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Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineers bring advanced exposure surveillance to the front lines
October 30, 2017 — Modern battlefields have many sources of potentially harmful airborne substances, but that is not the only place that Airmen can be exposed to harmful environmental factors. Air Force bioenvironmental engineers are developing technology to track, catalogue, and provide useful data about environmental exposures that will help identify battlefield threats in real time and inform Airmen of the everyday exposures that affect their health... MORE

Drugs aren’t cool, don’t be a fool!
October 30, 2017 — Senior Airman Carly Dykeman (left), Military Working Dog Hulk (center) and Staff Sgt. Casey Jennings (right), from the 628th Security Forces Squadron demonstrate aggression training during this year's Red Ribbon Campaign at Marrington Elementary at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station. The National Family Partnership, established in 1980,... MORE

ALS class 17-G graduates
October 30, 2017 — Col. Gregory Gilmore, left, 315th Airlift Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Payne, right, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, congratulate Senior Airman Matthew Koser, middle, 315th Civil Engineer Squadron member, for earning the John L. Levitow Award during the class 17-G Airman Leadership School Graduation at the... MORE

Col. Gregory Gilmore, left, 315th Airlift Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Payne, right, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, congratulate Senior Airman Matthew Koser, middle, 315th Civil Engineer Squadron member, for earning the John L. Levitow Award during the class 17-G Airman Leadership School Graduation at the Charleston Club here Oct. 25, 2017.

437th AW recognizes third quarterly award recipients
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Airman readiness: Taking care of the body starts with the mouth
October 27, 2017 — Before reaching for that mid-afternoon soda or in to that bowl of office candy, you might want to think about how well you are keeping your mouth clean. The mouth is an important part of the body and can affect overall health. October is Dental Hygiene Month and, according to Air Force dental experts, most do not realize the impact of optimal oral health care on readiness... MORE

Take Command: Changes to TRICARE disenrollment coming in 2018
October 27, 2017 — As part of the changes coming to TRICARE on Jan. 1, 2018, there will be new rules affecting disenrollment... MORE

Beginning in January 2018, there will be changes to the TRICARE benefit. (Courtesy photo)

Team Charleston families participate in fall festivities
October 27, 2017 — Volunteers distribute candy to families outside the library at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017. More than 100 families attended the Fall Fest event to celebrate Halloween. The event consisted of trunk-or-treating, which is when participants open and decorate the trunks of their vehicles for Halloween, games, activities and food for... MORE

Volunteers distribute candy to families outside the library at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017.

Goose Creek Mayor meets joint base team
October 27, 2017 — Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler, center, speaks to Joint Base Charleston leadership during a tour of the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston, JB Charleston Weapons Station, S.C., Oct. 25, 2017. Heitzler toured the Naval Support Activity, ASLAC, Naval Health Clinic Charleston, the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command and the 841st... MORE

Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler, center, speaks to Joint Base Charleston leadership during a tour of the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston, JB Charleston Weapons Station, S.C., Oct. 25, 2017.

JB Charleston celebrates Air Force's 70th anniversary
October 26, 2017 — Lt. Gen. Charles Brown, U.S. Central Command deputy commander, cuts the Air Force birthday cake with Airman 1st Class Geremy Velez-Masini, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron distribution fuels operator, during the Air Force Ball in the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017. Traditionally, the guest speaker and... MORE

Lt. Gen. Charles Brown, U.S. Central Command deputy commander, cuts the Air Force birthday cake with Airman 1st Class Geremy Velez-Masini, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron distribution fuels operator, during the Air Force Ball in the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017.

Dyess C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
October 25, 2017 — A 317th Airlift Wing C-130J crew here completed a routine global channel mission to provide sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras Oct. 18... MORE

A 317th Airlift Wing crew works with air transporters from the 612th Air Base Squadron to off load pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The C-130J crew delivered sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen from Soto Cano Air Base rely on the mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in the Central American country. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)