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NNPTC recognizes excellence during graduation
May 3, 2016 — Nuclear Power School class 1601 graduated on April 22, 2016 at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. , NNPTC trains Sailors in the fundamentals of design, operation, and maintenance of shipboard nuclear propulsion plants.During the ceremony, Capt. John Meier, the guest speaker, presented the...

437th AW recognizes sharp performers
May 3, 2016 —

JB Charleston raises awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month
May 2, 2016 — Joint Base Charleston hosted a luncheon to raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Charleston Club, April 26, 2016. Jason Bowen, a Charleston County Sherriff's Office Special Victims Unit detective, was the guest speaker. Bowen gave advice to the parents of JB Charleston on how to prevent children from becoming victims of cyber...

628th ABW hosts Quarterly Awards Ceremony
May 2, 2016 — Col. Rob Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, pose for a group photo with the award winners during the 628th ABW Quarterly Awards Ceremony April 29, 2016, at the Charleston Club on JB Charleston, S.C. The winners are (left to right) Senior Airman Brittaney Wigginton, Airman...

MCPOCG visits USCGC Hamilton
May 2, 2016 —

628th CES, 437th MXS test confined space rescue ops
April 28, 2016 — Airmen and civilians from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire emergency services flight and the 437th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems repair flight participated in a confined space emergency extraction exercise, April 22, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.The exercise simulated a person losing consciousness inside one of the four fuel tanks...

USNS Red Cloud on way to Pacific after leaving Charleston
April 26, 2016 — The U.S. Naval Ship Red Cloud departed Joint Base Charleston, S.C. - Weapons Station, April 19, 2016, after being loaded with supplies and equipment by the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston and the 841st Transportation Battalion.The ship, which is part of Army Prepositioned Stock - 3, belongs to the Military Sealift Command, a subset of...

JB Charleston earns "effective" in major inspections
April 25, 2016 — Recently, Joint Base Charleston's 315th and 437th Airlift Wings and its 628th Air Base Wing successfully completed the Air Force Unit Effectiveness Inspection, with each wing earning an overall score of "Effective."UEIs encompass a two-year period, including virtual assessments by the Air Mobility Command, Air Force Reserve Command and Air Force...

After 50 years Pitsenbarger legacy lives on
April 20, 2016 — Staff Sgt. William Pitsenbarger, a pararescueman, made the ultimate sacrifice 50 years ago, on April 11, 1966, near Cam My, Vietnam, saving the lives of Soldiers pinned down by enemy fire.Born July 8, 1944, in Piqua, Ohio, Pitsenbarger joined the Air Force in 1962, right out of high school. He was ordered to Vietnam in 1964, volunteered to return...

WWAST compete against JB Charleston, inspire others
April 14, 2016 — Members of the Joint Base Charleston and Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Teams battled it out April 23, 2016, at Patriot's Point in Charleston, S.C.The WWAST is comprised of veterans and active-duty service members who have lost limbs but won't let that disability to keep them from being competitive in athletics. They travel the country and play...