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Third-party insurance helps improve quality of health care at NHCC
April 16, 2019 — Like the private health care industry, the cost of providing health care services to Department of Defense’s active-duty personnel, their dependents, retirees and their survivors or dependents, has increased dramatically and will likely continue to rise. To defray costs, Congress created the Third-Party Collection Program in 1986, requiring all military treatment facilities to recover some of these costs by third-party civilian insurance carriers. Naval Health Clinic Charleston has been participating in the Third-Party Collection Program and provides all non-active duty beneficiaries a DD Form 2569 to file in order to be issued a Compliance Card.... MORE

315 AW paper airplanes take flight at JB Charleston
April 14, 2019 — The 315th Airlift Wing and Red Bull hosted the Red Bull Paper Wings competition April 13, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The event was a local qualifier for the Red Bull Paper Wings World Final at Salzburg, Austria, set to take place this May.... MORE

JBC town halls enhance discussion and feedback
April 11, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston recently hosted four town halls from March 26-28, 2019, to inform service members and residents about changes affecting the installation as well as create a forum to ask questions and give feedback directly to base leadership. The JBC town halls were held both on the Air Base and Naval Weapons Station and base members could participate on Facebook Live. More town hall meetings on the topic of housing will be held in April. ... MORE

Joint Base Charleston delivers humanitarian aid to the Caribbean
April 9, 2019 — A C-17 Globemaster III joint aircrew from the 315th and 437th Airlift Wing’s from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, delivered about 10,000 pounds of humanitarian aid April 6, 2019, to St. Kitts-Nevis.... MORE

628th Medical Group Pharmacy remodel improves customer experience
April 8, 2019 — When Maj. Amanda E. Ferguson assumed her position as 628th Medical Group’s Pharmacy Flight commander in August 2017, she was determined to engage her team and unlock their innovative potential, a goal she shared that year in an article entitled, “70 years: Our Legacy through Airmen’s Eyes.” In it, Ferguson wrote, “The opportunity to lead [Airmen] and watch their ideas ignite one after the other is by-far the best part of my job.” Last month, their vision came to fruition. After 12 months of deliberate planning, coordination and execution, the 628 MDG’s customers will enjoy expedited service for active duty and those seen in-clinic, an advanced automated check-in services through an IT system called Q-flow, expedited pick-up process through the use of a new IT system called GSL, a streamlined layout redesign, access to compounding therapy, more therapeutic options, text notification in lieu of waiting, and even optimized robots for filling prescriptions.... MORE

Security forces Airman wins Women In Defense award
April 3, 2019 — Senior Airman Sofia Espinoza, 628th Security Forces Squadron base armorer, was awarded the 2018 Junior Enlisted Woman of the Year award by the Palmetto Chapter of Women In Defense March 21, 2019. Espinoza was presented the award during the 9th annual Military Woman of Year event held at the Founders Hall at Charles Towne Landing, Charleston, S.C. Upon receiving the award, Espinoza noted, “As the first one in my family to serve, it is honor to receive this and I am thankful for leadership and family who continually encourage me to work hard for my goals.” ... MORE

Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight undergoes tactical training
April 2, 2019 — 1st Lt. Paul Underwood, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight chief, returns fire from behind a barrier March 22, 2019, during combat tactics training at the Joint Base Charleston, S.C. - Naval Weapons Station. The flight utilized a training range on the NWS where they were able to stage various realistic scenarios they... MORE

NIWC Atlantic leader named WID Palmetto Chapter’s Female Executive of the Year
April 2, 2019 — A Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic leader recently received recognition as the 2019 Women in Defense Palmetto Chapter’s "Female Executive of the Year" during a ceremony in Charleston, S.C. Kathryn Murphy, Senior Scientific Technical Manager for software engineering, earned accolades at a “Salute to the Fighting Ladies” event for her work at NIWC Atlantic and her impact to the Navy, greater Department of Defense community and the warfighter.... MORE

Team Charleston celebrates women's history month
April 1, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston celebrated Women’s History Month in March with a series of events designed to highlight not only the history of women, but their current contributions to both the military, the workforce and society.Among the activities to honor women at Joint Base Charleston were an all-female retreat ceremony, a career day geared toward... MORE

NIWC Atlantic develops prototype app for Navy divers
April 1, 2019 — A Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic team recently completed an Automated Dive Profile Data Transmission and Synchronization prototype aimed at streamlining the dive logging process for Navy dive units. La’Keisha Williams, NIWC Atlantic Science and Technology principle investigator, led the year-long management effort on the prototype, which attempts to transition Navy divers to an entirely digital platform for records keeping. ... MORE