Features

Survival of the Fittest: Fit to Fight
October 11, 2012 — Survival of the Fittest is a three-part series on an Airman's battle with cancer while still serving in the Air Force.A brain cancer diagnosis can send chills through the strongest of individuals, but a second diagnosis after beating brain cancer once before could bring someone to their knees.Michael Moyles, a boy with the dream of becoming a... MORE

(U.S. Air Force Illustration/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

JB Charleston Command Post keep base informed
October 10, 2012 — One group of professionals work in the center of action at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base and they are essential in making sure base operations run smoothly and effectively - the 628th Air Base Wing Command Post section.The Command Post is the primary focal point for Force Protection Condition changes, weather warning notifications, base recalls... MORE

The Spirit of Jazz
October 10, 2012 — Captain Lyndsey Moynihan, a 315th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III pilot, has flown around the world numerous times. But when she returns to Joint Base Charleston, her heart remains up in the air, but her passion for singing jazz soars through the stratosphere. The roots of her passion for jazz were planted at an early age, from the black and... MORE

Capt. Lyndsey Moynihan performs at The Red Drum, Sept. 29, 2012 in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Moynihan is a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 315th Airlift Squadron and has been performing in jazz at clubs since she was 19 years old. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Survival of the Fittest: Battle Begins
October 4, 2012 — Survival of the Fittest is a three-part series on an Airman's battle with cancer while still serving in the Air Force.Some boys dream of becoming a policeman, a fireman, a doctor, an actor or even a star athlete. But for Michael Moyles, none of these appealed to him. Michael's dream was two generations in the making.His dream, to become a United... MORE

(U.S. Air Force Illustration/ Senior Airman Dennis)

Never forget: American POW tells story, unyielding in the face of death
September 20, 2012 — (This feature is part of the "Never Forget" series on the Joint Base Charleston website. The purpose is to recognize local Prisoners of War, as well as remember the more than 80,000 Missing in Action servicemembers since World War II)Growing up on his family's cattle farm in Holly Hill, S.C., 87-year-old Rut Murray dreamed of traveling the world... MORE

Rut Murray, 87-year-old World War II veteran and ex-Prisoner of War, explains the meaning behind the various patches and buttons on his Ex-American Prisoner of War – Lowcountry Chapter jacket at his home in Saint George, S.C. Murray was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medals among many others during his military career. Murray spent 97 days as an American POW during World War II. He weighed only 97 pounds when he was liberated toward the end of the war. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Never Forget: D-Day survivor, POW, tells story
September 20, 2012 — (This feature is part of the "Never Forget" series on the Joint Base Charleston website. The purpose is to recognize local Prisoners of War, as well as remember the more than 80,000 Missing in Action servicemembers since World War II)During the summer of 1943, Reggie Salisbury was just another country boy from Ridgeville, S.C., spending his... MORE

Reggie Salisbury, 87-year-old Army veteran, and member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War – Lowcountry Chapter, displays medals he received during World War II, including the Prisoner of War and World War II Victory Medals. Salisbury was a scout for a Native American Comanche Code Talker named Charlie Wall, and is a veteran of the Invasion of Normandy and ex-POW. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

17th Airlift Squadron Ironman
September 19, 2012 — The sun slowly rises over the Las Vegas desert as thousands of the world's fittest men and women position themselves at the starting line. The competitors have trained all year, weathering the elements, treating injuries and dealing with the constraints of day-to-day life preparing for this event, and it's no ordinary race. Imagine swimming a mile... MORE

Airman or Ironman? (U.S. Air Force Illustration/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Never forget: World War II Airman, POW, shares story of resiliency.
September 18, 2012 — (This feature is part of the "Never Forget" series on the Joint Base Charleston website. The purpose is to recognize local Prisoners of War, as well as remember the more than 80,000 Missing in Action servicemembers since World War II)Two flags wave in the wind of his front yard. The first is the U.S. flag, the symbol of his country. The second is... MORE

Jim Gatch, 89-year-old Army Air Corps veteran and World War II Prisoner-of-War, stands beside his military medals and a small-scaled replica of the B-17 Flying Fortress, for a photograph Sept. 10, 2012, at his home in Summerville, S.C. On May 12, 1944, while assigned to the 379th Bomb Group, Gatch was a base gunner on a B-17 aircraft that was shot down by the Germans.. He was captured by the enemy and remained a POW for 358 days. On September 21, Gatch will be in attendance with other surviving Lowcountry POWs in observance of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

14th AS female loadmaster trains Afghan military, assists with draw down
August 28, 2012 — More than a decade after the start of Operation Enduring Freedom, the war in Afghanistan is starting to draw down, but the task of training the Afghan military is in full swing. Master Sgt. Erin Manley, 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing loadmaster instructor, recently returned from a 365-day tour in Afghanistan ...her ninth.Manley's mission... MORE

Master Sgt. Erin Manley, 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing loadmaster instructor, displays her desert patch Aug. 27, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Manley was assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 2011 for a 365-day tour. Manley was tasked with training Afghan military members from the newly formed Afghan air force to become loadmasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

From Uzbekistan with love
August 26, 2012 — More than six years ago, Ildar Ibragimov left Uzbekistan, one of the former Soviet Union republics, with very little money, a Diversity Immigrant Visa and one-way plane ticket to the United States. Unable to speak English and knowing very little about American culture, Ibragimov risked it all in hopes of a better life in America. The DIV program is... MORE

2nd Lieutenant Ildar Ibragimov, 628th Medical Support Squadron, medical information systems flight commander, sits at his desk at the 628th Medical Group Aug. 18, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Ibragimov immigrated to the United States in 2005 and is a native of the former Soviet Union. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)