Commentaries

Integrity; will it be a part of your legacy?
March 10, 2015 — At Joint Base Charleston, thousands of tasks must be accomplished every day to launch one C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. We expect our maintainers performing these tasks to abide by the core values we all subscribe to as Airmen: Integrity first, Service before self and Excellence in all we do. In almost every instance, adherence to these values... MORE

Col. Richard Gay, 315th Maintenance Group commander

A long history of success
March 3, 2015 — The 841st Transportation Battalion joined its higher headquarters, the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command in celebrating its 50-year anniversary Feb. 15, 2015. The motto for the event was, "Continuing to Move the Force for Freedom." Although SDDC can track its lineage back to the Office of the Chief of Transportation in the... MORE

Lt. Col. Brian E. Memoli, 841st Transportation Battalion commander

Thank you, two words that are not used enough
February 23, 2015 — Thank you, these are two words that don't get used enough, but can have a huge impact to one's day. I know I am guilty of not using it enough to show a simple bit of gratitude for the people who do the simple things right every day.The annual awards ceremonies were a huge success and I believe everyone present had a good time. With this success,... MORE

Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Gardner. (Courtesy photo)

Special Victims' Counsel, here to help
February 23, 2015 — Hello Joint Base Charleston! My name is Capt. James Krauer and I am JB Charleston's Air Force Special Victims' Counsel. Since this is a new program on base, I wanted to take this opportunity tell you about the program and your SVC team.Implemented in 2013, the AF SVC program allows victims of sexual assault to have their own attorney who can be... MORE

Capt. James Krauer, Joint Base Charleston's Air Force Special Victims Council

Reflecting on a great career at JB Charleston
February 17, 2015 — Over 30 years ago, as a young Airman Gigi Manning, I remember gazing proudly into the mirror as I straightened my olive drab uniform at Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, it seemed like it would take forever to fill my sleeve with stripes. But oh, how time flies when you're having fun.Even back then I knew the stripes other... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Gigi Manning, 315th Airlift Wing command chief

Experiencing the world through different eyes—night eyes
February 12, 2015 — This past week, I took on a new shift--trading in my daytime hours for nighttime ops, as part of the Public Affairs 'Night Week' campaign. During this week, I met with individuals from many units throughout Joint Base Charleston to learn a little about their mission, how they operate and to get their views on working those vital night shifts that... MORE

Are you ready?
February 10, 2015 — I glanced at my watch, Nov. 16, 2007, 6:22 a.m. ... 23 more minutes to go. Sweat dripped from my brow. The straps of my 70 pound ruck dug into my shoulders. I bounced the ruck, tugged and adjusted the straps ... much better. My legs ached as I reached the top. I made another hash mark on the FLYN (freaking little yellow note ... a post-it)... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes, 437th Airlift Wing command chief

Joint Base Charleston – An awesome association!
February 10, 2015 — I wonder how often people assigned here realize or even think about all the elements that are associating as part of the total and joint force here on Joint Base Charleston? I have been here about a year now, and I would like to let you know that I'm very impressed with what I've seen, and I really think we at JB Charleston lead the way as far as... MORE

Col. Caroline Evernham, 315th Operations Group commander

Go off the grid
February 4, 2015 — Recently as I was watching TV, a pizza commercial came on. In the first scene the family is trying to order pizza online and having difficulty so the dad announces, "we're going off the grid." The next scene they are in a cabin in the country carving wood and have given up electronics. Last week I had the opportunity to take my family to the... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 628th Air Base Wing command chief

A new perspective on a challenging day at work
February 3, 2015 — On Feb. 1, 1943, B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 414th Bombardment Squadron left their base near Biskra, an oasis city in the Sahara Desert in north-central Algeria, to continue attacks on German held Mediterranean seaports at Bizerte and Tunis, Tunisia. Among the squadrons B-17s taking part in the mission was one named the All American. This... MORE