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Charleston civic leaders take flight to Texas, attend BMT
March 21, 2018 — Various community and business leaders from the Charleston area boarded a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster aircraft to participate in a Civic Leader tour to Texas March 15-16... MORE

NHCC participates in 2018 active-duty fund drive supporting NMCRS
March 20, 2018 — The Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society was established in 1904 to provide financial assistance, education and other services to members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members, widows and survivors. The active-duty fund drive in support of the NMCRS began March 1 and will run through April 15, 2018. Much of the... MORE

Naval Health Clinic Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Dale Barrette signs a donation form for the Navy and Marine Relief Corps Society fund drive March 14 at NHCC. Last year, Charleston NMCRS received $247,751 in donations and provided $288,151 in financial assistance to 360 clients. The current fund drive began March 1 and will run through April 15, 2018. For more information, or to make a contribution online, visit the NMCRS of Charleston at http://nmcrsfunddrive.org/charleston/ <http://nmcrsfunddrive.org/charleston/> .

Local clergy converges at JB Charleston
March 20, 2018 — Local religious ministers from various faiths met at Joint Base Charleston March 15, 2018 to learn how to better assist the increasing number of service member’s attending their congregations... MORE

JB Charleston CGO Council starts officer shadow program
March 19, 2018 — Transitioning from being an enlisted service member to a commissioned officer can be a challenging task, especially when you lack experience in your desired career field. Joint Base Charleston’s Company Grade Officer’s council established an enlisted-officer shadowing program to alleviate the intimidation of starting a new career field as an officer. ... MORE

2nd Lt. Charles Catungal, left, 628th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, shows Senior Airman Nicholas Henning, right, 437th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, the ins and outs of his job as a contracting officer at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 13, 2018.

Trusted Care brought order to chaos after Hurricane Maria
March 15, 2018 — Soon after hurricanes struck the Caribbean and southern U.S. in the fall of 2017, Air Force medics deployed to the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands and brought along their Trusted Care culture to help evacuate patients safely and effectively from the storm ravaged island... MORE

Maj. Kisha Wood, a medic with the 375th Medical Group based at Scott Air Force Base, assists an elderly patient after Hurricane Maria at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, near Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Sept. 24, 2017. Wood was part of a U.S. Air Force En Route Patient Staging System team that deployed to St. Croix to help evacuate patients off the island. The team created an aeromedical evacuation staging area for patients to evacuate, fostering a safe environment. (Photo by Lt. Col. Elizabeth Anderson-Doze)

NHCC celebrates NMC's 147th birthday
March 14, 2018 — The Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy is a staff corps comprised of Navy physicians of different specialties. The Medical Corps was established on March 3, 1871. MORE

U.S. Navy Lt. Raymond Walston, a physician serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, and U.S. Navy Capt. Keith Hanley, NHCC’s chief medical officer, cut the cake during a ceremony celebrating the 147th birthday of the Navy Medical Corps.

NHCC holds Patient Safety Week
March 14, 2018 — Patient Safety Week takes place March 11-17, at NHCC. MORE

Seaman Crystal Johnson, a hospital corpsman serving at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, signs the Patient Safety Pledge during a ceremony March 12, kicking off Patient Safety Week, which runs March 11-17, at NHCC.

Keeping four legged friends at their full pawtential
March 14, 2018 — Good health is vital for service members to carry out the daily mission of the military. The same is true for Military Working Dogs. To accomplish their mission of ensuring the security and safety of Joint Base Charleston, they are cared for by the veterinary clinic. The Vet Clinic here ensures the 628th Security Forces Squadron Military Working... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Chelsi Deaner, right, Public Health Activity, Fort Gordon, veterinarian core officer, performs a health screening for Szultan, a military working dog from the 628th Security Forces Squadron March 9, 2018.

SSC Atlantic Red Team: The Good ‘Bad Guys’
March 14, 2018 — To protect cyber systems from hackers, you have to think like hackers. That’s all in a day’s work for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic’s Red Team, an expert team of good “bad guys” who conduct adversarial assessments on Department of Defense and other networks to find vulnerabilities before the real bad guys get a chance to. SSC... MORE

Military Working Dog to couch potato
March 9, 2018 — The stage was set at the Joint Base Charleston theater. Flags stood tall and chairs were empty on the stage. People sat in the audience, patiently waiting for the retirement ceremony to begin. However, this wasn’t just a usual retirement ceremony, it was a Military Working Dog retirement. After years of being valuable and significant tools for the military, MWDs Jaga, Chico and Shark, three of Joint Base Charleston’s MWDs, retired Feb. 23, 2018... MORE

Military Working Dog Shark, 628th Security Forces Squadron, rests on stage of the MWD retirement ceremony Feb. 23, 2018, at the base theater. The retirement ceremony includes presentation of the meritorious service medal, retirement pin and a bone presentation.