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Have medical questions? Call the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line
May 19, 2014 — Sometimes it is difficult to know if and when to seek medical help for acute health problems, so having professional help at a moment's notice is invaluable. The Military Health System's new Nurse Advice Line for TRICARE beneficiaries does just that. Beginning May 30, 2014, all TRICARE beneficiaries can call the NAL toll-free, 24 hours a day, seven... MORE

AFOSI helps those traveling abroad via AF Portal
May 19, 2014 — As foreign travel increases within the DOD community, the risk of foreign intelligence targeting also increases. You can be the target of a foreign intelligence or security service at any time and any place; however, the possibility of becoming the target of foreign intelligence activities is greater when you travel overseas. The foreign... MORE

16th AS bids farewell to commander
May 13, 2014 — MORE

Lt. Col. Stewart Newton,16th Airlift Squadron commander, taxis a C-17 past Joint Base Charleston fire trucks at the conclusion of his “Fini” flight, May 8, 2014, at JB Charleston, S.C. Newton will be moving just up the road to Columbia, S.C., where he will assume the duties as the University of South Carolina Reserve Officer Training Corps commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 1st Lt. Mark Benischek)

Celebrating military spouses
May 13, 2014 — MORE

Stephanie Johnson, Naval Health Clinic Charleston Ombudsman and wife of
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Johnson, receives a Hawaiian lei from Beth Darius, Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station Ombudsman coordinator, as she enters the Fleet & Family Support Center to attend a Cake and Ice Cream Social May 9, 2014, in honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Month. (U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)

Pomeroy back in Charleston for upload
May 12, 2014 — MORE

USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR-316), is moored at Wharf Alpha, May 12, 2014, on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. Pomeroy is undergoing an on-load as part of the Military Sealift Command’s Prepositioning Program. Pomeroy contains more than 393,000 square feet of storage space on six decks with space to lash down tanks, helicopters, trucks and other large vehicles. Working alongside the 841st Transportation Battalion and the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston, Joint Base Charleston serves as a major hub for the prepositioning program (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

Action Line
May 9, 2014 — Action LineComment:My comment is about May 2nd. I am a retiree married to an active-duty service member and we live on base. On May 2, a Fun Run blocked the roads not only to all base housing, but to the routes to the Child Development Center as well. I contacted my wife as well as the CDC, and I asked if there were any announcements made to block... MORE

Navy Voluntary Education kicks off month-long celebration of Sailors' successes
May 7, 2014 — www.facebook.com/pages/Center-for-Personal-and-Professional-Development/100056459206The Navy is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Voluntary Education program in May, and Sailors who weren't even born before 1974 have the end of the selective service draft to thank. Back in the early 1970s, the United States was taking steps to transition its... MORE

Skill-a-Thon tests medical readiness
May 7, 2014 — Naval Health Clinic Charleston conducted a Nurses Skills-A-Thon May 1, in an effort to keep NHCC medical professionals, as well their LowCountry Federal Health Alliance counterparts, ready for any healthcare challenge.Medical personnel from NHCC, the 628th Medical Group and Naval Hospital Beaufort, participated in the joint training event designed... MORE

Hospital Corpsman Zachary Phipps intubates a dummy during the Naval Health Clinic Charleston Nurse Skills-a-thon May 1, 2014 at the NHCC on Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Medical personnel from NHCC, the 628th Medical Group and Naval Hospital Beaufort participated in the Skills-a-thon, a joint training event designed for healthcare providers to brush up on their medical knowledge and skills. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Caralyn Mulyk)

Arbor Day Foundation names Joint Base Charleston as a Tree City USA
May 6, 2014 — Joint Base Charleston has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This makes the 20th time the base has received this distinction. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. Communities are recognized as a Tree City... MORE

17th Airlift Squadron returns from deployment
May 5, 2014 — MORE

Family members and co-workers await the return of the 17th Airlift Squadron May 3, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 17th AS is returning from a two-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)