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Gen. Holland: One of only 19 female generals in U.S. Army
March 29, 2019 — In the United States, there are 980 males to every 1,000 females. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American women hold almost 52 percent of all management and professional-level jobs. But they lag substantially behind men in terms of their representation in leadership positions. However, for one female U.S. Army general, that isn’t the case. Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South Atlantic District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, started her career back in 1990, when she graduated from the United States Military Academy as a second lieutenant... MORE

Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South Atlantic District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Key Spouse programs build family ties to leadership
March 1, 2019 — It can be difficult for military families when they move to a new base and Key Spouses provide assistance to arriving families so transitioning and settling into the new area are as easy as possible. A Key Spouse here is a person who has to be trained at the 628th Force Support Squadron Military Family Readiness Center to better help families with tasks like changing schools and care programs for children, as well as finding proper employment for spouses... MORE

Joint Base Charleston spouses Jordan Ashley, left, and Hannah Wilson, right, let their five-month-old daughters, Nora and Maeve, interact with each other Feb. 13, 2019, during a Key Spouse luncheon at the base chapel on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

NHCC Sailor pinpoints, alleviates pain
March 1, 2019 — Every week while he was in medical school, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jacques Bouchard, Naval Health Clinic Charleston staff physician, shadowed an Air Force physician who would utilize acupuncture as a form of treatment for an array of conditions. According to Bouchard, it was amazing to witness patients feel positive results right before his eyes. Acupuncture is a medical practice that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles in order to alleviate pain and treat various physical, mental and emotional conditions... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Jacques Bouchard, Naval Health Clinic Charleston staff physician, holds up an acupuncture needle at NHCC in Goose Creek, S.C.

From NASA to Charleston: director reflects on career
January 30, 2019 — Oftentimes as a young adult starting a career, retirement seems unattainable. But after three decades of civil service, Kathy Edenborough, 628th Contracting Squadron director of business operations and 628th Air Base Wing small business specialist, reached that goal at her retirement ceremony Jan. 30, 2019, at the Hunt Community Center on Joint... MORE

Kathy Edenborough, center, 628th Contracting Squadron director of business operations and 628th Air Base Wing small business specialist, stands with her parents at her retirement ceremony Jan. 30, 2019, at the Hunt Community Center on Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

A humanitarian Christmas at Charleston AFB
December 21, 2018 — Eleven years after the end of World War II, the destructive effects were still being felt by many nations in Europe. By the autumn of 1956, the Soviet Union had put down a massive Hungarian uprising in Budapest that resulted in President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s “Atlantic Division Order 73-56” to evacuate Hungarian civilians to the United States under Operation Safe Haven. The 1608th Air Transport Wing, Medium, assigned to Charleston Air Force Base, would provide airlift in the form of C-121 Constellation’s for 6,500 refugees... MORE

Hungarian refugee children receive Christmas gifts from military and civilian members of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., in December of 1956.

Marine Reservists Spread Holiday Spirit
December 19, 2018 — Since 1947, The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve has spearheaded the Toys for Tots organization, providing toys to children who otherwise may not have the opportunity to open a gift on Christmas. The nationally recognized organization makes its positive impact locally. For the Lowcountry families and children who receive the gifts, it could be the Christmas miracle they were looking for. This year, Team Charleston’s USMCR component is expected to collect and distribute around 25,000 of those Christmas miracles. ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Terry Allen Davis Jr., left, 451st Combat Logistics Battalion training chief, looks on as a local business unveils the number of gifts they donated Dec. 14, 2018, on Johns Island, S.C. All of the toys were donated by individuals and businesses within the Lowcountry and given to those in the community who may have for one reason or another fallen on hard times during the holiday season. The goal of the program is to, help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America's less fortunate children through the gift of a new toy.

SPAWAR’s New Professionals help build community
December 11, 2018 — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic’s newest employees volunteered for Habitat for Humanity Nov. 10, 2018, in North Charleston, S.C. Approximately 20 New Professionals, recent graduates hired at SSC Atlantic, and other employees, attended the event to help local neighbors and establish cohesiveness within the NP community. “It’s the first community service-oriented event we’ve had,” said scientist Georgianna Campbell, events coordinator for the New Professional Council Atlantic. “People were really enthusiastic to get involved with their community and give back.”... MORE

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic New Professionals (NPs) help lay the foundation for a new Habitat for Humanity home.

Determination for innovation: How the 437th AW is innovating the Air Force
December 3, 2018 — Joint Base Charleston, S.C. -- Innovation can often be overlooked. There is a misconception around the idea of innovation that it has to be a total overhaul or somehow life-altering. To ensure future success, service members must innovate and modernize to prepare mobility forces for future operating environments. Safely and cost-effectively altering a process to make it more efficient even in the smallest ways can make a huge impact on not only your squadron, but the way a process is done all over the Department of Defense... MORE

Airman 1st Class Alex Mceachin, 437th Maintenance Squadron sheet metal apprentice, utilizes a newly designed painting station to paint a wheel Nov. 30, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The new design elevates the wheel, exposing all the surfaces, on a stand with a lockable bearing apparatus to allow the wheel to spin, but remain secured. In its current design, three stands can be mounted on a moveable cart to allow mobility of the painted wheels to move them to the curing section of the shop.

Airman for a day, warrior for a lifetime
November 15, 2018 — On Dec. 4, 2013, Melanie Emery Dallis lived every parent’s worst nightmare – learning that she might outlive one of her children. A CT scan revealed that Melanie’s nine year-old daughter, Fallon, had a mass on her brain. She was rushed to the Medical University of South Carolina for emergency surgery, during which doctors discovered that Fallon had a glioblastoma multiforme – one of the deadliest forms of brain tumor. She was given 6-14 weeks to live. ... MORE

Fallon Emery, a new honorary member of the 437th Operations Support Squadron, tries on a flight helmet at the Aircrew Flight Equipment facility Nov. 7, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., as part of the Airman for a Day program.

Fitness program helps Airmen lose weight, gain motivation
November 7, 2018 — The Centralized Fitness Improvement Program emphasizes the importance of exercise and nutrition and how the two complement each other to create a healthy lifestyle... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Leanne Hardin, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply supervisor, runs a physical-training session at the 628th Force Support Squadron Fitness Center Oct. 25, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The PT session was part of the Centralized Fitness Improvement Program, which unifies service members with the common goal of improving their fitness. The program emphasizes the importance of exercise and nutrition and how the two complement each other to create a healthy lifestyle. Although the program is focused on the readiness of Airmen, at this time, anyone within the JB Charleston community can elect to participate in the 12-week class.