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Team Charleston congratulates newest chief select
December 16, 2016 — Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander and several Chief Master Sergeants congratulate Senior Master Sgt. Emily Edmunds, 437th Operations Support Squadron superintendent, on her selection to Chief Master Sgt. at the 437th Operations Group building here Dec. 15, 2016. Members are promoted through the supplemental process from testing out of... MORE

Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander and several Chief Master Sergeants from Joint Base Charleston congratulate Senior Master Sgt. Emily Edmunds, 437th Operations Support Squadron superintendent, on her selection to Chief Master Sgt. at the 437th Operations Group building here Dec. 15, 2016. Edmunds is the only Senior Master Sgt. to be selected here and will be promoted to Chief Master Sgt. in Dec. 2017.

Operation: Cookie Drop
December 16, 2016 — Team Charleston Key Spouses Club hosts the annual holiday program: Operation Cookie Drop at the Hunt Housing Office Dec. 7, 2016. The spouses baked cookies for Joint Base Charleston members working the mid, swing and night shifts. MORE

Team Charleston Key Spouses Club hosts the annual holiday program: Operation Cookie Drop at the Hunt Housing Office Dec. 7, 2016. The spouses baked cookies for Joint Base Charleston members working the mid, swing and night shifts.

Lions claim 17-A Levitow Award
December 16, 2016 — U.S. Air force Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, left, with Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, 437th Airlift Wing command chief, right, congratulate Senior Airman Drew Gayhart, 16th Airlift Squadron, for receiving the John L. Levitow Award during an Airman Leadership School Graduation ceremony Dec. 15, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston,... MORE

U.S. Air force Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, left, with Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, 437th Airlift Wing command chief, right, congratulate Senior Airman Drew Gayhart, 16th Airlift Squadron, for receiving the John L. Levitow Award during an Airman Leadership School Graduation ceremony Dec. 15, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The Levitow Award is the highest honor bestowed during ALS and is awarded to the Airman who displays the highest level of leadership qualities.

Jumpers earn foreign wings during toy drop
December 16, 2016 — The 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, sent a C-17 Globemaster III to drop nearly 1,000 Army paratroopers at Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for the Army’s annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop Dec. 9-10. Paratroopers lined up early in the morning for the opportunity to receive a lottery ticket and to donate an... MORE

U.S. and foreign paratroopers jump from a C-17 during Operation Toy Drop XIX Dec., 10 at Luzon drop zone at Camp Mackall, N.C. During OTD U.S. paratroopers have the chance to train with jumpmasters from other nations, learn about their training tactics, and expand their experience through working with partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tynisha L. Daniel)

Reservists brighten VA patients’ Christmas
December 15, 2016 — A few of Santa’s little helpers from Joint Base Charleston made a special Christmas delivery to Veteran residents at the Charleston VA’s Patriot Harbor Community Living Center Dec. 14... MORE

Reservists from Joint Base Charleston made a special Christmas delivery to Veteran residents at the Charleston VA’s Patriot Harbor Community Living Center Dec. 14.“In light of the Christmas season we wanted to do something special for our local disabled Veterans that live at the Ralph H Johnson VAMC,” said Barbara Sosebee, 315th unit training manager. Sosebee requested a donation wish list from Cindy Ingels a recreation therapist at the Veterans hospital. Ingels provided Sosebee with a list of 19 inpatient residents of the VA’s Patriot Harbor CLC along with items they desired.The donations were impressive - 315th AW Reservists donated everything on the Veterans' wish list plus more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Dukes)

Fighting fire with fire
December 14, 2016 — Wildfires in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina made big news this past November and South Carolina is no stranger to wildfires either. In 2009, just north of Myrtle Beach, 20,500 acres of forest land experienced a wildfire destroying 76 homes and damaging another 96. The 628th Civil Engineering Squadron's (CES) Wildland Fire Management Plan... MORE

A prescribed small head fire burns through pine woods of JB Charleston – WS, February 2016. The primary goal of prescribed fire is to prevent and minimize wildfire by reducing fuel loads in the 12,000 acres of managed forest land here.

Team Charleston shares holiday spirit with deployed members
December 14, 2016 — Holidays from Home collected donations from across the installation and local area to provide to service members who will be deployed for the holiday season. Volunteers collected and packaged enough items for more than 1,000 deployed members. MORE

Holidays from Home collected donations from across the installation and local area to provide to service members who will be deployed for the holiday season. Volunteers collected and packaged enough items for more than 1,000 deployed members.

Military spouse licensing offers career portability for military families
December 14, 2016 — It’s not easy being a military family. Unpredictable work hours, deployments and constant moves from base to base are ever-present stressors affecting morale and readiness. For the estimated 100,000 working military spouses who serve in professions requiring a state license or credential, there is the additional challenge of moving across state... MORE

The Force is with JB Charleston’s Storm Troopers
December 9, 2016 — Team Charleston’s Storm Troopers, children who had parents on ride-out teams during Hurricane Matthew, were recognized during a Storm Troopers Ceremony at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here, Dec. 8... MORE

Team Charleston’s Storm Troopers, children who had parents on ride-out teams during Hurricane Matthew, hold up certificates for remaining calm, focused and ready during the storm with Joint Base Charleston leadership during a Storm Troopers ceremony at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here, Dec. 8, 2016. Nearly 23,000 base employees and their families evacuated Charleston Oct. 5, leaving a ride-out team of approximately 400 members to continue the base’s mission.

ALZ repairs complete
December 9, 2016 — Team Charleston marked the completion of runway repairs to the 3,500-foot runway, known as the assault landing zone (ALZ) at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina, Dec. 8.North Auxiliary Airfield, a training facility geographically separated from Joint Base Charleston, is used for various types of flight training. “What’s crucial about... MORE

Members of the construction crew watch as the first C-17 Globemaster III lands on the North Auxiliary runway in North, South Carolina Dec. 8, 2016 following a six-month runway construction project. The runway, originally constructed of asphalt, was beginning to deteriorate. Approximately 21,000 tons of asphalt was repurposed as a foundation below the new concrete.