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Equal opportunity office campaigns for ADR
October 12, 2017 — Joint Base Charleston’s equal opportunity office is running a campaign to heighten awareness of their alternative dispute resolution program during the month of October, 2017... MORE

Career Day gives Junior ROTC cadets military perspective
October 12, 2017 — Staff Sgt. Kyle Bushey, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, helps Naiyeda Perez, left, Jenkins High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps member, Savannah, Georgia, don an EOD suit during Joint Base Charleston’s annual Career Day here Oct. 11, in South Carolina. Junior ROTC units attended Career Day to... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kyle Bushey, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, helps Naiyeda Perez, left, Jenkins High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps member, Savannah, Georgia, don an EOD suit during Joint Base Charleston’s annual Career Day here Oct. 11, in South Carolina. Junior ROTC units attended Career Day to get a closer look at what it's like to serve in the U.S. Military. Career Day is a way for the base to connect with young, and possible future service members in the community. Approximately 250 Junior JROTC cadets had the opportunity to have a face-to-face interaction with service members representing the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard.

386 ESFS trains for high risk response
October 12, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – At any given moment, the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron stands ready to protect, defend and fight against all threats to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Among those men and women who guard the wing’s high valued assets and people, is a newly formed group of defenders who dedicate their time, on-duty and off, to... MORE

at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 5, 2017. The HRRT team is a highly trained response force that trains to respond to active shooter, barricaded subjects and hostage rescue situations.

Rock fire captain reflects on past, present and future
October 11, 2017 — Significant dates during the year often spur us to look at where we have been, where we are, and where we would like to be in the future. Today is no different for Master Sgt. Mendy Dillard, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, and station captain for Rock Fire Station One, as she celebrates her 11th anniversary of Air Force... MORE

Master Sgt. Mendy Dillard poses for a portrait in front of a fire truck at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Wednesday, 11 October 2017. Dillard is celebrating her 11th year serving the Air Force as a firefighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric M. Sharman)

From parenting to stress management: Family Advocacy programs offer support
October 10, 2017 — The well-being of service members and their families is intricately linked to mission readiness... MORE

The Family Advocacy Program at Joint Base Charleston is here to support healthy military families and communities by offering various programs, counseling, education, training and activities designed to intervene when families are having difficulties or need professional intervention. For more information on the list and dates of classes, please visit https://www.jbcharleston.com/youth-family/military-family-support/.

Impact Aid forms support local school funding
October 10, 2017 — Public education is supported primarily by local property tax revenue, state monies and federal funding. Most school districts rely heavily on these resources to fund educational programming including classroom instruction, extracurricular activities, professional development, transportation, administrative services and more. The federal government... MORE

Citizen Soldiers ready JB Charleston Airmen for deployment
October 5, 2017 — Members from the South Carolina Army National Guard provided a modified version of Warfighter Skills Training to a class of Joint Base Charleston Airmen at the McCrady ANG Training Center Sept. 25-29, 2017... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Airmen practice low crawling during a modified version of Warfighter Skills Training at McCrady Army National Guard Training Center, S.C., Sept. 25, 2017.

Joint Base Charleston team recognizes teenager’s resilience
October 4, 2017 — The 628th Air Base Wing and 437th Airlift Wing hosted an Airman for a Day event to recognize a teenage girl for the resilience she showcased during her battle with cancer here Oct. 2, 2017... MORE

Sandrea Hershey, 14 years old, tours a C-17 Globemaster III alongside Airmen of the 437th Airlift Wing during an Airman for a Day event here, Oct. 2, 2017. The event was hosted by the 628th Air Base Wing and 437th AW. Hershey was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and spent approximately 170 days in a hospital. Despite her diagnosis Hershey kept up with her school work and finished her final treatment last month. Sandrea, her mother Lori Hershey, and her friend Justin Pippin, also 14 years old, met 628th Security Forces Squadron Phoenix Raven members, observed a military working dog demonstration and tested their piloting skills in a C-17 flight simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

AMC leadership conference stresses full spectrum readiness
October 4, 2017 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Wing commanders, command chiefs and spouses representing Air Mobility Command gathered here for the fall Phoenix Rally conference Sept. 26 - 28. Throughout the conference, AMC leaders regularly discussed ways to grow and professionally develop Mobility Airmen.“Every single day you put Airmen to the test, take care of... MORE

Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander discusses the importance of civic leaders in the community to commanders during AMC's fall Phoenix Rally Sept. 27 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

AF selects 2017 All-Air Force Women’s Basketball Trial Camp Candidates
October 3, 2017 — The Air Force recently selected attendees for the 2017 All-Air Force Women’s Basketball Trial Camp... MORE