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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

Joint effort delivers relief cargo to Puerto Rico
October 2, 2017 — Members of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, flew a C-17 Globemaster III to Fort Drum, N.Y., Sept. 28 to pick up aid supplies before flying to San Juan Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, a category 4 hurricane, battered the U.S. territory... MORE

Capt. Jared Powell, 15th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft commander, flies a C-17 to pick up aid cargo for a humanitarian mission to Puerto Rico, Sept. 28th, 2017.

Innovation saves AMC $2 million annually
October 2, 2017 — The 437th Airlift Wing began modifying the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with new mounts for the Electronic Flight Bag Sept. 25, 2017. The new mounts will increase flight safety in C-17s and are estimated to save Air Mobility Command $2 million in repairs annually.The EFB allows the aircrew to digitally view aviation charts and publications... MORE

Lt. Col. Thomas Clark, 437th Operations Group deputy chief of standards and evaluations, uses the new Electronic Flight Bag mount modification on the flightline in Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 29, 2017.

Youth center hosts Day for Kids
October 2, 2017 — The Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station Youth Center participated in the Day for Kids Sept. 21, 2017, to encourage children to unplug from technology and participate in physical activities.Day for Kids, an annual event started by Nickelodeon in 2004, where all U.S. Nickelodeon channels suspend programming from noon until 3 p.m.“This is a day we... MORE

Alex Rowell, Near, Lucas Jessen, Middle, and Trenten Bunch, far, play bean bag toss during Day for Kids at the Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station Youth Center Sept. 21, 2017.