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JB Charleston recognizes newest chief master sergeant selects
February 13, 2018 — Leadership from Joint Base Charleston recognized the newest chief master sergeant selects during the Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony at the Charleston Club Feb. 10, 2018. Chief master sergeant is the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force held by one percent of the enlisted force. MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Larry C. Williams, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief, left, recognizes Senior Master Stephanie Northup, 43rd Operations Support Squadron superintendent, center, along with Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, right, during the chief master sergeant recognition ceremony at the Charleston Club Feb. 10, 2018.

437th MXG and 15 AS Airmen return home
February 9, 2018 — Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron and 437th Maintenance Group are greeted by family members and friends after returning to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 3, 2018, from a deployment in Southwest Asia. As part of the 816th Expeditionary AS and 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron’s, these warriors accomplished expeditionary theater airlift missions supporting U.S. Central Command contingency operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria... MORE

Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron and 437th Maintenance Group are greeted by family members and friends after returning to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 3, 2018, from a Southwest Asia deployment.

NATO PA members meet Mobility Airmen during CODEL visit
February 9, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston leadership met with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly Defense and Security Committee members during a Congressional Delegation and NATO Partners event Feb. 8. The visit provided NATO PA members an opportunity to speak with JB Charleston leadership, tour a C-17 Globemaster III, receive a briefing focused on aeromedical evacuation and learn about the Transportation Isolation System’s capabilities. ... MORE

Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315th Airlift Wing commander, front left, Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th AW commander, front center, and Col. Jeff Nelson, front right, 628th Air Base Wing commander, greet North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Parliamentary Assembly Defense and Security Committee members during a Congressional Delegation and NATO Partners event Feb. 8, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The visit provided NATO members an opportunity to speak with JB Charleston leadership, tour a C-17 Globemaster III, receive a briefing focused on aeromedical evacuation and learn about the Transportation Isolation System’s capabilities.

Safety course keeps motorcyclists on track
February 7, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston in coordination with Trident Technical College, hosted The Basic Motorcycle Rider’s Course 1 Feb. 3-4 at the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Prado, left, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, receives instruction from Jeffery Phipps, right, a rider coach at Trident Technical College during a motorcycle safety course at Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, Feb. 4.

Base fitness center initiates eight-week challenge to Team Charleston
February 6, 2018 — The week of Jan. 8-15, 2018, began Joint Base Charleston’s Fitness Center’s ‘Move It to Lose It’ challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to assist base members achieve their weight loss and fitness goals in the new year... MORE

Alaine Mills, left, JB Charleston Health and Wellness Center registered dietician, teaches a nutrition and diet class at JB Charleston, S.C., Feb. 1, 2018.

February is Children’s Dental Health Month
February 6, 2018 — February 1 marks the beginning of National Dental Children’s Health month and for the entire month, dental professionals’ nation-wide focus on promoting healthy smiles. Good oral habits develop early in life and teaching children to care for their teeth is essential to ensure a life time of healthy smiles. The American Dental Association... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Airman recognized for career field excellence
February 5, 2018 — An Airman from the 437th Operations Support Squadron was recently recognized as the Air Force Outstanding Aircrew Flight Equipment NCO for 2017. Staff Sgt. Brian Spears, 437th OSS aircrew flight equipment lead trainer, is responsible for overseeing the inspection, repair and maintenance of the equipment needed for safe flight operations. “I’m very... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Spears, 437th OSS aircrew flight equipment lead trainer, demonstrates the proper procedure for attaching a filter cartridge to an oxygen tube during a training session Feb. 1, 2018.

Mobility, Contingency Response Airmen team-up during Exercise Crescent Moon
February 5, 2018 — Airmen of the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, here, and 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey., combined capabilities and shared assets during Exercise Crescent Moon from Jan. 29 to Jan. 31... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman Dalton Degeneffe, 321st Contingency Response Squadron, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, participates in Exercise Crescent Moon Jan. 30, at Joint Base Charleston’s North Auxiliary Airfield near Orangeburg, South Carolina.

SSC Atlantic Gets Innovative, Agile by Teaming with Small Business
January 31, 2018 — It takes flexibility, innovation and efficiency to put the best information warfare products in the hands of warfighters. Small business partnerships play a big role in meeting these needs at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic. This is what drives SSC Atlantic’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) to meet, and usually... MORE

The Deputy Director for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Robin Rourk (2nd from left), speaks with attendees at the Charleston Defense Contractors Association’s 46th quarterly Small Business and Industry Outreach Initiative (SBIOI) Symposium. Small business partnerships play a crucial role in SSC Atlantic’s agile and innovative support of warfighter missions. SSC Atlantic develops, acquires and provides life cycle support for command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, information technology and space capabilities. A leading-edge Navy engineering center, SSC Atlantic designs, builds, tests, fields and supports many of the finest frontline C4ISR systems in use today, and those being planned for the future.

Service members compete in memorial hockey game
January 31, 2018 — Maj. Ryan Whitaker, Charleston Patriots coach, directs members of the Patriots during the Fourth Annual Deputy Joe Matuskovic Memorial Hockey Game between the Charleston Patriots and Charleston Enforcers at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 27, 2018. The Charleston Patriots comprised of military members and veterans played against the Charleston... MORE

Maj. Ryan Whitaker, Charleston Patriots coach, directs members of the Patriots during the Fourth Annual Deputy Joe Matuskovic Memorial Hockey Game between the Charleston Patriots and Charleston Enforcers at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 27, 2018.