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Team Charleston families celebrate Month of the Military Child at STEAM event
May 8, 2018 — Parents and students play together during a "reveal" celebration as part of the Month of the Military Child at Lambs Elementary School, Charleston, S.C., April 13, 2018. Military children and parents were invited to play together with a recently donated Rigemajig, a large-scale building kit used for hands-on free play and Science, Technology, Engineer, Arts and Math (STEAM) learning. Longtime national partners KaBOOM! and The CarMax Foundation are working together to bring new play opportunities to communities in which military families live and work. MORE

Parents and students play together during a "reveal" celebration as part of the Month of the Military Child at Lambs Elementary School, Charleston, S.C., April 13, 2018.

2018 National Prayer Luncheon
May 8, 2018 — The Joint Base Charleston Chapel hosted the 2018 National Prayer Luncheon May 3, at the Red Bank Club, with U.S. Senator Tim Scott and award winning musical artist Brandon Heath as the guest speakers. The luncheon is designed to recognize the National Day of Prayer, held on the first Thursday in May and signed into law in 1952 by President Harry... MORE

Joint Base Charleston’s Chaplains hosted the 2018 National Prayer Luncheon May 3, at the Naval Weapons Station’s Red Bank Club.

NCFD visits JB Charleston, enhances partnership
May 8, 2018 — Firefighters from North Charleston Fire Department station 10 toured the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. May 2, 2018... MORE

NCFD visits JB Charleston, creates partnership

MLA to Senator Scott visits JB Charleston
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U.S. Army Maj. Tauara Hodo, center, 841st Transportation Battalion executive officer, briefs Rick Trimble, left, military legislative assistant to Senator Tim Scott, on the role of the 841st Trans Btn. while Col. Jeff Nelson, 628th Air Base Wing commander, looks on during a tour of Joint Base Charleston May 2, 2018.

Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team recruits, retains, inspires at Air Expo
May 1, 2018 — As their commander gave his orders, the rifles started spinning and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team’s performance began. Their uniforms remained in impeccable shape. Not a thread was out of place as their white-gloved hands supported the 11-pound weapons, tossing the rifle into the air and catching it in perfect synchronization. This... MORE

Members of the United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team perform during the 2018 Air and Space Expo at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. April 28, 2018.

Air expo gives attendees firsthand look at military
May 1, 2018 — The Joint Base Charleston 2018 Air and Space Expo, the first in seven years, took over the flightline and skies above JB Charleston, April 28, 2018. The expo gave audiences a chance to see and experience aerial and ground demonstrations and meet and interact with performers at JB Charleston to help maintain close ties with the greater Charleston... MORE

Master Sgt. Christopher Malone, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Detachment demonstrator, throws a ceremonial first pitch at a Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park during a Charleston RiverDogs baseball game, April 26, 2018.

JB CHS Air Expo draws 80,000 attendees
April 28, 2018 — More than 80,000 people attended the 2018 Joint Base Charleston Air and Space Expo April 28. This was the first time Joint Base Charleston has held an air show since 2011.The expo offered more than 50 demonstrations and displays ranging from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities to World War II static display aircraft and... MORE

The AeroShell T-6 Texan Formation Flight performs during Air & Space Expo, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2018.

Space and STEM showcased at JBC Air and Space Expo
April 28, 2018 — Since the 1957 launch of Sputnik, a Russian satellite, Americans have been challenged to step up and become leaders in science, technology, engineering and math -- collectively known as STEM. Over the years, there has been a trend in the push for STEM education to younger generations. Recognizing this, Air Mobility Command prioritizes the creation... MORE

A young child chases down a paper airplane during a paper plane throwing competition at the Joint Base Charleston Air and Space Expo at JB Charleston, S.C. Apr 28, 2018.

First JB Charleston C-17s receive nose art, embrace heritage
April 28, 2018 — A Nose Art Unveiling Ceremony was held April 27, 2018 for two of Team Charleston’s C-17 Globemaster III aircraft here during the Joint Base Charleston Air and Space Expo rehearsal. A total of eight C-17s are scheduled to receive nose art over the course of the next few months as a part of the Air Force-wide initiative of squadron revitalization.“We... MORE

Members of the 315th Airlift Wing reveal the nose art on a C-17 Globemaster III during rehearsal of the Air and Space Expo, April 27, 2018.

Black Daggers rehearse for 2018 Air and Space Expo
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A Soldier from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, known as the “Black Daggers,” parachutes down to a drop zone as part of a 2018 Air and Space Expo rehearsal April 27, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.