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Finance to provide expanded customer service hours Nov. 29
November 15, 2010 — Since the summer and fall of 2007, base-level finance offices across the Air Force have lost 50 percent of their manning to establish the Air Force Financial Services Center, located at Ellsworth AFB, S.D.Since its inception, the goal was to consolidate financial services across the Air Force by opening a central processing center and a 24-hour...

Get to know an Airman
November 10, 2010 — Our "Get to know" articles are designed to offer readers the opportunity to get to know a little more about the Airmen, Sailors and civilians who make Joint Base Charleston a great place to live and work. Name: Michelle McMeekinRank: United States Air Force master sergeant (E-7)Job: Joint Base Charleston Military and Family Readiness Center,...

40 years of service with NMCRS comes to a close
November 10, 2010 — The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society honored the dedicated service of one of its most faithful Charleston members during a retirement ceremony at the Red Bank Club on Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station Oct. 28. Joy Wilson, former director of the NMCRS office in Charleston, retired after 40 years of proudly helping Sailors and Marines in the...

Captain John G. Feder Joint Ambulatory Care Clinic celebrates grand opening
November 10, 2010 — Naval Health Clinic Charleston and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of the new Captain John G. Feder Joint Ambulatory Care Clinic Nov. 10.The newly constructed outpatient clinic located on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station is a state-of-the-art, 188,000 square-foot facility. The clinic is shared by the...

437 MXG, 14 AS Airmen are 'Diamond Sharp'
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JB CHS prepares to go smoke-free for 24 hours Nov. 18
November 10, 2010 — As the Great American Smokeout approaches, Nov. 18, now is the time to start preparing to quit the tobacco. Join the hundreds of participants that pledge to quit tobacco use for 24 hours by making your pledge to quit at either of two locations:· Base Exchange from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.· 628th Medical Group Clinic from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.All pledges to...

Hurricane Tip of the Week
November 10, 2010 — Hurricane season will continue through the end of November, with the highest probability of a major hurricane occurring between mid-August and October. Although the historical likeliness of a hurricane occurring late in the season is low, service members are urged to stay vigilant. Due to a hurricane's capacity for damage, preparation is the key...

15 AS returns to families, friends after 4-month deployment
November 9, 2010 — At approximately 3:26 p.m. Nov. 7, a commercial airliner returning from overseas touched down at Joint Base Charleston-Air Base with more than 130 Airmen on board from the 15th Airlift Squadron.Their deployment had scattered squadron personnel throughout the Middle East and Eurasia, supporting overseas contingency operations. They were recently...

A/TA Convention provides mobility perspective to Lowcountry Airmen
November 3, 2010 — The Airlift/Tanker Association held its annual A/TA Convention and Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 28 to 31, bringing together some of the best and brightest minds on the future of military air mobility.The convention drew in attendees from across Air Mobility Command by the thousands, including more than 100 members of the Lowcountry A/TA...

16 AS deploys in support of combat operations in Middle East
November 3, 2010 — Airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron and 437th Operations Support Squadron said goodbye to family and friends Oct. 28 as they boarded a C-17 bound for the Middle East in support of combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.The more than 100 Airmen are expected to deploy for approximately 120 days and will replace the...