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Annual Feds Feed Families drive underway
June 29, 2016 — Joint Base Charleston - Weapon Station kicked off its annual federal food donations drive June 21, 2016 which will continue until August 31, 2016. The Feds Feed Family Food Drive is led by Command Navy Region Southeast for NWS and all donations will go to the Lowcountry Food Bank. Last year the command donated 4,083 lbs. of food and this year's... MORE

PTSD Awareness leads to positive treatment
June 25, 2016 — Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved dramatically in the last 20 years.“Twenty years... MORE

If you, or someone you know, have been through a traumatic event, seek out a mental health provider and request a screening. PTSD does not usually go away on its own and the earlier you seek help the sooner you can start feeling better and return to the life you want to lead. (AF Graphic)

Spouse programs build strong bonds at Joint Base Charleston
June 15, 2016 — Spouses are a key ingredient in holding together military families. While military members deploy, spouses continue to hold down the fort at home, care for children, pay bills and maintain the house and car ... all with less manpower.Many members of Joint Base Charleston understand the mission could not be accomplished without the support of... MORE

Members of the Joint Base Charleston Key Spouse program participate in an aerial tour of Joint Base Charleston and the North Auxiliary Air Field, March 5, 2016. Key Spouses organize events with different units on base to provide military spouses with better connections to other wives and husbands on the base; helping increase their knowledge of the mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas Charlton)

AMC provides precise airdrop for Exercise Swift Response
June 10, 2016 — Airlifters and air refuelers from across Air Mobility Command airdropped approximately 5,000 U.S. Army paratroopers and allied forces into Poland as part of Exercise Swift Response June 7, 2016.Swift Response is an exercise involving U.S. and Allied Air Force and airborne forces, jointly demonstrating their ability to conduct a complex and... MORE

A KC-10 Extender gets into position to provide an aerial refueling to a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Swift Response June 7, 2016. Aircraft from across Air Mobility Command provided airlift and in-flight refueling capabilities for the exercise. In addition to participating in Exercise Swift Response, AMC air crews tested the capability of refueling a C-17 formation using a mix of tankers. Until this test, different types of tankers had never been used together because of the difference in air speed each one requires to perform a refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William A.
O'Brien)

JB Charleston hosts Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
April 26, 2016 — Several volunteer organizations participated in Joint Base Charleston's Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon April 15, 2016, at the Balfour Beatty Community Center on JB Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. including the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Fleet and Family Support Center, American Red Cross and Navy Wives Club of America.Leading the event... MORE

Joint Base Charleston leadership and community volunteers enjoy the food and fellowship during the volunteer appreciation luncheon April 15, 2016, at the Balfour Beatty Community Center on JB Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Participating in the event were members with Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Fleet and Family Support Center, American Red Cross and Navy Wives Club of America. During the luncheon, volunteers were presented with certificates of appreciation from special guests Col. Robert Lyman, JB Charleston commander and Navy Capt. Tim Sparks, JB Charleston deputy commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)

Answers to recent town hall questions
April 7, 2016 — Col. Robert Lyman, the commander of Joint Base Charleston, recently hosted a series of town halls for base residents and families. During those town halls, attendees raised a number of questions about morale and welfare on base. The questions ranged from traffic crossings and street lights to school options and ride share services.Below, you'll... MORE

Justice files
March 1, 2016 — Involuntary Administrative Discharges (February 2016)Mr. Robert YanceyDischarge Clerk, 628 ABW/JAThe below Airmen of Joint Base Charleston were involuntarily discharged for conduct that demonstrated a lack of potential for further service. Members discharged from their current enlistment with a less than fully Honorable service characterization... MORE

Joint Base Charleston, S.C. justice files for February 2016.

Annual fund drive benefiting NMCRS begins
March 1, 2016 — During the month of March 2016, the Joint Base Charleston - WS will conduct begin its annual fund drive in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, an organization whose mission is to help Marines, Sailors and their families when financial emergencies arise.Since 1904, the society has provided financial, educational and other assistance to... MORE

School choice options at JB Charleston
February 26, 2016 — Joint Base Charleston is serviced by three county and one state charter, school districts. Joint Base Charleston - Air Base (JB Charleston - AB)Air Base residents are assigned schools in the Charleston County School District. Residents may choose Hunley Park or Lambs Elementary Schools for students K-5 grades; Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science... MORE

Responses to questions posed at recent 628 ABW Commander's Call
February 17, 2016 — Lowcountry Warriors,After our 628th Wing Commander's Call last week, we captured a number of themes from the questions you asked via the smartphone app we used. We compiled those into the questions that follow, and I asked the subject matter experts across the wing to compile some brief answers. Our leadership team wanted to share those responses... MORE

Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander. Official photo.