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Fit to fight
February 17, 2017 — Recently the Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) and the Airman and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) have been working to ensure the financial and physical readiness of Team Charleston’s Airmen living in the dormitories. The HAWC promotes and cultivates the four areas of human well-being; mental, spiritual, physical and social health. They offer a... MORE

Alaine Mills, Health and Wellness Center health promotion dietitian, discusses healthy eating options on base during a Town Hall Meeting at the Charleston Club, Feb. 3. The Robert D. Gaylor Dining Facility will be closing March 1 for 10 months while repairs are made to the building. More than 400 Airmen living in the dormitories will receive basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) II, a total of $736.58 per month.

Airman follows father's footsteps into service
February 15, 2017 — She begged her parents to allow her to go with her sister on a vacation. She had no idea that this choice would change her life forever. Senior Airman Menebere Haileselassie, 628th Comptroller Squadron financial management technician, was born in Ethiopia and came to the United States at the age of 11 with her older sister.Haileselassie didn’t... MORE

Senior Airman Menebere Haileselassie, 628th Comptroller Squadron financial management technician, works at her desk Feb. 3, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Haileselassie was born in Ethiopia and sent to the U.S. by her parents with her older sister at age 11.

NHCC corpsmen have global impact
February 1, 2017 — Sailors assigned to Naval Health Clinic Charleston here are trained and ready to provide world-class care anywhere, any time. Although these Sailors provide medical services to active-duty service members, family members and veterans in a state-of-the art military treatment facility year round, every year, individual Sailors from NHCC also... MORE

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Anthony Salazar, assigned to Naval Health Clinic Charleston, and Builder Second Class Thomas Rambo, assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), assist with the installation of a truss during the framing of a new community center. Both Sailors are part of the Southern Partnership Station Construction Engagement Team 2016 in Conchagua, El Salvador building the community center as part of Southern Partnership Station 2016 (SPS-16). SPS-16 is an annual series of U.S. Navy deployments, fostering a lasting relationship with the people of Central and South America through exercises, operations and community relation projects.

Straight, narrow path leads psychologist to military support
January 19, 2017 — Years before coming to Charleston, Dr. Peter Lewis, 628th Medical Group clinical psychologist, took a Greek class while studying at Swarthmore College that would change the course of his life. “There were six students, including myself, who thought it would be fascinating to read the bible in Greek," said Lewis. "Most of us had filters with regards... MORE

Dr. Peter Lewis, 628th Medical Group clinical psychologist, reflects on his pathway to service in his office Dec. 30, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Lewis spent more than 10 years living in a monastery before going back to college to become a psychologist.

Mission Partner Highlight:1189th TSB
January 18, 2017 — Army Col. Daniel A. Keller currently serves as the full-time commander for the1189th Transportation Surface Brigade located on the Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, here.The 1189th TSB's mission is to provide command and control to assigned and attached surface deployment and distribution commands (SDDC). Additionally, when required, the... MORE

Army Col. Daniel A. Keller, 1189th Transportation Surface Brigade commander (1189th TSB).

Career experiences help chaplain branch out
December 22, 2016 — A high school student, who wasn’t sure what he wanted to do in life, became a foreign exchange student in Bolivia, South America where he met a special young lady. After graduation, he returned to the United States and enlisted in the Navy Nuclear Power program as an electrician in November 1989. However, the Navy was not the last stop in his... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Norman Jones, 628th Air Base Wing chaplain, poses with memorabilia from his career Dec. 14, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Jones has given more than two decades of military service to his country while serving in the Navy, Army and then the Air Force.

Airman transitions to officer corps
December 7, 2016 — Joining the Air Force wasn’t his first plan. He had seen how expensive college could be and without a specific career path in mind, he decided that wasn’t the direction he wanted to take. Growing up the son of a U.S. Marine, the thought of service had crossed his mind before. When two of his close friends joined the U.S. Air Force that influenced... MORE

U.S. Staff Sgt. Gabriel Lazurka, financial services supervisor at the 628th Comptroller Squadron, poses at his desk Nov. 30, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Lazurka was accepted into the Commissioned Officer Training program for healthcare. COT is a five-week program designed to transition Airmen and civilians into the U.S. Air Force commissioned officers corps.

Charleston soars through time
December 7, 2016 — From Charleston Municipal Airport in 1942, to Charleston Air Force Base (AFB) in 1953, to Joint Base Charleston in 2010, this installation has provided worldwide airlift support for over 70 years. Eight different cargo aircraft and four tenant unit aircraft have operated here since Charleston AFB’s founding.“Virtually every contingency operation... MORE

The C-141 Starlifter was stationed at Joint Base Charleston, then Charleston Air Force Base, from 1961 to 2000. The C-141 Starlifter has been memorialized as a static display at the air park here. Additionally, a model of the aircraft is displayed in front of the JB Charleston Starlifter Lanes Bowling Alley.

Mental Health: Keeping things paw-sitive
December 6, 2016 — Walking into the Mental Health Clinic can be unnerving for many patients. That is why Senior Airman Kasandra Groff enlisted the help of Sergeant Stoeger, a four year-old German shepherd. Stoeger, with a happily wagging tail, greets patients entering the clinic. Groff, a 628th Medical Operations Group (MDOS) Mental Health Clinic mental health... MORE

Senior Airman Kasandra Groff, a 628th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health Clinic mental health technician, kneels next to Sergeant Stoeger, an animal assisted activity dog and Groff's pet, here, Dec. 1, 2016. As an assisted activity animal dog, Stoeger is able to sit in on appointments when requested by patients and attend mental health immersions around base.

Airman enhances partnerships, foreign language skills
November 21, 2016 — MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- As an Air Force Academy graduate early in her career, 1st Lt. Ariel Saltin looks for every opportunity to use her skills to enhance her surroundings. Saltin, assigned to the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, actively seeks additional opportunities to use her French language... MORE

1st Lt. Ariel Saltin communicates lessons provided by U.S. Marine Corps instructors on piracy deterrence tactics to Cameroonian marines. Saltin traveled to Cameroon with LEAP in order to provide joint training support. (Courtesy photo)