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Joint Base Charleston September 2018 Briefs and Events
August 30, 2018 — All classes/appointments are typically held at the Airman & Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 500, Air Base (AB), or at the Fleet and Family Support Center, Bldg. 755, Weapons Station (WS) unless otherwise specified. Dates/times are subject to change. For the most current program listings and to reserve your seat, please call (843) 963-8883 or log onto our website www.jbcharleston.com... MORE

JB Charleston hosts STEMspiration campers
August 30, 2018 — The 15th Airlift Squadron hosted to 53 elementary school children as part of Charleston County School District’s “Camp STEMspiration” Aug. 10, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston... MORE

Staff Sgt. Anthony Patton, 15th Airlift Squadron SOLL II evaluator loadmaster, gives a talk to students about the roles loadmasters play on a C-17 during a STEMspiration camp visit Aug. 10, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Breastfeeding Awareness Month: Pumping up mothers’ rights
August 29, 2018 — In addition to serving in the military, some women in uniform have a second job as a full-time mother. Becoming a new mother can add new obstacles to those who work away from their baby, one of those being breastfeeding. August marks National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. This month serves as an avenue to get conversations going and information out about breastfeeding. ... MORE

A sign hangs from the door of a breastfeeding room at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Aug. 29, 2018.

U.S. Navy Dental Corps celebrates 106 years
August 27, 2018 — Navy Lt. Joshua Erickson, left, a dentist, and Lt. Cdr. Jeffrey Culbreath, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, both serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, cut the cake during NHCC’s ceremony celebrating the 106th birthday of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps. The Dental Corps was established by an act of Congress in 1912 and its membership consists of... MORE

Navy Lt. Joshua Erickson, left, a dentist, and Lt. Cdr. Jeffrey Culbreath, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, both serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, cut the cake during NHCC’s ceremony celebrating the 106th birthday of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps.

628th Emergency Management hosts capabilities brief for Charleston County
August 27, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston’s Office of Emergency Management hosted a capabilities briefing for their Charleston County civilian counterparts Aug. 23, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston. JB Charleston members were invited to an equivalent capabilities meeting held the same day by Charleston County personnel at the Charleston County Public Works Department... MORE

Airman 1st Class Cameron Polson, Joint Base Charleston’s Office of Emergency Management, explains JB Charleston's capabilities to detect and identify any weapons of mass destruction, hazardous materials, or chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards to members of Charleston County Emergency Management and Charleston County’s Weapons of Mass Destruction response team Aug. 23, 2018, at JB Charleston.

JB Charleston hosts Staff Sergeant Release Party
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Joint Base Charleston's newest staff sergeant selects from the 437th Airlift Wing stand on stage to be recognized during the Staff Sergeant Release Party Aug. 24, 2018, at the Charleston Club.

JB Charleston civic leaders tour MacDill AFB
August 23, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston civic leaders, along with base leadership, toured MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 16-17, 2018. Seventeen local civic leaders, who serve as conduits for leadership and advocates for the Air Force, flew on a JB Charleston C-17 Globemaster III to MacDill’s 6th Air Mobility Wing in order to gain a broader understanding of the Air Mobility Command mission. ... MORE

Joint Base Charleston and MacDill Air Force Base leadership pose for a picture with Charleston civic leaders, Aug. 16, 2018. The civics took a two-day tour of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., allowing them to learn more about the overall Air Force mission.

National robot rodeo at JB Charleston promotes STEM, safety
August 17, 2018 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C.—Members of the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal coordinated and hosted the 2018 Eastern National Robot Rodeo Aug. 13-17, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The ENRR, which was hosted here for the first time, showcased revolutionary robotics technology in the arena of ordnance disposal. Hosting events such as this promotes the incorporation of science, technology, engineering and math into the U.S. military, which reinforces its role as a leader in innovation... MORE

Staff Sgt. Devan Trammel, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, observes Jeremy Stafford, Ideal Blasting vice president, as he operates a drone during a demonstration at the 2018 Eastern National Robot Rodeo Aug. 13, 2018, at the Charleston convention center in Charleston S.C.

JB Charleston offers back to school safety; resources
August 14, 2018 — As Joint Base Charleston parents and students prepare for the fall semester to begin, officials are reminding them of some important safety issues as well as resources they can use.SafetyAir Force Base: Charleston County Schools are back in session Thursday, August 20. Drivers, there are children present. Please slow down on Hill Blvd. and please... MORE

Operation SHRIMP and GRITS: boating safety, maritime security
August 14, 2018 — When someone mentions “shrimp and grits,” what comes to mind - a traditional dish in the Lowcountry of coastal South Carolina? In 2016 the U.S. Coast Guard gave “SHRIMP and GRITS” a whole new meaning: Save Harbor Reach on Intelligence for Multi-state Partnerships and Guarding Responsible Interests for Target Safety. Operation SHRIMP and GRITS is an annual multi-jurisdiction and multi-state maritime enforcement operation, which took place Aug. 11, 2018. The operation targets recreational and commercial boaters traveling along the water in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. One of the objectives of this operation is to unify and coordinate investigative efforts between federal, state and local agency assets. ... MORE