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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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

Eight Airmen, representing more than 200 Joint Base Charleston volunteers, accept the Volunteer of the Year award from the Lowcountry Food Bank April 13. The JB-CHS volunteers helped move more than 300,000 lbs of food, equaling 200,000 meals, out of the Food Bank and into the local community during 2010. Volunteers did administration work and packed boxes and backpacks full of food for children.
Back row: Senior Airman Brittney Kelly, 628th Logistic Readiness Squadron, Master Sgt. Michelle McMeekin, 628th Force Support Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Michael Tate and Master Sgt. Michael Blair, both from the 437th Operation Support Squadron. Front row: Tech. Sgt. Shawn Delang, 373rd Training Squadron, Master Sgt. Donny Leydig, Career Assistance Advisor and Master Sgt. Troy Firzlaff and Tech. Sgt. Gregory Currey from the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

Wounded warriors receive new companions
April 12, 2011 — Through the combined efforts of the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston and the Carolina Canines for Service organization, two wounded veterans were presented with their new canine companions during a ceremony at NAVCONBRIG, March 31.Since its inception in 1996, Carolina Canines has successfully placed more than 41 service dogs, valued at more than... MORE

Retired Marine Sgt. Jason Blondin, from Wounded Warrior Battalion East, gives a treat to his newly adopted four-year-old black Labrador Retriever, Eden, which was provided by Carolina Canines for Service and the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston during a ceremony at NAVCONBRIG, March 31. The partnership of CCFS and NAVCONBRIG provides highly trained service dogs to wounded warriors. (U.S. Navy photo/Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Brannon Deugan)

Around the Station
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Thirty-one students from Sangaree Middle School Orchestra performed for patients at the Naval Health Clinic Charleston to show their appreciation for the military, April 6. The children played two, 30-minute sessions and provided a relaxing atmosphere for patients visiting the clinic. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)