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AETC Team briefing
April 20, 2011 — If you've ever wanted to have the opportunity to recruit sharp individuals into the Air Force as an Air Force Recruiter, mold civilians into Airmen as an Air Force Military Training Instructor, lead transitioning Airmen as a Military Training Leader or educate Airmen as a Professional Military Education Instructor, the Airmen Education Training...

Wing Clean up/Clean out day
April 20, 2011 — It's time for spring cleaning and Joint Base Charleston is ready for some tidying up. To help get everyone in the mood, 628th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Martha Meeker, has designated April 28 as Wing Clean up/Clean out day for all 628 ABW personnel.Units should plan on spending the morning cleaning up their spaces, cleaning out files, shredding...

Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5K
April 20, 2011 — To commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program and Sam's gym invites you to participate in the 5K run/walk at Sam's Gym on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, April 27, at 7 a.m., to show support to end all sexual violence against men, women and children. For more information, contact Tiffany...

Festival of Fitness
April 18, 2011 — Don't miss out on the upcoming Joint Base Festival of Fitness, April 29-30, at the track behind the fitness center on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The Festival of Fitness benefits the Wounded Warrior Project and is organized by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 306.The event kicks off April 28 with a Prospectors Run for participants...

Optometry Clinic Opens
April 18, 2011 — The Ralph H. Johnson Veteran's Administration Medical Center along with Naval Health Clinic Charleston and the 628th Medical Group announce the opening of a new Optometry Clinic on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station. The clinic opens today in Bldg. 746, Pulaski St. The hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will...

Important for patients to keep DEERS up to date
April 13, 2011 — Naval Health Clinic Charleston launches its Medical Home Port program, April 18. Medical Home Port is a new, Navy-wide approach to patient care that places the patient in the center of a team of caregivers. This move to a new model of healthcare places emphasis on the importance of TRICARE beneficiaries keeping their Defense Enrollment Eligibility...

Joint Base Charleston honored as Volunteer of the Year
April 13, 2011 — Joint Base Charleston has been selected as the Volunteer of the Year by the Lowcountry Foodbank. In 2010, 221 JB CHS volunteers assisted the LCFB by working 1,076 man-hours, supporting more than 16 food bank events and preparing more than 510,000 pounds of food for the Lowcountry community. Some of the programs base volunteers supported were the...

Staying competitive in today's Navy
April 13, 2011 — Sailors on Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station are quickly learning that in order to stay competitive in today's Navy, a more pro-active approach is needed to secure their naval careers. With record-high reenlistments and historically low attrition rates Navy-wide, leadership is stressing the importance of maintaining documented performance and...

Homeschooling…a school choice option
April 13, 2011 — Homeschooling is an educational option that military families are choosing more frequently. Since a typical military family moves every two to four years, homeschooling can provide continuity in education and eliminate the stress of leaving one school district and moving to another. The goal for the homeschooling parent is to identify how and when...

Month of the Military child: Operation Purple camps
April 13, 2011 — The National Military Family Association's Operation Purple camps are a time for having fun, making friends and reminding military kids that they are the nation's youngest heroes. Operation Purple empowers military children and their families to develop and maintain healthy and connected relationships through a variety of means, including the...