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Base Housing town meeting
June 17, 2011 — Forest City Residential Management is holding a town hall meeting June 21 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base theater.Forest City Residential Management in partnership with the Air Force will be managing the on-base housing on JB CHS - AB in the near future. The town meeting will inform base residents about the new... MORE

Training for the worst-case scenario
June 15, 2011 — MORE

1st. Lt. Austin McCann looks through his Airman's manual during Chemical Biological Radiologial Nuclear and high yield Explosive Training June 9, at Joint Base Charleston. The CBRNE course teaches Airmen how to survive and operate in hazardous environments whether deployed or at home station. Lieutenant McCann is assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

Team Charleston transports SecDef
June 15, 2011 — MORE

On a recent trip, Airmen from Joint Base Charleston flew Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on an overseas mission throughout Afghanistan and then from Belgium to Andrews Air Force Base. Pictured front row left to right are: Senior Airman Zach Asman from the 437th Security Forces Squadron, Staff Sgt. John Diaz-Colon, 437 SFS, Staff Sgt. Jessica Dial, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Capt. Jason Sanchez, 15th Airlift Squadron, Staff Sgt. Joseph Burton, 437 SFS and Capt. John Highley, 15 AS. Back row: Airman 1st Class Karl Gifford, 15 AS, Lt. Col. Mike Mitchell, 437th Operations Group, Staff Sgt. Grant Phillips, 15 AS, Staff Sgt. Ethan Hipple, 437 AMXS, Capt. Ben Peacock, 15 AS and Staff Sgt. Derek Southard, 437 SFS. (Secretary of Defense/Kevin Brown)

How much is too much for a night out?
June 15, 2011 — Can you afford to toss away thousands of dollars? Perhaps you can, but most of us don't have money to burn. Yet there are still a number of people out there who get behind the wheel intoxicated - potentially running the risk of getting caught and costing them money and a lot more. This can easily be avoided by taking a taxi cab or arranging for a... MORE

Practicing for perfection, readying for the Rodeo
June 15, 2011 — MORE

Senior Airman Darrik Ostrander pulls a power cart to a C-17 in order to apply power to the aircraft in preparation for Rodeo practice at Joint Base Charleston, June 10. The Rodeo team performs daily foreign object debris checks, inspections and maintenance on the C-17 specified as the command's Rodeo aircraft. Airman Ostrander is from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is a member of the 437th Airlift Wing 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

Contract awarded for Civil Engineer Administration and Readiness Center
June 15, 2011 — Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast awarded an $11.6 million contract June 3 to Sauer, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., for the design and construction of an engineering, operations and readiness center at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. "A new engineering administration facility will provide a professional atmosphere for the Civil Engineer... MORE

USERRA gives service members certain civilian reemployment rights
June 14, 2011 — From the The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act became law in 1994 and was enacted in order to protect the civilian job rights and benefits of veterans returning from military duty. Its further purpose is to encourage non-career military service and prevent discrimination against those returning from this service. USERRA... MORE

101 Critical Days of Summer: Lightning and tornados - summer weather safety
June 14, 2011 — At any given moment, there are 1,800 thunderstorms in progress around the earth. According to the National Weather Service, this amounts to 16 million storms a year. In the United States, there are an estimated 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes each year. While lightning can be fascinating to watch, it is also extremely... MORE

Women in Defense Chapter meeting
June 14, 2011 — Carolyn Adams, director of the Ralph H. Johnson Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Charleston will be the featured speaker at the next Women in Defense Palmetto Chapter meeting June 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prior to her February 2010 appointment at the Charleston VAMC, Ms. Adams was the director of the W. G. Hefner VAMC in Salisbury,... MORE

Lt. Col. Beckstrand assumes command of 628 AMDS
June 13, 2011 — Lt. Col. Devin Beckstrand assumed command of the 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron from Lt. Col. Pamela Smith during a routine change of command ceremony at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, June 13. Colonel Beckstrand was previously the medical standards branch chief at Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base,... MORE

Col. Consuella Pockett passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Devin Beckstrand during the 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Change of Command at Joint Base Charleston June 13. Colonel Pockett is the 628th Medical Group commander and Colonel Beckstrand is the new 628 AMDS commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)