News - Category News

Spouse programs build strong bonds at Joint Base Charleston
June 15, 2016 — Spouses are a key ingredient in holding together military families. While military members deploy, spouses continue to hold down the fort at home, care for children, pay bills and maintain the house and car ... all with less manpower.Many members of Joint Base Charleston understand the mission could not be accomplished without the support of...

Civil Relief Act protects servicemembers
June 15, 2016 — Upcoming deployment or PCS? Most of us know all too well the stressors and challenges that come with a move. When it's a last minute tasking or assignment notification the challenges only multiply. Thanks to the Service Member Civil Relief Act (SCRA) some of the fiscal challenges can be mitigated with proper education and planning. SCRA is a...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...