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TSA Pre Check Program
November 25, 2013 — After Dec. 20, 2013, the process servicemembers use to qualify for TSA Pre✓™ will change. TSA Pre✓™ is a voluntary, expedited security screening process that allows participants to keep on their shoes, belt and light jacket, and leave laptops and 3-1-1 compliant liquids in their carry-on bags. Under the new process, servicemembers (including...

The Flu - part two
November 25, 2013 — The 2013 flu season has just begun and already 278 flu cases, resulting in 16 hospitalizations and one death have been reported in South Carolina. This number appears high, but the Centers for Disease Control and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control state that the flu activity in our area is low compared to past...

SAFE-n-SOUND All Year Round
November 21, 2013 — Last year, Air Mobility Command did not lose any Airmen during the holiday period. To prepare for the upcoming holiday season, AMC has released the "SAFE-n-SOUND, All Year Round" Campaign to run from Nov. 22 through Jan. 25, 2014."It is imperative we do all we can to help our Airmen make educated risk management decisions that impact their safety...

New Ombudsman certified at JB Charleston - Weapons Station
November 19, 2013 —

NAVCONBRIG Charleston names Sailors of the Year
November 19, 2013 — Petty Officer 1st Class Ian Wakefield, a Religious Program Specialist, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael McNeil, an Operations Specialist, have been named the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston's 2013 Sailor and Junior Sailor of the Year. Cmdr. Patrick Boyce, NAVCONBRIG's commanding officer, presented the awards during an All-Hands Call held Nov...

Balfour Beatty earns recognition
November 19, 2013 —

JB Charleston parent to be recognized as Youth Sports Parent of the Year
November 18, 2013 — A parent from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., has been chosen as the National Alliance for Youth Sports Parent of the Year. Jaykada McFadden was chosen for her participation within the base's sports program for being a role model for youth and her peers. McFadden will be presented her award at a ceremony in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 20 - 23."Our Joint...

Fighting fire with fire
November 18, 2013 — Wildfires in Alabama and North Carolina are making news this November and South Carolina is no stranger to wildfire either. In 2009, just north of Myrtle Beach, 20,500 acres of forest land suffered wildfire, destroying 76 homes and damaging another 96. Here at Joint Base Charleston, the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron's Wildlands Fire Management Plan...

Private organizations
November 18, 2013 — A private organization is a self-sustaining, special interest group, set up by people acting outside the scope of any official position they may have in the federal government. Private organizations are neither integral parts of the military service nor are they federal entities. They are not non-appropriated fund instrumentalities and they are not...

Supplement safety begins with you
November 18, 2013 — "Lose up to 20 pounds fast with this new, all-natural, energy enhancing, fat-burning supplement!""Try these new rapid-release thermo-capsules, increase muscle tone and burn fat while increasing energy!""Eat what you want, don't exercise and lose weight!"These are often the claims made by dietary supplement firms that promote various products, but...