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Reserve Firefighters Tackle Aircraft Burn Trainer
April 5, 2018 — Firefighters with the 315th Civil Engineer Flight stepped out of the firehouse and into a fire during the March Air Force Reserve drill weekend at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The team conducted aircraft live-fire training, with newer members taking the lead to gain familiarity with equipment and tactics... MORE

Reserve Firefighters Tackle the Aircraft Burn Trainer

JB Charleston to host free Air & Space Expo
April 4, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston will host the 2018 Air & Space Expo, which is open to the public, April 28th, 2018 beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the Air Base. Admission and parking for the event are free. ... MORE

The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at the 2018 Air & Space Expo on the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base April 28, 2018. The event is free and open to the public.

JB Charleston revs up for motorcycle season
April 3, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston held their annual motorcycle rider’s safety briefing March 30 at the Air Base Theater. The base holds this event each year at the beginning of the riding season to get service members back in the mind set of operating a motorcycle safely. “This is what’s important, we care about you,” said Col. Jimmy Canlas 437th Airlift... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, delivers opening remarks during the annual motorcycle rider’s safety briefing March 30, 2018, at the Air Base Theater.

CG Director of Health Safety and Work Life visits NHCC
April 3, 2018 — U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Erica Schwartz, Director of Health, Safety and Work-Life for the Coast Guard, visited Naval Health Clinic Charleston March 20. MORE

Health Service Technicians 1st Class Heidi Bennett, center, and Nicole Flores, right, Fleet Liaison Readiness Support for Coast Guard Charleston, greet Rear Adm. Erica Schwartz, left, Director of Health, Safety and Work-Life for the U.S. Coast Guard, during Schwartz's visit Naval Health Clinic Charleston March 20. Schwartz and her staff met with Coast Guard and NHCC leaders before touring the health care facility. Bennet, Flores and two other Coast Guard health service technicians are embedded at NHCC to provide medical and dental care for Coast Guard personnel and their families stationed at Sector Charleston. Schwartz is responsible for the Coast Guard's health care system of 41 clinics and 150 sick bays, as well as, operational and off-duty mishap prevention, response and investigation. Schwartz oversees the Coast Guard's child care programs and food services delivery programs, ashore and afloat and the Coast Guard's Ombudsman, Substance Abuse, Health Promotion and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programs.

Air Expo performer pulls off the impossible
March 29, 2018 — Mark Kirsch, strong man for “Man vs. Impossible,” practiced pulling a C-17 Globemaster III from a hangar at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 27, 2018... MORE

Mark Kirsch, strong man for “Man vs. Impossible,” pulls a C-17 Globemaster III from a hangar at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 27, 2018.

Deily Dental gives kids a smile through ADA program
March 29, 2018 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Deily Dental Clinic hosted “Give Kids A Smile”, a program launched by the American Dental Association, March 23, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The program offers children free preventative dental services such as dental exams, fluoride treatments and education. ... MORE

Captain Jeffrey Yee, 628th Aeromedical Squadron general dentist, examines a patient’s mouth during the Give Kids A Smile event at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 23, 2018.

Air Force, University of Nebraska conduct research for TIS
March 29, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston hosted members from Air Mobility Command and the University of Nebraska Medical Center for a transportable isolation system training and research event March 14, 2018. The TIS, an enclosed negative pressure medical pod with clear walls, is an isolation unit designed to provide in-flight medical care for patients with highly infectious diseases... MORE

An Air Mobility Command Airman carries a gurney during a transportable isolation system training and research event at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 14, 2018.

JB Charleston enables Army onload aboard USNS Watson
March 29, 2018 — Vehicles assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division are loaded onto the USNS Watson (T-AKR-310) in preparation for transport at Joint Base Charleston’s - Weapons Station, S.C., March 20. The 841st Transportation Battalion, 597th Transportation Brigade, on-loaded more than 1,500 vehicles and equipment, including combat helicopters. Charleston has the capability to transport cargo by air, land, rail and sea... MORE

Vehicles assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division are loaded onto the USNS Watson (T-AKR-310) in preparation for transport at Joint Base Charleston’s - Weapons Station, S.C., March 20. The 841st Transportation Battalion, 597th Transportation Brigade, on-loaded more than 1,500 vehicles and equipment, including combat helicopters. Charleston has the capability to transport cargo by air, land, rail and sea.

Base Security Responsibility - “All working as a team”
March 28, 2018 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Everyone is a critical weapon in the defense and security of Joint Base Charleston. You may ask, “How?” It’s quite simple. Keep your ears and eyes peeled to anything suspicious around our installation and your work centers. Use your intuition, if it doesn’t feel right or seem right, if something is out of place or is... MORE

Spring safety prevents outdoor mishaps
March 23, 2018 — As spring draws nearer, the days get warmer and people begin to engage in more outdoor recreational activities. But as people start coming out from their houses to enjoy the warm weather, so too do the local animals and insects. The outdoor activities enjoyed in the spring require caution and preparation to prevent accidents. Spring brings more... MORE

An alligator sunbathes on the bank of a water hazard at the Wrenwoods Golf Course on Joint Base Charleston March 20, 2018.