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Diamond Sharp
May 4, 2011 —

Days of Remembrance
May 3, 2011 —

Charlie the alligator moves back into federal housing after extended vacation
May 3, 2011 — Charlie, the Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station twelve foot one inch (we measured him), 600-pound alligator, moved back to his home pond on JB CHS - WS April 30.Charlie and his family have been military residents since the early 1960s at what was once the U.S. Army Ordnance Depot, which later became the Naval Weapons Station, and is now JB CHS...

JB CHS - WS Branch Library enhanced through joint basing
May 3, 2011 — Sailors at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station may have noticed improved services offered on base since joint basing began Oct. 1, 2010, and the most recent improvements have taken place at the JB CHS - WS branch library.With a completely renovated look, the JB CHS - WS branch library now offers Sailors and Airmen a more welcoming and relaxing...

Congratulations to Sailors of the Quarter
May 3, 2011 —

NPTU graduation
May 3, 2011 —

NSA welcomes new ombudsman
May 3, 2011 — Naval Support Activity on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, recently appointed Jennifer Tracy as the new command ombudsman. She is the wife of Electronics Technician 1st Class Brad Tracy, assigned to NSA. The ombudsman program, introduced to the Navy in 1970, is a Navy-wide program established to improve mission readiness through family...

This week in Navy History
May 3, 2011 — May 1, 1898 - At the Battle of Manila Bay, Adm. George Dewey defeated the Spanish at Manila, Philippines.May 2, 1975 - The U.S. Navy departed Vietnamese waters at the end of evacuation operations.May 3, 1861 - The USS Surprise captured the Confederate privateer Savannah.May 4, 1917 - The first Navy ships, Destroyer Division 8, arrived at...

This week in Air Force History
May 3, 2011 — May 1, 1974 - For the first time, a KC-135 refueled a C-5 in an operational setting.May 2, 1963 - Jacqueline Cochran flew a Lockheed TF-104G near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to a world speed record for women of 1,203.94 mph over a closed 100-kilometer course.May 3, 1952 - A ski-and-wheel-equipped U.S. Air Force C-47 Skytrain made the world's...

National Days of Remembrance May 2
April 29, 2011 — There will be a National Days of Remembrance commemoration May 2 at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base chapel at 3 p.m..Everyone is invited to attend the ceremony to memorialize those who were killed during the Holocaust and to recognize the importance of preserving freedon, promoting human dignity and confronting hate whenever and wherever it...