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Traumatic Stress Response team provides training
April 20, 2011 — A plane goes down, a tsunami makes landfall, an earthquake shakes a nation or a car crashes leaving people severely injured. These events can happen without warning and often stretch our ability to cope with the stressors around us. Events of this nature are beyond the scope of everyday occurrences and often leave us feeling unprepared. How do...

JB CHS - WS preps for IG inspection
April 20, 2011 — The countdown is on as Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station personnel make final preparations for the scheduled arrival of the Navy Region Southeast's Deputy Inspector General and his Area Visit team. Navy Deputy Inspector General, Andrea Brotherton and an IG team comprised of more than 30 inspectors arrive April 27 and will inspect quality of...

TCSC announces Silver Wings Scholarship winners
April 20, 2011 — The Team Charleston Spouses Club recently announced their Silver Wings Scholarship recipients for 2011. With funds raised from the Annual Scholarship Auction in March and revenue from the Joint-Base Charleston Consignment Shop, $8,000 worth of Silver Wings Scholarships will be awarded this year.The two spouse Silver Wings Scholarship recipients are...

Mandatory briefing
April 20, 2011 — Dr. David Lisak, a well-respected Sexual Assault Awareness speaker, will conduct a series of briefings April 26. This is a mandatory briefing for all military personnel and highly encouraged for civilians. Briefings will be held: April 268 a.m. - Base theater (general audience)1 p.m. - Charleston Club (Wing Commanders, Group Commanders, Squadron...

Hurricane season looming
April 20, 2011 — With hurricane season nearing, it is important for Joint Base Charleston members to be aware and begin preparing for the six-month-long season, which runs from June through November. In accordance with this, JB CHS is hosting the annual Hurricane exercise April 25 through May 3. The week-long exercise will focus on the base's ability to handle the...

JB CHS Consignment Shop Open House
April 20, 2011 — The Joint Base Charleston Consignment Shop held an open house, April 14 at its newly relocated location in Bldg. 1950 at the corner of Hill Blvd. and O'Neal Ave.The Consignment Shop offers a wide range of merchandise including housewares, clothing, children's items, furniture, jewelry, sporting goods and military uniforms with accessories. The...

Record retention, shifting missions prompt focused Navy retention board
April 20, 2011 — The Navy announced April 14 that it will conduct a focused Enlisted Retention Board in August for 31 specific ratings.The ERB will be conducted as a result of record high retention and low attrition among active duty Sailors and to meet current and future planned end strength controls.Currently, the Navy is overmanned in 31 of its 84 ratings, and...

Welcome Home targets Veterans seeking jobs, VA benefits
April 20, 2011 — The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center will host Welcome Home 2011 for all returning veterans, active duty service members and their families aboard the USS Yorktown, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event features a job fair with more than 85 employers sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce...

This week in Air Force History
April 20, 2011 — April 17, 2000 - A C-17 from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. airlifted Polish soldiers and equipment from Strachowice Air Base, Poland to Mitrovica, Kosovo to augment NATO peace keeping forces in the Yugoslav province. In four days, Air Mobility Command moved 130 Polish troops and 205,000 pounds of equipment. A single C-17 Globemaster III, flown by...

This week in Navy history
April 20, 2011 — April 17, 1778 - The U.S. sloop-in-war Ranger captured a British brig.April 18, 1988 - The Navy destroyed two Iranian surveillance platforms, sank one frigate and one patrol ship and severely damaged a second frigate in retaliation for the attack on USS Samuel B. Roberts.April 19, 1861 - President Lincoln ordered a blockade of southern ports from...