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2012-2013 School registration changes for JB Charleston - Air Base residents
July 24, 2012 — This past year several changes have occurred in school registration and assignment opportunities for families living on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The Charleston County School District and the Joint Base Charleston School Liaison office want to ensure newly arriving personnel receive the most accurate information. Below are some helpful... MORE

Plan ahead for 2012 Air Force Ball
June 27, 2012 — This year's Air Force Ball is scheduled for Sept. 22. The Ball is a time to celebrate the birth and traditions of the Air Force and a time for Airmen and civic leaders to come together in a spirit of camaraderie and to celebrate the history and pageantry that makes us the greatest Air Force on Earth. The Airlift Tanker Association will sponsor this... MORE

New housing has arrived at JB Charleston
June 27, 2012 — Forest City Military Communities hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 27 at Joint Base Charleston, signaling the beginning of JB Charleston - Air Base receiving the first of 335 new homes. Forest City Military Communities expects construction on the remaining homes will be complete in late 2013. The local construction is part of a deal that will... MORE

John Ehle, Forest City Communities senior vice president, prepares to hand the keys to a new home to Tech. Sgt. Michael Bradford, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, his wife Tara and their children, during a ceremony for the ribbon cutting for the newly built privatized housing at Joint Base Charleston- Air Base June 27, 2012.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

DoD and JB Charleston aim to combat summer hunger with 'Feds Feed Families'
June 27, 2012 — Defense Department officials have set a goal of collecting 1.5 million pounds of nonperishable food and household products during this year's annual voluntary food drive known as "Feds Feed Families." At Joint Base Charleston, there will be a food container placed at the JB Charleston - Weapons Station chapel. "All donations will go to the... MORE

Keep fireworks safety in mind this Fourth
June 26, 2012 — Using consumer fireworks on our nation's birthday is as American as apple pie, backyard barbecues and parades on Main Street And it is equally safe if a few common sense rules are followed. The following fireworks safety information is published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission."Consumers need to heed warnings: fireworks related... MORE

105 Charleston Airmen selected for promotion
June 26, 2012 — One hundred and five Joint Base Charleston staff sergeants were recently selected for promotion to technical sergeant. Air Force officials selected 8,518 of 37,402 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 22.77 percent.The average score for those selected was 321.94 with an average time in grade of 5.39... MORE

Col. Richard McComb (left), 628th Air Base Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Al Hannon (right), 628th Air Base Wing command chief, welcome the 628th ABW's new technical sergeants at a release party at Joint Base Charleston- Air Base June 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

628th Medical group conducts fall sports physicals
June 26, 2012 — A great way to exercise and have fun while you're doing it is to participate in team sports. Before doing so, children must receive clearance from a doctor to make sure they are physically fit to play the sport. The physical demands placed on the body during sports can be rigorous so it is important to have a sports physical prior to participation... MORE

Balfour Beatty Communities kicks-off 2012 housing survey
June 26, 2012 — In a few weeks, family housing residents at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station will receive the Christopher E. Lee Resident Satisfaction Housing Survey. This annual survey is part of Balfour Beatty Communities' performance assessment program. "The survey allows us to see where we are succeeding and where there is room for improvement," said... MORE

Living with wildlife
June 26, 2012 — Joint Base Charleston is a unique place ... a place of aircraft, ships, cargo bays, naval munitions and wildlife. Although we may work with nuclear propulsion systems, space age technology and multi-million dollar aircraft, we do this surrounded by the natural world ... and all its inhabitants.Our workplace is surrounded by large tracts of forest,... MORE

Parking lot will close for repaving July 9
June 26, 2012 — The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron is scheduled to mill and repave the South Davis Dr. parking lot at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base July 9 through Sept. 30. This is the primary parking lot for Bldgs. 245 - 248. These buildings house the ALERT dormitories, Airman Leadership School and various other support offices. Work will be phased to allow... MORE

Be preparred for the parking lot on South Davis Dr., to be repaved.