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JB Charleston hosts "Run the Runway
September 13, 2013
Ensign Matthew DeVillers, Navy Nuclear Power Training Command, runs on the flight line during the “Run the Runway 5k” Sept. 13, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. This was the first time that "Run the Runway" was used as a commander's challenge and the run brought in over 700 Joint Charleston participants. The event was held to celebrate the delivery of the last U.S. Air Force C-17 to Joint Base Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
Fleet Complete: Joint Base Charleston welcomes last C-17
September 13, 2013
The final U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, P-223, gets hosed down Sept. 12, 2013, during the beginning of the delivery ceremony at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. This historical event comes more than 20 years after the 437th Airlift Wing and the 315th Airlift Wing took delivery of the very first C-17 to enter the Air Force inventory June 14,1993 and marks the successful completion of C-17 production for the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
JB Charleston pins anchors on new chief petty officers
September 13, 2013
Nine of Charleston’s newest chief petty officers are fitted with their combination covers shortly after being pinned with their anchors during the LowCountry Chief Petty Officers pinning ceremony Sept. 13, 2013, at All Saints Chapel on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station. Traditionally, the chief selects’ sponsors place the combination covers on the newly pinned chiefs, signifying the passing of naval tradition from one chief petty officer to the next generation of leaders. Chief petty officer pinning ceremonies were also held Sept. 13, at the Bowman Center on the campus of the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command and at the Red Bank Club for the Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Sailors promoted to chief petty officer. (U.S. Navy photo/Eric Sesit)
17 AS returns home
September 4, 2013
Joint Base Charleston leadership greets Lt. Col. Todd Groomes, 17th Airlift Squadron commander, during the 17th Airlift Squadron’s redeployment Sept. 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 17th AS returned home from a deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 790 sorties, logged more than 1,860 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 19.5 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
Wounded warrior receives a helping "paw"
August 27, 2013
Chief Petty Officer Jeannette Tarqueno, a gunner’s mate and wounded warrior, addresses the audience with her new service dog Gaza, during a ceremony Aug. 26, 2013, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, S.C. Gaza was trained by NCBC prisoners in conjunction with Carolina Canines for Service, a non-profit organization that trains service dogs for veterans with disabilities. Gaza, a Labrador retriever, will assist Tarqueno by providing more independence and comfort in her life. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)
Navy Ombusdmen complete local training
August 13, 2013
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON - WEAPONS STATION, S.C. — Kimberly Brown, Fleet and Family Support Center (left), Naval Support Activity Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Timothy Sparks, Suerjee Lee, FFSC (second from right) and NSA Charleston Command Master Chief Joseph Gardner commend the recent group who completed the local FFSC Ombudsman training. (Ffrom inside left ): Stephanie Weddell, Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston; Brooke Johnson, Navy Operational Support Center Charleston; Elizabeth Cole and Sharon Schmelling, Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston. Ombusdman serve as liaisons between command leadership and a Sailor’s family members, often being the ones relied upon to communicate difficult messages or be a first line referral resource when Sailors are deployed. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)
Jennifer Bailey receives Scholarship for Military Children
August 13, 2013
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON - WEAPONS STATION, S.C. — Naval Support Activity Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. Timothy Sparks, Earlene Mills, Weapons Station commissary store manager and Thomas Mundinger, assistant store director present the Scholarship for Military Children to Jennifer Bailey, daughter of JB Charleston deputy commander Navy Capt. Thomas Bailey and Janet at the Weapons Station commissary Aug. 1, 2013. The $1,500 scholarship is one way the Defense Commissary Agency and Fisher House contribute back to the military community. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)
NMCRS director retires
August 13, 2013
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON - WEAPONS STATION, S.C. — Naval Support Activity Charleston’s Commanding Officer Capt. Timothy Sparks, Command Master Chief Joseph Gardner and incoming Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society director, Tiffany Gavazzo present a certificate of appreciation to retiring Charleston NMCRS director David Hastings July 29, 2013. Hastings leaves the society after 30 years of service to Sailors, Marines, retirees and their family members. (U.S. Navy photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hallford)
Joint Base Charleston hosts runway ribbon cutting event
August 7, 2013
Joint Base Charleston leadership cut the ribbon during the opening of new Joint Base Charleston Runway Aug. 7, 2013, at JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (From left to right) Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, Col. Richard McComb, Joint Base Charleston commander, Andrew Savage, Charleston County Aviation Authority chairman, Doug Marquart, DWG & Associates, Col. Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. James Fontanella, 315th Airlift Wing commander. The newly constructed runway is 9,000 feet long and 150-feet wide and 18-inches thick at a cost approximately $40 million. The runways at JB Charleston are part of a dual-use airfield and are shared with the Charleston County Aviation Authority and private industry. The new runway will be capable of supporting Air Force mission requirements and also serve the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)
Savings, Reprogramming Enable Furlough Reduction
August 7, 2013