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JB Charleston highlights Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 11, 2014 — MORE

Mary Lauterbach holds up the Inspector General’s report about her daughter's sexual assault during her speech to members of Joint Base Charleston during a Sexual Assault Awareness Month event April 11, 2014, at the Air Base Theater on JB Charleston, S.C. Lauterbach’s daughter, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, was sexually assaulted and murdered while on active duty in 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Pittman)

Guardian SAR swimmer awarded for heroism
April 11, 2014 — Sailors know their ship. The constant hum of machinery, the pitch and roll of the ship as it rides the waves, and the routine announcements over the ship's 1MC (public address system) all become sounds of normalcy and provide a sense of comfort to Sailors at sea. Sailors can also sense when something is wrong. And when Sailors are jolted out of... MORE

The mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) is seen in this photo released Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command after running aground off Tubbataha Reef. The reef is about 400 nautical miles southwest of Manila, Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command)

Kickball tournament teams take a stand against sexual assault
April 7, 2014 — MORE

Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month with the third annual kickball tournament, April 5, 2014, at Locklear Park on JB Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Thirty-seven teams participated in the event. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Pastrick)

Navy scholarship program seeks medical student applicants
April 7, 2014 — Naval Flight Surgeon and Dermatologist Dr. (Lt. Cmdr.) Josephine Nguyen has a message for medical students: Consider the U.S. Navy's Health Professions Scholarship Program. The Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program is an outstanding way to pay for medical school and to ensure immediate employment following graduation. The program covers 100%... MORE

NHCC ties ribbon in support of SAAM
April 7, 2014 — MORE

Capt. Marvin Jones, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commanding officer, Lt. Nikki Pritchard, NHCC Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Point of Contact (left), and Lt. Erin Curtis, alternate SAPR POC, tie a teal ribbon on a tree in front of the NHCC, April 4, 2014, in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Throughout April, NHCC staff members commit themselves to raising awareness and promoting the prevention of sexual violence through public education and special events. (U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)

Joint Base Charleston leaders show support for SAAM
April 2, 2014 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey DeVore, 628th Air Base Wing commander, signs his name on the 2014 Sexual Assault Proclamation April 1, 2014, to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Joint Base Charleston-Air Base. The commanders and command chiefs of the 315th Airlift Wing, 437th Airlift Wing, Naval Support Activity Charleston and 628th ABW each signed the document in a mutual show of support for victims of sexual assault and to affirm JB CHS’s stance against the crime. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Love)

Navy leadership signs SAAM proclamation
April 1, 2014 — MORE

Capt. Timothy Sparks, Naval Support Activity Commanding Officer signs the Sexual Assault Awareness Proclamation April 1, 2014, while Capt. Jon Fahs, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command commanding officer (left), and Capt. Marvin Jones, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commanding officer, look on. The proclamation states that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and encourages Sailors to “Live our values: step up to stop sexual assault.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

CPOs celebrate 221 years of excellence
April 1, 2014 — MORE

Chiefs, senior chiefs and master chief petty officers from USNS Comfort, join the LowCountry Chief Petty Officer’s Association at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, to celebrate the 221st birthday of the establishment of the chief petty officer rank April 1, 2014. The honors of cutting the cake went to the oldest chief in attendance, retired Master Chief Petty Officer Terry Anthony, (center right), and to the youngest, Chief Petty Officer Eric Reed, a Machinist’s Mate assigned to the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

ALS John Levitow Award winner announced
April 1, 2014 — MORE

Col. Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes, 437th AW command chief, present the John L. Levitow Award to Senior Airman Maurice Hargraves, 437th Aircraaft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, during the Airman Leadership School Class graduation March 28, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The Levitow award is given for a student's exemplary demonstration of excellence, both as a leader and a scholar. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. William A. O’Brien)

JB Charleston welcomes new Honorary Commanders
March 31, 2014 — MORE

Col. Jeffrey DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander (left), Col. Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander (second from left), and Col. James Fontanella, 315th Airlift Wing commander (right), induct Charleston’s new Honorary Commanders during an Induction Ceremony March 28, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The Honorary Commanders program educates local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Tom Brading)