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Weapons Station joins annual 'Feds Feed Families' campaign
June 11, 2014 — The Department of the Navy recently joined the government-wide "Feds Feed Families" campaign to donate food and help combat hunger in local communities across the country.The U.S. Department of Agriculture leads the campaign, running from June 1 through the end of August, with support from the Department of Defense, Chief Human Capital Officers...

Just ... YUM!
June 10, 2014 —

Rutner assumes command of 1189th TSB
June 10, 2014 — Army Col. Stephen M. Rutner, assumed command of the 1189th Transportation Surface Brigade during a ceremony June 8, 2014, at the Thomas H. Martin Reserve Center at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C.Rutner assumed command from Col. Kenneth E. King who served as 1189th TSB's commander since August 2012.Brig. Gen. Michael Mann, Deployment...

Honorary Commanders ride along with SFS
June 10, 2014 —

NNPTC recognizes outstanding performers
June 9, 2014 —

Prepare now for stormy weather
June 3, 2014 — June 1 kicked off what could be a very intense and unpredictable six-month-long hurricane season. Members of Joint Base Charleston should educate themselves on what items they will need and what resources are available to prepare themselves, their family members and their pets before a storm strikes. Putting together an emergency supply kit as well...

2013 Water Quality report available
May 30, 2014 — If you ever wondered where your tap water comes or questioned its quality, the Charleston Water Systems Quality Report was recently released.Per the report, the Charleston Water System has met or exceeded all local, state and federal standards for water purity and quality. The Charleston Water System is a publicly owned water utility that provides...

Prepare for the unexpected
May 30, 2014 — May 20, 2013, Moore, Okla., home to 50,000 people on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, was struck by an F5 scale tornado, with winds in excess of 200 mph. Fourteen years earlier, Moore had also been the destination of an epic F5 tornado May 3, 1999, this one going down in history clocking winds of 318 mph - highest ever recorded.Natural and manmade...

AMC commander hosts All Call at JB Charleston
May 28, 2014 — Gen. Darren McDew, the Air Mobility Command commander, spoke to to Joint Base Charleston Airmen during an "All Call" at the base theater, May 22, 2014. "I believe in our Air Force as an institution," McDew said. "There have been wonderful, amazing Airmen who built the foundation of this Air Force and there are some in this room, continuing to build...

Exercise Turbo Distribution: establishing a port in a storm
May 28, 2014 — The port facility at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., was temporarily located near the fictional city of Charliesport in the country of El Corona recently as part of a Joint Task Force - Port Opening exercise. Held May 15 through 22, U.S. Transportation Command's Exercise Turbo Distribution 14-2, allowed members of Surface Deployment...