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SSC Atlantic, Lowcountry inspires next generation through STEM camp
August 1, 2018 — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic, in collaboration with Trident Technical College, hosted more than 100 girls from four Lowcountry school districts for the seventh annual Girls Day Out (GDO) at Trident and College of Charleston campuses July 26-28, 2018. Girls Day Out is a camp designed to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) career fields to rising eighth and ninth grade girls with the goal of showcasing the diverse options available in the workforce following high school. ... MORE

A camp participant practices extracting DNA during an interactive session presented by the Medical University of South Carolina July 28, 2018, as part of the seventh annual Girls Day Out at College of Charleston.

JB Charleston recognizes newest Senior NCOs
August 1, 2018 — Fifty-three Joint Base Charleston noncommissioned officers along with family and friends, joined in celebrating the installation's newest Senior NCOs at the Charleston Club, July 27, 2018. The Senior NCO Induction Ceremony is a long-standing tradition within the Air Force to recognize the achievement of reaching the rank of master sergeant. There... MORE

Fifty-three Joint Base Charleston noncommissioned officers along with family and friends, joined in celebrating the installation's newest Senior NCOs at the Charleston Club, July 27, 2018. The Senior NCO Induction Ceremony is a long-standing tradition within the Air Force to recognize the achievement of reaching the rank of master sergeant. There are three main components to an induction ceremony: posting of the colors; the charge and oath; and the candle-lighting ceremony. These Senior NCOs must promote the highest standards of conduct, appearance and performance. As part of this tradition, a candle-lighting ceremony was conducted. Each candle represented one of the nine enlisted ranks of the Air Force. Members of each rank were called upon to light their respective candles. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Andrea Salazar)

437th Operations Group holds change of command ceremony
July 27, 2018 — MORE

Col. Daniel Dobbels, right, 437th Operations Group incoming commander, accepts the 437th OG guidon from Col. Clint R. ZumBrunnen, left, 437th Airlift Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony July 27, 2018, in Nose Dock 2.

Man vs. Machine: testing Pilot-directed Airdrop in a C-17
July 27, 2018 — Test directors from the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, conducted a capability evaluation of C-17 Globemaster III Pilot-Directed Airdrop tactics, techniques and procedures here July 9-20, supported by aircrews from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina and Joint Base Lewis-McCord,... MORE

An aircrew performs preflight checks before flying a mission July 18, 2018, to test the ability to perform a Pilot-Directed Airdrop in a C-17 Globemaster III.

Civil engineers lighten energy consumption at JB CHS
July 25, 2018 — Senior Airman Joshua Okyere, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, upgrades lights July 25, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston’s fitness center. Okyere and a team of civil engineers replaced the fitness center basketball court’s fluorescent bulbs and ballasts with longer lasting LED bulbs. The 628th CES project leads expect the... MORE

Senior Airman Joshua Okyere, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, upgrades lights July 25, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston’s fitness center. Okyere and a team of civil engineers replaced the fitness center basketball court’s fluorescent bulbs and ballasts with longer lasting LED bulbs. The 628th CES project leads expect the upgrade to reduce energy consumption 60 percent and required maintenance by 50 percent.

Defenders welcome new commander
July 25, 2018 — MORE

Lt. Col. Robert Clouse, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron outgoing commander, relinquishes command and passes the squadron’s guidon to Col. Rockie Wilson, left, 628th Mission Support Group commander, during a change of command ceremony July 23, 2018 at the Red Bank Club.

JB Charleston helps cancer survivor be an Airman for a day
July 24, 2018 — Thanks to the partnership with the Courageous Kids program, Caleb Pettit, a cancer survivor, got to tour JB Charleston as an honorary Airman for a day. MORE

Caleb Pettit, 9, flexes his muscles in front of a C-17 Globemaster III, July 20, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Airmen and medical researchers team up for inflight TIS training
July 24, 2018 — Airmen from the 628th Medical Group at Joint Base Charleston, the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and medical researchers from Indiana and Nebraska universities, conducted Transportation Isolation System training July 18, 2018, on a flight from Joint Base Charleston to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. ... MORE

628th CS welcomes new commander
July 24, 2018 — MORE

Maj. Andrew Mackenzie, right, 628th Communications Squadron incoming commander, accepts the 628th Mission Support Group guidon from Col. Rockie Wilson, left, 628th Mission Support Group commander, during a change of command ceremony at the Charleston Club, July 29, 2018. The 628th CS plans, installs, operates and maintains the full spectrum of joint communications systems and knowledge management services, aiding in the successful mission execution of Joint Base Charleston.

Original 1944 Laffey crewman returns after 73 years
July 23, 2018 — WWII Veteran Waitman Kapaldo was at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on June 6, 2018, to visit his old ship, the USS Laffey, for the first time in 73 years. Kapaldo is a member of the Laffey’s original 1944 crew. While on the ship from Feb. 8, 1944, to Sept. 24, 1945, he fought in several notable battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy. During the Battle of Okinawa, Kapaldo helped defend the USS Laffey from more than 22 Japanese kamikaze planes that concentrated their attack on the destroyer. Six of those planes flew into the ship and three bombs were dropped on it. During the 90-minute attack, 32 crew members were killed. Kapaldo had not been back aboard the USS Laffey since his last day assigned to the ship in September 1945. More than a dozen family members joined him as he reunited with the historic vessel... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Clinton Leonard, second to left, a hospital corpsman serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, ushers WWII Veteran Waitman Kapaldo, left, across the brow to the USS Laffey July 6, 2018, at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, S.C., as Kapaldo visited the destroyer for the first time in 73 years. Kapaldo is a member of the Laffey’s original 1944 crew.