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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...

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

Master Sergeant release party held for JB Charleston's newest SNCOs
June 8, 2016 —

Zika virus information available
June 7, 2016 — The Zika virus has been in the news recently generating questions about the virus. The most comprehensive source for regularly updated and accurate information is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the website found at http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html. The site contains information on areas in the world where Zika virus is...

Defense Orientation Conferense Association visits JB Charleston
June 6, 2016 — Members of the Defense Orientation Conference Association toured Joint Base Charleston, S.C. June 1, 2016.

Joint Base Charleston youth repeats as MYOY
June 6, 2016 — For the second year in a row, Dorian Holnes, Joint Base Charleston - Air Base 2016 Youth of the Year, competed in the South Carolina Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) Military Youth of the Year completion and was named the 2016 SC Military Youth of the Year, April 29, 2016. His achievement earned him a $5,000 scholarship and he will go on to...

Memorial service honors military working dog
June 1, 2016 — A memorial service to honor the life of military working dog, Akim, 628th Security Forces Squadron, was held at the Joint Base Charleston Theater, May 26, 2016. Following the service, Akim was buried at the Security Forces Kennel. Akim, a Belgian Malinois, deployed six times and participated several missions supporting the president, first lady...

Charleston Animal Society honors military working dogs and handlers
June 1, 2016 —

vRide available at JB Charleston
June 1, 2016 — Commuting to and from Joint Base Charleston can be expensive and time consuming, particularly when having to deal with the traffic around Charleston.If you are looking for a way to save time and money while minimizing your carbon footprint, look no further than vRide. For nearly 40 years, vRide has been offering public vanpooling services to...

AMC delivers NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for asteroid mission
May 31, 2016 — A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, delivered NASA's Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 20, 2016.The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will travel to...