S.C. This year’s Veterans Day, officially recognized Nov. 11, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the first World War.

Wounded Warrior Battalion event takes place at JBC
November 5, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston service members and community volunteers partnered up to host the Wounded Warrior White-tailed Deer Hunt Oct. 25-28, 2018, in designated hunting areas on JB Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station. The event was facilitated through the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron... MORE

Marines from the Wounded Warrior Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., attend the 5th annual Wounded Warrior White-tailed Deer Hunt Oct. 26, 2018 at the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, S.C.

Joint Base Charleston wings host Quarterly Awards Ceremonies
November 5, 2018 — The 628th Air Base Wing and 437th Airlift Wing hosted award ceremonies to recognize Airmen, NCOs, senior NCOs, company grade officers, field grade officers and civilians on their hard work, dedication and superior performance Nov. 1-2, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston's Air Base theater... MORE

Col. Terrence Adams, left, 628th Air Base Wing commander and Command Master Chief Jonathan Lonsdale, right, Naval Support Activity Charleston command master chief, stand with the third quarter award winners Nov. 2, 2018, at the Air Base Theater. The ceremony recognized Airmen, NCOs, Senior NCOs, company grade officers, field grade officers and civilians on their hard work, dedication and superior performance.

Drug Demand Reduction Program raises awareness for Red Ribbon Week
November 5, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston’s efforts toward drug and alcohol prevention went up a notch in support of Red Ribbon Week, which takes place annually from Oct. 22-30. Red Ribbon Week is an annual event to help bring awareness and education to not only military members and their families, but communities nationwide. JB Charleston’s drug demand reduction program held events in conjunction with the annual weekly event by going to schools and youth centers on the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station to help develop and care for Airmen and their families by teaching the youth about the dangers of drugs and alcohol... MORE

Kids from Joint Base Charleston raise their hands to answer questions about drug prevention Oct. 23, 2018 at the Joint Base Charleston, S.C., youth center.

A/TA symposium allows JBC Airmen to 'reconnect, recharge, re-blue'
November 1, 2018 — Mobility Airmen from Joint Base Charleston gathered at the 2018 Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 25-28. The annual convention brings together leadership, industry experts, civic leaders and Airmen from around the globe to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the country as well as AMC. For the approximately 60 Team Charleston members selected to attend, it also provided valuable opportunities for professional development, networking and self-reflection. ... MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston pose for a picture with Gen. Maryanne Miller, commander of Air Mobility Command, at the 2018 Airlift/Tanker Association and AMC Symposium held at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas Oct. 25-28, 2018. The symposium offered JB Charleston Airmen and commanders an opportunity to interact with top military leaders and ask questions about the future of the Air Force.

AMC’s first Spark Tank competition recognizes Airmen innovation, selects winners to advance to Air Force level
October 29, 2018 — Air Mobility Command held its first-ever Phoenix Spark Tank competition at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, where four finalists proposed their innovation ideas Oct. 26, 2018, to top Air Force leaders and the president of VOX Space. The competition, which is part of Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson’s innovation initiative, encourages Airmen of all ranks and careers to generate innovative ideas that save time, money and maintain readiness. ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Travis Alton from the 19th Logistical Readiness Squadron briefs his design of an M-1 cargo parachute release assembly time block fair safe during the 2018 AMC Phoenix Spark Tank competition, where four finalists pitched their innovation ideas to a panel of judges at the
Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 27, 2018. "At the end of the day, for less than a dollar, we can save millions," said Alton. "But let's think further than that. Think about the warfighter downrange that is reliant on the Humvee, the Howitzer, and the ammunition to save their lives... Wouldn't it be a shame if their cargo was destroyed because they didn't have this one dollar block installed?" A/TA, AMC's premier professional development event, provides mobility Airmen an opportunity to learn about and discuss mobility priorities, issues, challenges, and successes. The venue
creates dialogue between industry experts and Air Force and Department of Defense about ways to innovate, enhance mission effects and advance readiness headed into the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jodi Martinez)

628th CPTS Airmen read to local elementary students
October 29, 2018 — Senior Airman Luke Hamilton, 628th Comptroller Squadron comptroller, walks alongside a student in the hall of Pepperhill Elementary School Oct. 24, 2018, in North Charleston, S.C. Airmen from the 628th CPTS went to the school to read to children and answer any questions the children had about being an Airmen. MORE

Senior Airman Luke Hamilton, 628th Comptroller Squadron comptroller, walks alongside a student in the hall of Pepperhill Elementary School Oct. 24, 2018, in North Charleston, S.C. Airmen from the 628th CPTS went to the school to read to children and answer any questions the children had about being an Airmen.

Air Base breaks ground on Visitor’s Quarters modernization project
October 29, 2018 — Base leadership and dignitaries broke ground on the site of the modernized Visiting Quarters Oct. 24, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., marking the start of construction on a four-story structure, which will feature 266 rooms, conference rooms, an exercise room, guest laundry and other updated amenities covering nearly 150,000 square feet... MORE

Maj. Paul Sipe (left), Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District deputy commander and Lt. Col. Christopher Carnduff, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, converse at the new Visitor’s Quarters groundbreaking Oct. 24, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The project is a result of low vacancy at the current Visitor’s Quarters. The modernized four-story structure will have 266 guest rooms, conference rooms, an exercise room, guest laundry and other amenities covering 150,000 square-feet. The Visitor’s Quarters project is slated for completion in Fall 2020.