JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. –
Well, here we are ... altogether ... one big happy family.
If I were a betting man, I would bet that not many of you have noticed anything different at all since Charleston Air Force Base and Naval Weapons Station became Joint Base Charleston.
And that's exactly the way it was supposed to happen.
It took literally hundreds of people working thousands of hours to make JB Charleston a reality. They worked behind the scenes to make this transition as smooth as possible and with no interruption to our daily services. We don't have the room in this paper to thank everyone who was part of the process, but all your hard work has finally come to fruition and it showed at last Friday's ceremonies.
It's not an easy task to take two diverse organizations and meld them into one team. Think about it. The Navy goes down to the sea in ships and the Air Force flies off into the wild blue yonder. I can't think of two more different organizations to combine. But both services, led by extremely capable commanders, have one thing in common; mission accomplishment. It is this common sentiment that ties us together.
Mission accomplishment is what we learn on that very first day in boot camp. It is woven into our very being just as it is sewn through our uniforms, whether they are Air Force blue or Navy khaki. And it was the desire for successful mission accomplishment that led to JB Charleston becoming fully operational without so much as a hiccup.
So what should you, the Airman, Sailor, civilian or family member expect now that all the hoopla is starting to die down?
You should expect to continue to receive the same great support from all our combined organizations; from Morale, Welfare and Recreation, to Housing and Public Works, to the Military and Family Readiness Center. All our services by themselves were outstanding. Combined, they provide even more resources for your needs.
But, there is so much more work to do. JB Charleston is a work in progress and together, we will continue to set the standard for what Joint Basing can accomplish.