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Combat Camera reinforces warrior ethos during exercise TacRAT 2025
September 30, 2025 — The 1st Combat Camera Squadron hosted exercise TacRAT 2025, emphasizing training with small unit tactics, weapons proficiency, combat fitness and operational documentation in high-stress, simulated environments at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 15 - 19, 2025... MORE

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Joint Base Charleston holds 11th annual Bells Across America ceremony
September 29, 2025 — Markeese Russell, Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard member, presents the colors during a Bells Across America ceremony, Sept. 25, 2025 at the Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station, South Carolina. The navy has historically used bells for many different purposes including timekeeping, safety and communication, but during this ceremony they... MORE

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U.S. TRANSCOM Chief of Staff visits Joint Base Charleston
September 29, 2025 — U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kristin Acquavella, U.S. Transportation Command Chief of Staff, ,U.S. Navy Capt. Reed G. Koepp II, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander and Naval Support Activity commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick McClintock, 437th Airlift Wing commander, participate in a tour Sept. 18 and 19, 2025 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina... MORE

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See something, say something
August 15, 2025 — Base defense begins at the gate, but it does not end there... MORE

21st ATF sharpens mission readiness at exercise BE 25-3
August 11, 2025 — The 21st Air Task Force participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-3, July 31st to August 9th at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. BE 25-3 is a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center exercise and the final component of the Department of the Air Force’s Department-Level Exercise series. The 10-day exercise, spanning multiple major commands and geographic locations, provided the 21st ATF an opportunity to test Agile Combat Employment concepts in a realistic expeditionary environment... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Racic, 23rd Base Defense Squadron fire team leader, defends an entry control point during exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-3 at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, August 3, 2025. Exercise BE 25-3 is designed to test readiness through intricate exercises, improve rapid deployment of forces, and exercise mission command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alondra Cristobal Hernandez)

Team Charleston drives global readiness during DLE 2025
August 8, 2025 — Airmen from Joint Base Charleston recently supported Department-Level Exercise 2025, a U.S. Department of Defense-wide effort designed to enhance strategic readiness and interoperability across multiple regions simultaneously... MORE

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Joint Base Charleston hosts sUAS training for deploying Airmen
July 31, 2025 — The Joint Base Charleston Small Unmanned Aircraft System program office recently hosted training for Airmen from the 21st Combat Air Base Squadron, integrating sUAS into the squadron’s existing capabilities. The training consisted of searching for missing persons, navigation of an aircraft mishap and executing night operations using thermal vision. ... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Launches Immersive Communication Training for Airmen
July 23, 2025 — Airmen at Joint Base Charleston now have access to an enhanced learning immersion program by the Emotional Intelligence Institute, through realistic, artificial intelligence supported simulations... MORE

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VA breaks ground on new clinic at Joint Base Charleston
July 16, 2025 — The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Health Care System hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new North Charleston VA Specialty Care Clinic clinic at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, July 16, 2025, marking a significant step forward in expanding healthcare access for Lowcountry veterans.Distinguished guests and base... MORE

Key Support Liaisons: Serving Joint Base Charleston families
July 14, 2025 — Between deployments, temporary duties and long duty days, Key Support Liaisons aim to relieve the stressors of military life and enhance family resiliency... MORE

Two Caucasian women pose for a portrait photo on a sunny day in Charleston, South Carolina. The woman on the right has brown hair and is wearing a grey dress, the woman on the left has black hair and is wearing a black dress, with pink flowers on it and a pink sweater.