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AMC command surgeon visits NHCC
August 13, 2017 — Naval Health Clinic Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Dale Barrette, right, highlights the services available at NHCC with Air Force Brig. Gen. Lee Payne, Air Mobility Command Surgeon, center, and Chief Master Sgt. SonyaStoute, left, AMC Medical Enlisted Force Chief, as they tour NHCC during their visit to Joint Base Charleston July 25. MORE

Naval Health Clinic Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Dale Barrette, right, highlights the services available at NHCC with Air Force Brig. Gen. Lee Payne, Air Mobility Command Surgeon, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Sonya
Stoute, left, AMC Medical Enlisted Force Chief, as they tour NHCC during their visit to Joint Base Charleston July 25.

Alpha Warrior arrives at Joint Base Charleston
August 11, 2017 — Joint Base Charleston teamed with the Alpha Warrior organization to provide a new way for service members and civilians to maintain fitness at the Air Base Fitness and Sports Center here Aug. 5.The new option is an Alpha Warrior Battle Rig, an obstacle course designed to test grip strength, core strength, endurance, agility and stamina. Brent... MORE

Rebekah Bonilla, Alpha Warrior pro-athlete, demonstrates how to take on the Alpha Warrior Battle Rig during its introduction on the Globemaster Court at the Air Base Fitness and Sports Center on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Aug. 5.

Airmen awarded First Sergeants Diamond Sharp Award
August 11, 2017 — Two NCOs from the 437th Maintenance Group were awarded the First Sergeants Council Diamond Sharp Award here July 21. ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Wade Griffith, center right, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Graziano, center left, both 437th Maintenance Group C-17 Globemaster III maintenance instructors, are awarded the Diamond Sharp award by Joint Base Charleston first sergeants here July 21. Griffith and Graziano were selected for their above and beyond performance in training younger Airmen in maintenance career fields. The award is one way leadership strives to recognize top performing Airmen.

Air Force Military Treatment Facilities pilot medical readiness
August 10, 2017 — Air Force Medicine has a non-stop global readiness mission. Medical Airmen must be prepared to deploy on short notice to provide life-saving and performance-enhancing healthcare in diverse, austere, and isolated locations, and all Airmen must be medically ready to deploy. To achieve this readiness mission, the Air Force Medical Service operates 76... MORE

JB Charleston deploys TIS in support of Mobility Guardian
August 8, 2017 — Airman 1st Class Mateo Willis, 437th Aerial Port Squadron cargo load team member, guides a transportation isolation system into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Aug. 3, 2017. The TIS is designed to provide aeromedical evacuation for patients with known or suspected exposure to a contagious or infectious disease... MORE

Silhouette of loadmaster loading Transportation Isolation System (TIS)

RiverDogs host last military appreciation night of season
August 7, 2017 — U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Winstead, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, left, and U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Gregory Stump, Coast Guard Sector Charleston commander, right, hold up their souvenir baseballs after throwing the ceremonial first pitches during the Charleston RiverDogs Military Appreciation Night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Aug. 3, 2017... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Winstead, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, left, and U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Gregory Stump, Coast Guard Sector Charleston commander, right, hold up their souvenir baseballs after throwing the ceremonial first pitches during the Charleston RiverDogs Military Appreciation Night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, Aug. 3, 2017.

USTRANSCOM leadership visits JB Charleston
August 7, 2017 — Lt. Col. Chad Blacketer, right, 841st Transportation Battalion commander, briefs Rear Adm. Lawrence Jackson, left, U.S. Transportation Command Strategy, Capabilities, Policy and Logistics Directorate outgoing director, Aug. 1 at the Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station as part of an orientation visit. Jackson and Rear Adm. Peter Clarke,... MORE

Lt. Col. Chad Blacketer, right, 841st Transportation Battalion commander, briefs Rear Adm. Lawrence Jackson, left, U.S. Transportation Command Strategy, Capabilities, Policy and Logistics Directorate outgoing director, Aug. 1 at the Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station as part of an orientation visit. Jackson and Rear Adm. Peter Clarke, USTRANSCOM Strategy, Capabilities, Policy and Logistics Directorate incoming director, received a 437th Airlift Wing mission briefing, observed demonstrations and toured a C-17 Globemaster III and the 437th Aerial Port Squadron during the visit. USTRANSCOM is a unified, functional combatant command which provides support to the eight other U.S. combatant commands, the military services, defense agencies and other government organizations by providing full-spectrum global mobility solutions and related enabling capabilities for supported customers’ requirements in peace and war.

628th commader recognizes AMDS
August 6, 2017 — Col. Jeff Nelson, 628th Air Base Wing commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, right, recognize the 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron for exemplary professional service and dedication at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Aug. 4, 2017. The 628th AMDS provides the crew and logistical support required to transport... MORE

Base commander, command chief recognize AMDS

JB Charleston hosts Music Fest 2017
August 2, 2017 — Despite rainy weather, the 628th Force Support Squadron hosted a free concert featuring 3 Doors Down, Thompson Square and Linkin’ Bridge, accompanied by Azul Experience inside a hangar on the air base July 29... MORE

3 Doors Down performs on stage here July 29.

Red Bank Road to temporarily close due to force protection exercise
August 2, 2017 — The Weapons Station is scheduled to conduct an anti-terrorism/force protection exercise Jul. 31-Aug. 11, 2017. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6, Red Bank Road will be temporarily closed to ALL non-Department of Defense identification card holders. Individuals with a DOD or other approved ID for entry, or those sponsored by a military member,... MORE