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Pearl Harbor remembered on USS Yorktown
November 30, 2011 — The Mount Pleasant Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post 10624 will conduct the annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Day service on the USS Yorktown (CV-10) with participation from the South Carolina Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to noon. The guest speaker will be retired Navy Rear Adm. Bob Besal.Patriots Point is anticipating that at... MORE

Prepare a holiday spending plan and stick to it
November 29, 2011 — Brightly strung lights hang off branches and an endless supply of presents bulge from beneath the holiday evergreen. To hear a child's joyful screeches or to see a person's eyes light-up will surely leave a giving person satisfied - but at what cost? How long will those precious moments take to pay-off - months? Years? Often times, after the... MORE

437th Airlift Wing helps the Miracle League
November 29, 2011 — MORE

Colonel Erik Hansen presents a check to the Charleston Miracle League Nov.23 for the amount of $2,645 which was raised during the Commander's Cup Golf Tournament at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. The Charleston Miracle League is a baseball league for special needs children. Hansen is the Commander of the 437th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Change in service for Obstetrics patients at NHCC
November 29, 2011 — Due to the pressing need to provide efficiencies in health care, outpatient obstetrics services will no longer be provided at Naval Health Clinic Charleston effective Feb. 1, 2012. Patients currently receiving care at NHCC may continue to receive care through Seasons OB/GYN at their North Charleston office located at 9279A Medical Plaza Drive,... MORE

Great American Smokeout helps smokers quit for good
November 29, 2011 — MORE

Senior Airman Alyssa Dutkiewicz signs a pledge at the Joint Base Medical Group clinic Nov.10. The pledge was part of the "Great American Smokeout" which is held every November as a means for smokers to quit smoking for at least one day. Dutkiewicz is a medical technician with the 628th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

2012 Scholarships for Military Children opens Dec. 1
November 29, 2011 — 2011 Scholarships for Military Children recipient Jordan Cherry said receiving extra money for college lightened her financial load. "This scholarship definitely decreases the financial burden of school, which we all know is a big benefit," she said.Applications for the 2012 Scholarships for Military Children Program will be available beginning... MORE

ASOP test Airmen one last time before ORI
November 29, 2011 — MORE

Mock deployers perform Self Aid Buddy Care on a simulated victim during the Ability To Survive and Operate Rodeo at Nose Dock One at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Nov. 28. The rodeo was held to help prepare more than 700 Airmen for the upcoming JB Charleston Operational Readiness Inspection. The rodeo included seven separate stations which tested Airmen on Self Aid Buddy Care, weapons familiarization, Unidentified Explosive Objects training and donning chemical protection gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

Thanksgiving at the DFAC
November 29, 2011 — MORE

Colonel Judith Hughes, Chief Master Sgt. Jose LugoSantiago and Col. Justin Davey serve Thanksgiving dinner to Airmen and retirees at the Joint Base Charleston Dining Facility at JB Charleston Air Base Nov. 24. Unit commanders, chiefs and their families took time out of their own Thanksgiving festivities to serve their fellow Airmen and retirees. Hughes is the 628th Medical Group commander, LugoSantiago is the 628th Air Base Wing command chief and Davey is the 628th Mission Support Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)

Chief's group serves up a fish fry
November 22, 2011 — MORE

The Joint Base Charleston Chief's group serves Airmen at the picnic grounds Nov. 18. The fish fry is held annually to promote a sense of camaraderie between all units on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz)

437th Airlift Wing welcomes new C-17
November 21, 2011 — MORE

Brig. Gen. Steven Arquiette presents the keys to Joint Base Charleston's newest C-17 Globemaster III to Col. Erik Hansen at Joint Base Charleston Air Base Nov. 9. Arquiette is the Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base inspector general and Hansen is the 437th Airlift Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)