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Team Charleston’s readiness, rapid response capabilities put to the test during EXPLODEO 2.0
September 6, 2024 — Team Charleston’s readiness and rapid response capabilities were put to the test during exercise EXPLODEO 2.0, Sept. 3-4, 2024. The exercise evaluated the base’s ability to quickly and efficiently prepare forces and cargo for deployment on a moment's notice, underscoring the importance of readiness for future conflicts... MORE

JB Charleston’s AF Connect App
September 6, 2024 — The Air Force Connect mobile application arms the JB Charleston community with multiple resources and emergent information at the touch of their fingertips... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Security Forces Airmen recognized as Desert Defenders
September 6, 2024 — In an outstanding display of discipline, skill, and persistence, the 628th Security Forces Squadron earned the title of "Desert Defenders" after a month-long training at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, July 2 - 27. During the Mission Focused Rehearsal Training Defenders prepare for real-world operations learning the basics of air base ground defense. The training encompasses firing classes, studying and rehearsing battle drills, intelligence classes, and culminates in a field training exercise to test the groups on forward operating base defense... MORE

Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina 628th Security Forces Squadron Defenders earned the title of Desert Defenders after a Mission Focused Rehearsal Training at U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, July 25, 2024.

Navy Reserve Sailor Soars to New Heights Following in the Legacy of Women Trailblazers
August 2, 2024 — On July 30, 1942, nearly eight months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Public Law 689 creating the Navy’s women’s reserve program, known as the “Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service” or WAVES... MORE

Navy Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Petty Officer Sarah Redsicker, reenlist aboard the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ iconic “Fat Albert” C-130.

Rising to a new horizon
July 25, 2024 — U.S. Airmen from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a training exercise Operation Citadel Horizon at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina, July 17 - 19, to improve mission readiness... MORE

An Airman stands on a ladder fixing a building

U.S. TRANSCOM SELs tour JB Charleston
July 3, 2024 — USTRANSCOM conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the joint force in support of national objectives... MORE

Military personal stand in front of a train

U.S. Navy Capt. Andrew Peterson Retires
June 27, 2024 — U.S. Navy Capt. Andrew G. Peterson III, Deputy Commander, Joint Base Charleston, and Commander, Naval Support Activity Charleston, conducts his retirement ceremony, June 25, 2024, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. As deputy commander, Peterson helped lead and care for a total force of over 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees across four installations... MORE

Bring Your Family to Work Day at JBC
June 17, 2024 — Bring Your Family to Work Day provides an opportunity for military families to tour the base, explore various jobs, and gain a deeper understanding of the essential roles their loved ones perform. MORE

LRS opens new FARP facility at Joint Base Charleston
June 14, 2024 — Joint Base Charleston unveiled a new 3,300 square foot facility designed to enhance both training and equipment storage capabilities for the 628th Logistics Readiness Forward Area Refueling Point, or FARP, team on June 5, 2024, here on base... MORE

Members of the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron prepare to cut the ribbon.

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Leads Simulated Oil Spill Exercise
June 14, 2024 — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston conducted a joint oil spill response exercise on June 13, 2024 on the Cooper River in Charleston, South Carolina... MORE