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Selectees work towards Sept. 16
August 17, 2011 —

Forensics course sharpens wartime skills
August 17, 2011 — Thirty-five Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 1st Combat Camera Squadron completed a four-day forensic training course last week, providing them with skills and techniques needed to conduct forensic multimedia collection on the battlefield. The course, which included laboratory sessions and crime scene analysis scenarios, gave Airmen the...

NNPTC graduates Class 1103
August 16, 2011 — The Naval Nuclear Power Training Command held a graduation ceremony Aug. 12, at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station. Captain Thomas Bailey, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command commanding officer, addressed the graduating students of Class 1103 and their guests during the ceremony. "Not only have our students gained a great deal of technical...

Watch out for motorcycles, scooters and mopeds
August 16, 2011 — There are more than four million motorcycles registered in the United States. The popularity of motorcycles is attributed to their low initial cost, use as pleasure vehicles and for some models, fuel efficiency. Motorcycle fatalities represent approximately five percent of all highway fatalities each year, yet motorcycles represent just two percent...

Child and Adult Care Food Program announcement
August 16, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston Child Development Center announces the sponsorship of the United States Department of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. The same meals will be available at no separate charge to children enrolled in each of our sponsored child care homes, child development centers and youth programs and will be provided...

POW/MIA vigil scheduled
August 16, 2011 — Joint Base Charleston's annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action 24-hour vigil run will begin Sept. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the commissary parking lot. This event is open to all military, civilian and dependent personnel.This year's goal is to have 24 teams participating with a minimum of four people per team. Each team will be responsible for the...

Vehicle Maintenance Shop
August 10, 2011 —

It’s not too late to prepare for hurricane season
August 10, 2011 — Even though we are almost halfway through hurricane season, we are entering the peak months, August through October, when hurricanes threaten South Carolina. If you haven't already done so, it is still not too late to prepare yourself and your family for a hurricane. The good thing about hurricanes is that they move slowly and provide a few days...

Diamond Sharp
August 10, 2011 —

Make plans now for the JB CHS annual military ball
August 10, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston Annual Military Ball will be held Sept. 24 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in North Charleston from 6 to 10 p.m. Attire for the evening is mess dress or semi-formal for military and jacket and tie or evening dress for civilians. Childcare will be provided by the First 6 organization and must be scheduled...