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Healthy eating - it couldn't be simpler
February 29, 2012 — As a nation, we celebrate Healthy Weight Month in January and National Nutrition Month in March. Traditionally, high school nutrition classes include lessons on the food pyramid. Do you remember what goes where? Grains make up the bottom segment, fruits and vegetables are one step up, meat and dairy are next and fats are at the peak. Not the most... MORE

Joint basing increases community relations
February 22, 2012 — On military installations around the world, public affairs professionals try to educate the local community about the military. These community relations programs can take many different forms, from base tours for school groups, to the Air Force's Honorary Commander program. At Joint Base Charleston, a recent community relations project enabled one... MORE

Twelve community leaders from around the country pose for a group photo Jan 16, 2012, during a Distinguished Visitors Embark on board the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The ship was 75 miles of the coast of Florida and was conducting pre-deployment exercises. The Navy’s DV embark program is designed to increase awareness of the Navy's mission by selecting community leaders to share their experiences with the largest possible audience. (Courtesy photo)

Swing under the silver wings with TCSC
February 22, 2012 — The Team Charleston Spouses Club will host their 2012 Annual Silver Wings Scholarship Dinner and Auction at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, Nose Dock 1, Bldg. 519, March 24. The program's theme is "An Evening of Swing under the Silver Wings" and begins at 6 p.m. Dinner will feature southern cuisine and there will be an open bar, music, dancing... MORE

Space-A customers find flights through Facebook
February 22, 2012 — Space-A travelers at Joint Base Charleston have a new option when looking for Space-A flights - Facebook.The JB Charleston Passenger Terminal is now listing Space-A flights on their Facebook page to give customers a faster, more convenient way of getting flight information up to 72 hours in advance. Site administrators can post comments to the... MORE

Shoot, move, communicate!
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Airmen take cover behind a wall during a “Shoot, Move, Communicate” training course at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Feb. 16. The training teaches Airmen to react to a hostile shooter by using cover and effective communication to maneuver and engage the target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging
February 15, 2012 — Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare portal. The MiCare portal is built to facilitate... MORE

With MiCare, AFMS patients can easily request and provide information at any time. MiCare provides a secure patient portal to ensure easy and private online communications in order to connect beneficiaries to their health care team.

841st drives the "golden spike"
February 15, 2012 — The 841st Transportation Battalion held a ribbon cutting and golden spike ceremony at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Feb. 13.The driving of a golden spike is a railroad tradition celebrating the completion of a railroad project. The 841st Transportation Battalion drove their golden spike signifying an end to a railroad construction project... MORE

(Left to right) Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Fichter, Navy Capt. Ralph Ward, Army Maj. Gen. Kevin Leonard, Army Lt. Col. Robert Dawson and Terry Healey cut the ribbon during the 841st Transportation Battalion’s ribbon cutting and golden spike ceremony at Joint Base Charleston- Weapons Station Feb. 13. The golden spike ceremony represents the completion of an eight-year, $9 million project that expanded the rail facility to eight lines. Fichter is the Naval Facilities Engineering Command resident officer in charge of construction, Ward is the JB Charleston deputy commander, Leonard is the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command commanding general, Dawson is the 841st Transportation Battalion commander and Healey is the Queen City Railroad Construction site safety health officer. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Brannon Deugan)

Air Base housing scheduled for water main flushing
February 15, 2012 — The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron will conduct water main flushing in the Hunley Park housing area at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base from Feb. 27 through March 2. During this time, housing residents may notice a discoloration in their water. This can be corrected by running your bathtub faucet or running your empty washing machine through a... MORE

Veterans Job Fair scheduled
February 15, 2012 — The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center and South Carolina Works Trident of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, along with S.C. Congressman Tim Scott, will host a veterans' job fair at the North Charleston Convention Center Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event is free and open to veterans of all eras, active... MORE

LRS shop keeps C-17 aircraft supplied
February 15, 2012 — If a C-17 Globemaster III departs Joint Base Charleston for a mission and happens to encounter maintenance problems during the flight, maintainers won't have to go far or wait long to make repairs. This is because they are already equipped with the necessary repair parts on board the aircraft to fix the issue.The 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron... MORE

Senior Airman Chase Hoyt and Airman 1st Class William McQuillan conduct an inventory of a Mobility Readiness Spares Package Feb. 8 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. MRSPs are air transportable packages of repair parts and related maintenance supplies required to sustain a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a specified period of planned wartime or contingency operations. Hoyt and McQuillan are from the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron MRSP section. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Anthony Hyatt)