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Joint Base Charleston Command Master Chief retires
June 15, 2016 — MORE

Command Master Chief Joseph Gardner is piped aboard at his retirement ceremony June 10, 2016, at the Joint Base Charleston – WS, Red Bank Club. Gardner served for more than 28 years in the United States Navy. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Sean M. Stafford/Released)

Tuskegee Airmen meet with JB Charleston leadership
June 15, 2016 — MORE

Joint Base Charleston leadership and second generation Tuskegee Airmen pose for a group photo June 3, 2016, at the Charleston Club on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American military pilots who fought in World War II. They formed the 477th Bombardment Group and the 332nd Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)

Shopping the Joint Base Charleston Exchange Pays Dividend
June 15, 2016 — Airmen and Sailors and their families who shopped and dined at Army & Air Force Exchange Service stores and restaurants on JB Charleston generated $426,475 last year for Air Force quality-of-life programs, making JB Charleston a better place to live and work while promoting readiness and resiliency.In 2015, the exchange contributed $237 million to... MORE

Boat tour broadens horizons for honorary commanders
June 14, 2016 — Honorary Commanders joined their active-duty counterparts on a tour of the 628th Security Forces Squadron harbor boat security patrol mission on the Cooper River at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, June 13, 2016. The Honorary Commander's program provides an opportunity for local civic leaders to develop relationships with the base's senior... MORE

Commanders from Joint Base Charleston pair up with their honorary commanders for a tour of the Cooper River harbor patrol area at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., June 13, 2016. The program encourages local leaders to learn in-depth about the installation mission as well as increase understanding and cooperation between the civilian community and the Joint Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Renae Pittman)

S.C. military retirees receive tax exemption
June 14, 2016 — On June 7, 2016, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed H.3147, a tax cut for military retirees, into law. The tax benefits for veterans who receive military retirement pay will phase in gradually over five years. By 2020, an individual taxpayer filing in South Carolina may deduct up to $17,500 of their military retirement income from their... MORE

From orphan to Air Force maintainer
June 13, 2016 — "I was born Vanya Smirnoff Germanovich in Odessa, Ukraine," said Airman 1st Class Evan Hittle. "I lived in an apartment with my parents, Gera and Aleynea, and my older sister, Natasha. We were poor and always moving to new apartments. There isn't very much for young kids to do in Odessa so it was common to see them smoking or drinking."Hittle's... MORE

Airman 1st Class Evan Hittle, a 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument and flight control systems specialist, stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Charleston, June 11, 2016. Hittle was five-years-old and his sister was seven when their parents passed away and they were orphaned in the Ukraine. A few years later, Hittle and his sister were adopted in the U.S. and transitioned to a new life. Hittle now plans to make the U.S. Air Force a career. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman Megan Munoz)

AMC provides precise airdrop for Exercise Swift Response
June 10, 2016 — Airlifters and air refuelers from across Air Mobility Command airdropped approximately 5,000 U.S. Army paratroopers and allied forces into Poland as part of Exercise Swift Response June 7, 2016.Swift Response is an exercise involving U.S. and Allied Air Force and airborne forces, jointly demonstrating their ability to conduct a complex and... MORE

A KC-10 Extender gets into position to provide an aerial refueling to a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Swift Response June 7, 2016. Aircraft from across Air Mobility Command provided airlift and in-flight refueling capabilities for the exercise. In addition to participating in Exercise Swift Response, AMC air crews tested the capability of refueling a C-17 formation using a mix of tankers. Until this test, different types of tankers had never been used together because of the difference in air speed each one requires to perform a refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William A.
O'Brien)

New commander takes helm of Charleston Brig
June 10, 2016 — More than 100 service members, civilians, dependents and community leaders attended a change of command ceremony for Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, June 10, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.Commander Brett Pugsley relieved Cmdr. J. Michael Cole as the 19th commanding officer for the Brig, which has a capacity to hold more than 270 prisoners... MORE

Commander Brett Pugsley (right) takes command of the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston with a salute to his predecessor, Cmdr. J. Michael Cole, while Rear Adm. David Steindl, Commander of Navy Personnel Command, observes during a change of command ceremony June 10, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston S.C. Pugsley was previously the Brig’s executive officer. Cole who commanded the Brig for three years is retiring after 20 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

C-17 aircrew transports critically ill patient back to U.S.
June 8, 2016 — After a five-hour-long mission delivering cargo to Biggs Army Airfield in Texas, a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew from the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, was planning on crew rest, but a life-threatening situation intervened."We landed in Texas, finishing up our mission," said Capt. Rachael DeRoche, a pilot from the 15th AS who was the... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rachael DeRoche, a pilot from the 15th Airlift Squadron, poses for a photo inside cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III June 3, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. DeRoche and her flight crew took on an additional mission to transport a patient from Tegucigalpa, Honduras to Tampa General Hospital May 19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kevin West)

Commander's Call held to update JB Charleston teammates
June 8, 2016 — MORE

Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, responds to Airmen’s questions during a commander’s call June 3, 2016, at the base theater on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. JB Charleston members used their smartphones to ask anonymous questions. Lyman answered the questions at the end of the commander’s call. For the questions he was unable to get to, Lyman responds after the commander’s call by posting the answers to the base website. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)