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437 OSS receives new commander
August 6, 2018 — The 437th Operations Support Squadron hosted a change of command ceremony Aug. 8, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston. The 437th OSS is responsible for airfield management, life support services, flight records management, weather and intelligence support, airlift scheduling, tactical employment and aircrew training for approximately 1,400 active and reserve service members. ... MORE

Lt. Col. Joseph Beal, 437th Operations Support Squadron incoming commander, passes the 437th OSS guidon to Col. Daniel Dobbels, 437th Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony Aug. 3, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston. The 437th OSS is responsible for airfield management, life support services, flight records management, weather and intelligence support, airlift scheduling, tactical employment and aircrew training for approximately 1,400 active and reserve service members.

Airmen and medical researchers team up for inflight TIS training
July 24, 2018 — Airmen from the 628th Medical Group at Joint Base Charleston, the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and medical researchers from Indiana and Nebraska universities, conducted Transportation Isolation System training July 18, 2018, on a flight from Joint Base Charleston to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. ... MORE

Zika Virus: The facts you need to know
June 1, 2018 — As if mosquitos were not already a big enough nuisance normally, they have made headlines in the last few years by carrying the Zika virus in places around the world. ZikaV is not a new disease, but one that has had a rapid surge in the number of cases since May 2015. ZikaV is spread primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species... MORE

SSC Atlantic Computer Scientist Named DON IT Rising Star of the Year
May 30, 2018 — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic computer scientist Brianeisha Eure received a Department of the Navy (DON) Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Excellence Award at the DON IT East Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, April 24.Eure was presented with the IT Rising Star of the Year award for her role as the... MORE

Navy Cyber Security Division Director Rear Adm. Danelle Barrett (OPNAV N2N6G), left, Acting Department of the Navy (DON) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Dr. Kelly Fletcher, second from left, and Marine Corps Acting Director C4 and CIO Ken Bible, right, present a DON Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Excellence Award to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic computer scientist Brianeisha Eure at the DON IT East Conference April 24, 2018, in Norfolk, Va.

SMART Scholars Keep SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic on Cutting Edge of Information Warfare
May 30, 2018 — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic aims to simplify how employees earn post-graduate education through the Department of Defense (DoD)-sponsored Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship program. The defense department pioneered the SMART program more than 10 years ago after recognizing that many... MORE

JB Charleston celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 30, 2018 — Base members get food from a buffet line during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Luncheon May 30, 2018, at the Air Base Chapel Annex. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrated throughout the month of May, honors Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The large majority of the track for the railroad was laid by Chinese immigrants... MORE

Base members get food from a buffet line during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Luncheon May 30, 2018, at the Air Base Chapel Annex. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrated throughout the month of May, honors Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

MUSC leadership gets first-hand look at JB Charleston mission
May 24, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston played host to senior officials from the Medical University of South Carolina, including MUSC president Dr. David Cole, during a briefing and tour of aeromedical capabilities May 22, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The purpose of the visit was to share information about the medical missions, as well as the overall mission, of the various units at JB Charleston. It echoed a visit base officials made to MUSC earlier this year to familiarize themselves with the institution’s facilities... MORE

David Cole, right, Medical University of South Carolina president, prepares to step inside the Transportation Isolation System May 22, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

JB Charleston shows air capabilities with large formation exercise
May 24, 2018 — Approximately 15 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings provided airdrop support for the U.S. Army’s 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana, May 22 through a large formation exercise. During the flight, the C-17s flew over several prominent landmarks in South Carolina including the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and the South Carolina State House while performing various training exercises... MORE

A crew chief walks the flightline before takeoff of the large formation exercise at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 22, 2018.

ALS Class 18-D graduates
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Senior Airman Brittany Korb, center, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the , receives the John L. Levitow Award from base leadership (from left to right) Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315th Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Mark Barber, 315th AW command chief and Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Kersey, 437th AW command chief, during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony at the Charleston Club May 18, 2018.

Team Charleston closes police week through retreat ceremony
May 24, 2018 — Service members salute the U.S. flag during a retreat ceremony May 18, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Retreat signals the end of the official duty day and serves as a ceremony for paying respects to the flag. The flight was made up of law enforcement as a way to end police week. Police week is an observance in the U.S. that pays tribute to... MORE