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841st TB Soldier competes in Warrior Challenge
September 8, 2015 — Having the drive and motivation to keep going in the face of adversity is part of being a Soldier. Out on the battlefield, Soldiers are pushed both mentally and physically. Back home, the Army tests its top Soldiers through the Army's Best Warrior of the Year Competition. The competition also builds camaraderie and highlights the importance of... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Armond Evansscott, 841st Transportation Battalion freight non-commissioned officer in charge, located at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C., rucks for 12 miles at Camp Atterbury Army Base in Edinburgh, IN, Aug. 27, 2015. This was the third and final day for the Army Materiel Command-level Best Warrior of the Year Competition. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander visits JB Charleston
September 2, 2015 — MORE

(From left to right) Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, greets with Maj. Woo Suk Chun, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron operations flight commander, Joint Base Charleston, SC, on the flight line at JB Charleston, SC, Sept. 1, 2015. Martin was accompanied by his wife, Barbara, Brig. Gen. James Scanlan, Mobilization Assistant to the commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, John Hood, honorary commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center and Chief Master Sgt. Peter Stone, U.S. Air Force. EC command chief. During his visit, Martin toured various locations across the Air Base and Weapons Station where he was able to interact with several of Joint Base Charleston’s Mission Partners. The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center is the Air Force's Center of Excellence for advanced expeditionary combat support training and education, while also providing direct oversight for en route and installation support, contingency response and partner capacity building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

JB Charleston congratulates its newest CPO selects
August 6, 2015 — The names of Sailors selected to advance to the rank of chief petty officer by the fiscal year 2016 E-7 selection board were released and posted to commands' BUPERS online accounts Aug. 5, 2015 with public release via NAVADMIN Aug. 6, 2015.Approximately 4,100 quotas were announced in June with an overall advancement opportunity of 23.64 percent for... MORE

Today, 55 members from Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station received news that they are the Navy's newest Chief selects! (Courtesy Graphic)

EM readies base for hurricane season with preparedness week
June 10, 2015 — MORE

Master Sgt. Heather Howell, 628 Civil Engineer Squadron, NCO in charge of emergency management, goes over hurricane information with a commissary customer at the Joint Base Charleston – Air Base Commissary June 5, 2015. Throughout the week, 628th CES emergency management personnel visited various locations across the installation to inform the base populous about hurricane season, which started in June 1 and runs through November. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William O'Brien)

Sexual assault awareness month proclamation signing
March 31, 2015 — MORE

From left to right: Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Gardner, Naval Support Activity command master chief; Florine King, JB Charleston - Air Base SARC; Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander; Capt. Timothy Sparks, JB Charleston deputy commander and Command Chief Mark Bronson, 628th Air Base Wing command chief sign a proclamation declaring the month of April 2015 as sexual assault awareness month for Team Charleston. The signing ceremony took place in the 628th ABW conference room March 31. The theme for sexual assault awareness month this year is, “Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know your part. Do your part.” The purpose of sexual assault awareness month is to raise awareness about sexual assault prevention and support sexual assault survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

628th CONS takes AMC top honors
January 7, 2015 — Air Mobility Command recently announced the winners of the 2014 Air Mobility Command Annual Contracting Awards, and Joint Base Charleston's 628th Contracting Squadron had four individual award winners."The 628th CONS competed against nine other AMC bases for seven individual contracting awards and won four," said Lt. Col. Dale Skinner, 628th CONS... MORE

315th AW to continue with combined UTA construct
January 7, 2015 — Following a three-month trial period, the decision was made Dec. 8, 2014, for the 315th Airlift Wing to continue with one combined Unit Training Assembly weekend for the foreseeable future, with an unsupported alternate weekend.This transition will be the first time the wing has conducted operations regularly through a single UTA since the height... MORE

Five 315th AW officers selected for colonel
January 7, 2015 — The 315th Airlift Wing commander recently announced five officers have been selected for promotion to colonel in the latest officer promotion round.The following lieutenant colonels were selected:Cade Gibson, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commanderChris Hobbs, 315th Maintenance Group deputy commanderJerome McLin, 315th Mission Support Group... MORE

Smoke is in the air ... prescribed fire season begins on JB Charleston
January 6, 2015 — Be prepared to smell some wood smoke around Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station this winter. Wood smoke usually indicates a prescribed fire is being conducted by the station's Natural Resources personnel somewhere on the Weapon Station's 11,000 acres of managed timberlands. And while the smoke from a prescribed fire can be annoying, these fires... MORE

Be prepared to smell some wood smoke around Joint Base Charleston (JB CHS) Weapons Station this winter. Wood smoke usually indicates that a prescribed fire is being conducted by the Station’s Natural Resources personnel somewhere on the Weapon Station's 11,000 acres of managed timberlands. (Courtesy photo)

Short Stay holds inaugural Polar Plunge
January 5, 2015 — MORE

Polar Plunge participants race toward the chilly waters of Lake
Moultrie as part of the inaugural Polar Plunge at the Joint Base Charleston
Short Stay Recreation Area, Jan. 3, 2014. Nearly 20 people took the plunge while
others watched on as they enjoyed hot chocolate and hot dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jessica Donnelly)