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NHCC celebrates 120 years of US Navy Hospital Corps
July 16, 2018 — MORE

Navy Seaman Katlin Dowling, center left, a hospital apprentice serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, and NHCC Command Master Chief Anthony Petrone, center right, cut the cake during NHCC’s Hospital Corpsman Ball, celebrating the 120th birthday of the US Navy Hospital Corps. Standing by are NHCC Executive Officer Capt. Kathleen Hinz, far left, and NHCC Commanding Officer Capt. Dale Barrette, far right.

Civil engineers teach STEAM to kids
July 13, 2018 — Members from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics event for children from the Joseph Pye Elementary School Summer Camp July 12, 2018, at the emergency management building here.The event gave 89 students the opportunity to learn how the various applications of STEAM are implemented within... MORE

Elizabeth Wyatt, age 8, attempts to put on a firefighter uniform as quickly as possible during a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) event July 12, 2018, at the emergency management building on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

628th LRS holds change of command ceremony
July 13, 2018 — MORE

Maj. John M. Barrett, left, assumes command of the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Col. Rockie Wilson, right, 628th Mission Support Group commander, during the 628th LRS change of command ceremony here, July 13, 2018.

437th AW welcomes new commander
July 13, 2018 — The 437th Airlift Wing conducted a change of command ceremony July 12, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C... MORE

Col. Clinton R. ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander, receives the 437th AW guidon from Lt. Gen. Gi Tuck, 18th Air Force commander, during a change of command ceremony July 12, 2018, in Nose Dock 2.

628th Medical Group holds change of command ceremony
July 10, 2018 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey Nelson, left, 628th Air Base Wing commander, presents Col. Craig Lambert with the Legion of Merit for his outstanding contributions as the 628th Medical Group commander during a change of command ceremony July, 10, 2018 in Nose Dock 2. The change of command ceremony provides an opportunity for subordinates to witness the formal transfer of total responsibility, authority and accountability from one officer to the next.

June 2018 Commander's Call: Leadership answers questions
July 10, 2018 — During June 2018, Col. Jeffrey Nelson, 628th Air Base Wing commander, received numerous questions about issues around Joint Base Charleston, as well as issues force-wide. Here are the questions and answers of interest to all... MORE

628th FSS celebrates fitness center improvements
July 10, 2018 — Col. Jeff Nelson, right, 628th Air Base Wing commander, and Steve Parrish, left, 628th Force Support Squadron Fitness and Sports Center director, celebrate improvements made to the Air Base fitness center with Staff Sgt. Malik Khaalis, center left, 315th Maintenance Squadron, and Master Sgt. Seth Gressley, 437th MXS, during a ribbon cutting ceremony July 9, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C... MORE

Col. Jeff Nelson, right, 628th Air Base Wing commander, and Steve Parrish, left, 628th Force Support Squadron Fitness and Sports Center director, celebrate improvements made to the Air Base fitness center with Staff Sgt. Malik Khaalis, center left, 315th Maintenance Squadron, and Master Sgt. Seth Gressley, 437th MXS, during a ribbon cutting ceremony here, July 9, 2018. The ceremony highlighted the opening of the center’s functional fitness room and upgraded men’s showers. The 628th FSS invested more than $700,000 in new fitness equipment and renovated the open bay shower area into nine individual custom showers.

Tick tactics: avoiding the bite
July 6, 2018 — One of summer’s most frequent nuisances is the reappearance of insects and arachnids. No matter where you are, they always seem to find their way on or around us. Ticks, arachnids that have been around for thousands of years, are no different. Identifying the different kinds, avoiding their bite, or knowing what to do if one does bite you is valuable information this time of year... MORE

Tick ID courtesy of the University of Rhode Island's TickEncounter Resource Center.

Airmen honored at ALS graduation
July 2, 2018 — Five Airmen were honored during the Airman Leadership School Graduation Ceremony June 28, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. ALS is a five-week course encompassing lessons of principles of supervision and management, the importance of communication and military professionalism... MORE

Col. Jeffrey Nelson, left, 628th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, right, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, present Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, a plaque for earning the John L. Levitow Award during the class 18-E Airman Leadership School Graduation at the Charleston Club here June 29, 2018.

NHCC announces coveted 'Provider of the Year' award
July 2, 2018 — Navy Lt. Matthew Middendorf, a physician in NHCC’s Undersea Medicine Department, was named Naval Health Clinic Charleston’s Provider of the Year. He said he was humbled when he found out he had won the coveted award... MORE

Athens, Ga., native Navy Lt. Matthew Middendorf, left, a physician at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, located at Joint Base Charleston in Goose Creek, S.C., receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from NHCC Executive Officer Capt. Kathleen Hinz during an award ceremony in April. Middendorf was recently named NHCC’s Provider of the Year.