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Joint Base Charleston hosts runway ribbon cutting event
August 7, 2013 — Military officials, construction contractors and local civic leaders gathered to mark the end of major construction efforts on the main runway, August 8, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.The ribbon cutting ceremony featured speakers from DWG & Associates, the 628th Air Base Wing, Charleston County Aviation Authority and the 437th...

Savings, Reprogramming Enable Furlough Reduction
August 7, 2013 — Savings and the ability to reprogram funds made possible today's announcement by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that unpaid furlough days for about 650,000 civilian employees are being reduced.Hagel signed a memo cutting furlough days for about 650,000 Defense Department civilian employees from 11 to six. This means that for most employees, the...

Got skeeters?
August 7, 2013 — Picture this - You're outside in your backyard at night grilling out with a few of your friends. As you're discussing Hugh Jackman's performance in the newest Wolverine movie, you feel something biting your leg. You look down to find a red, painful insect bite and immediately begin scratching in order to find relief. As you scratch your leg until...

AMC Icon Talent Contest
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168 JB Charleston Airmen selected for staff sergeant
August 6, 2013 — Air Force officials recently released the list of more than 11,000 senior airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant July 30, 2013. The 11,212 selected represent 32.90 percent of the 34,078 eligible.Congratulations to our newest staff sergeant selects:628th Air Base WingTravis FrameCeleste KelleyKaneisha Lipscomb628th Civil Engineer Squadron...

Joint Base Housing Partners offer mold fighting tips
August 6, 2013 — South Carolina's semi-tropical climate often lends itself to high levels of humidity, which can contribute to mold and mildew growth when condensation gathers within a home. Despite the challenges posed by the local climate, Joint Base Charleston's privatized housing partners are educating residents on steps to fight off a growing problem.Locally,...

Take-Out policy to change at JB Charleston DFAC
July 31, 2013 — Due to sequestration, squadrons across Joint Base Charleston have had to make budget cuts to save money. One of the items recently eliminated on base was the take-out service at the Robert D. Gaylor Dining Facility, saving JB Charleston approximately $50,000 per year. Effective immediately, JB Charleston military members, authorized Department of...

NNPTC hosts Armed Services blood drive
July 2, 2013 — The buzz of conversation and glow of fluorescent lights fills the small auditorium as swarms of uniformed military personnel and civilians dressed in scrubs hustle across the room - back and forth like a well-oiled machine. What at first seems to be an emergency room setting is actually quite serene. A young man casually sits ... reclining in a...

Boyce assumes command of Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston
June 27, 2013 — Navy Cmdr. Patrick Boyce relieved Cmdr. Chadwick Bryant as the 17th commanding officer of Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston during a change of command ceremony June 27, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station. Boyce is originally from Greenfield, Wis. He received his commission as an ensign in 1996 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training...

Joint Base Charleston reacts to fiscal challenges
June 7, 2013 — Joint Base Charleston, and our nation as a whole, has been coping with challenging economic times. In 2011, the Budget Control Act required the Department of Defense to cut more than $487 billion from the defense budget over 10 years, beginning this fiscal year. The Act also tasked a Supercommittee to cut $1.5 trillion over 10 years, but that plan...