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Joint EOD, CCBS training yields explosive results
September 26, 2016 — The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted a joint training exercise for the Charleston County Bomb Squad here Sept. 21, 2016.Because the skillsets of the two units are different, training together allows them to share their varied expertise. The collaborative training creates familiarity with each other’s tactics...

Keeping JB CHS on target
September 22, 2016 — It’s easy to be distracted when multiple booms reverberate in the air. After pausing, those who live or work here continue on with their business, knowing the sound of multiple firearms echoing in the distance is no cause for alarm.Every Airman is in the profession of arms regardless of job specification. Airmen fire weapons in preparation for...

Air Force celebrates 69 years of service
September 22, 2016 — U.S. Air Force retired Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash (second from the left), Airman 1st Class Cassandra Macdonald, 628th Medical Group records technician (second from the right) and Lt. Col. Walter Bean, 628th Airbase Wing chaplain (right) cut the cake with a saber during the 2016 Air Force Ball Sept. 17, 2016 at the Charleston Convention Center here. It...

Airmen celebrate Air Force’s 69th birthday
September 19, 2016 — Members of Joint Base Charleston gathered at the Charleston Club for a ceremonial cake cutting to celebrate the Air Force’s 69th birthday, Sept. 16, 2016. The U.S. Army Air Forces became the Department of the Air Force after the National Security Act of 1947 was signed. W. Stuart Symington, the first Secretary of the Air Force, was sworn into...

Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony 2016
September 19, 2016 — Chief Petty Officers with the Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston stand in formation after receiving their gold anchor collar devices at a Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 16, 2016.

JB Charleston honors POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 19, 2016 — U.S. Air Force Capt. Leah Davis, 628 Air Base Wing Public Affairs Chief, stands at attention in charge of her formation at the POW/MIA retreat ceremony in Nose dock 2, September 16, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Every year, members from the base participate in a 24-hour vigil run, a luncheon to honor prisoners of war and those...

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September 14, 2016 — As the new school year begins many summer activities are coming to an end. The pools will soon close and the numerous hours of free time will also end. Students now will spend a significant portion of their day in the classroom seated at a desk exercising their brains. It is important during these long school days that there is a focus on...

Naval Health Clinic Charleston honor 9/11 fallen heros
September 14, 2016 — Naval Health Clinic Charleston staff members begin the first stretch of NHCC's 9/11 Memorial Run/Walk at NHCC Sept. 9 in honor of the fallen heroes of the 9/11 terrorists attacks 15 years ago.

Sailor receives Navy Small Craft Insignia
September 14, 2016 — Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Second Class Curtis Clausen receives the Navy Small Craft Insignia from Capt Robert Hudson, Deputy Joint Base Charleston commander, at an awards ceremony September 1. Claussen is assigned to a Harbor Patrol Unit (HPU) boat embedded in 628th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Charleston.

Series: Definition of Navy Chief Part II
September 14, 2016 — Editorial note: This is the second of several commentaries from Sailors addressing what it means to be a Navy Chief. These brief articles will run through the month of September and will culminate with the Navy Chief's pinning ceremony September 16, 2016.I have been in the Navy for just over 13 years now and have been married to my high school...