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JB Charleston holds POW/MIA remembrance events
October 1, 2018 — Members from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., participate in the base’s POW/MIA remembrance events Sept. 28, 2018. Team Charleston remembered by participating in the tribute run, the reading of POW/MIA names and a retreat ceremony... MORE

Members from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., participate in the base’s POW/MIA remembrance run Sept. 28, 2018.

Defense Health Agency assumes administration and management of 628th MDG
October 1, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston’s 628th Medical Group was one of the first military treatment facilities to transition to Defense Health Agency management Oct. 1, 2018. The DHA has officially assumed administration and management responsibilities as a part of Military Health System reform mandated by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Acts of Fiscal Years 2017 and 2019. ... MORE

Members of the Defense Health Agency and Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, take a tour of the 628th Medical Group facility during their July 30, 2018, visit to Joint Base Charleston. The visit allowed the group to develop a better understanding of the medical services provided by the 628th MDG as it transitions to fall under DHA management.

JB Charleston hosts Bells Across America ceremony
September 28, 2018 — The Bells Across America memorial ceremony Sept. 27, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The ceremony is an annual U.S. military tradition held across the country to honor and commemorate fallen service members. During the ceremony, a bell is rung after each service member’s name is read... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Pereda, Naval Health Clinic Charleston hospital corpsman, salutes during the national anthem at the Bells Across America memorial ceremony Sept. 27, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The ceremony is an annual U.S. military tradition held across the country to honor and commemorate fallen service members. During the ceremony, a bell is rung after each service member’s name is read.

Consignment Shop reopens as Resale Shop at JB Charleston Air Base
September 26, 2018 — Last Fall, the Consignment Shop on the Air Force base closed its doors for a variety of reasons, leaving many long-term devotees disappointed and frustrated at the uncertainty of its possible return. However, after being closed for nearly a year, the shop on N. O’Neal Drive, adjacent to the Youth Center, reopened Sept. 4, 2018, under a new manager, a new assistant manager…and a new name... MORE

Air Force uniforms hang in the base resale shop's uniform section at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Sept. 4, 2018. The base recently converted the old consignment shop into a resale shop for the community to buy and donate quality used clothing and supplies.

Impact Aid forms issued, support local school funding
September 25, 2018 — Public education is supported primarily by local property tax revenue, state monies and federal funding. Most school districts rely heavily on these resources to fund educational programming – classroom instruction, extracurricular activities, professional development, transportation, administrative services and more. The federal government recognizes that school districts like Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties face added economic pressures when local real estate has been purchased for military purposes. As a result, the county government loses the property tax revenue that it might otherwise have earned if the federal government had not utilized or acquired the property. Compensation for this loss, known as Impact Aid, is paid to the local school district for the “substantial and continuing financial burden” that results from federal and military activities. Impact Aid is paid for federal property that is used to support military installations, low-income housing, Native American lands and for children whose parents work/live on federal lands. Payments made under this program are based on mathematical formulas which consider various types of federally-connected children and the costs associated with of educating that child... MORE

Impact Aid is a year-round program created to assist school systems in increasing revenue needed to educate military and civilian children.

It starts here: Development & Training Flight
September 24, 2018 — Concern, fear, anxiety, and fatigue shadow the rigid, but unorthodox position of attention among the young men and women of the 315th Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight here. Mixed among those faces, beamed a glimmer of pride and patriotism that sparked the initiative of these recently enlisted trainees who are bound for Air Force basic military training... MORE

315th Airlift Wing Developmental Training Flight

Joint Base Charleston Youth Programs earns national designation
September 21, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston Youth Programs has been designated a Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider by the National Alliance for Youth Sports. This honor, like the Good Housekeeping Seal given to household products that meet high standards, recognizes organizations that have met an equally high standard when it comes to administering youth sports programming... MORE

JB Charleston serves as Hurricane Florence staging area
September 19, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston joined the relief efforts to help victims of Hurricane Florence by becoming a staging location for various rescue and relief units as of Sept. 14, 2018. The teams standing by for the efforts consisted of the 334th Air Expeditionary Group, the South Carolina and Pennsylvania Army National Guard Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency... MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston help direct a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team CH-47F Chinook as part of a staging effort for Hurricane Florence rescue operations Sept. 14, 2018.
The Pennsylvania National Guard sent a CH-47F Chinook and UH-60 Blackhawks to Charleston together with their flight crews and rescue technicians, to position itself to support the state of South Carolina for rapid helicopter rescue response.

Back on the water: Sailors resume port operations post-Florence
September 19, 2018 — Team members are resuming normal operations after Hurricane Florence by moving equipment and material back into service from sheltered storage... MORE

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Joan R. Abreu, left, Harbor Patrol Unit and U.S. Navy Machinist Mate 3rd Class William Wilkes, Harbor Patrol Unit, go on a patrol Sept. 17, 2018, to check for damage to the docks on the waterfront at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The unit is assessing and fixing damage from Hurricane Florence.

Combat Photojournalist translates skills to help keep city safe
September 19, 2018 — Frank Govea is a Los Angeles Police Department Crime Scene Photographer III. When at Joint Base Charleston, this crime scene photographer is Reserve Citizen Airman, Master Sgt. Frank Govea, combat photojournalist assigned to the 4th Combat Camera Squadron... MORE