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JB Charleston and Air Force Wildland Fire Center schedule prescribed fire today on Naval Weapons Station
March 15, 2019 — Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and the Air Force Wildland Fire Center will conduct a prescribed fire today, March 15, on the Naval Weapons Station... MORE

JB Charleston to conduct force protection exercise Feb. 14
February 13, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston is scheduled to conduct an anti-terrorism and force protection exercise, which may cause brief traffic delays near the Naval Weapons Station Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.Local area residents in the vicinity of the JB Charleston Naval Weapons Station may see increased military activity, possible traffic and pedestrian congestion... MORE

321st Contingency Response Squadron to conduct exercise at North Auxiliary Airfield
February 8, 2019 — Airmen from the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, 621st Contingency Response Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, will conduct Exercise CRESCENT MOON Feb. 11-16, 2019, at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina.CRESCENT MOON is an exercise that... MORE

JB Charleston and Air Force Wildland Fire Center schedule prescribed fire today on Naval Weapons Station
February 8, 2019 — Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and the Air Force Wildland Fire Center will conduct a prescribed fire today, Feb. 8, on the Naval Weapons Station in the Northside Burn Area. The prescribed fire will start at approximately 10:30 a.m. and continue until approximately 5 p.m. A prescribed fire is not a wildfire. It is a managed burn, conducted by... MORE

JB Charleston and Air Force Wildland Fire Center schedule prescribed fire today on Naval Weapons Station
February 5, 2019 — Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and the Air Force Wildland Fire Center will conduct a prescribed fire today, Feb. 5, on the Naval Weapons Station in the Northside Burn Area. The prescribed fire will start at approximately 11 a.m. and continue until approximately 6 p.m.A prescribed fire is not a wildfire. It is a managed burn, conducted by... MORE

JB Charleston to conduct force protection exercise
February 1, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston is scheduled to conduct an anti-terrorism and force protection exercise Feb. 4-14, 2019.This exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of JB Charleston security forces and ensure seamless interoperability among the commands, other services, and agency partners. This exercise is not in response to any specific threat, but... MORE

JB Charleston and Air Force Wildland Fire Center schedule prescribed fire today on Naval Weapons Station
January 31, 2019 — Personnel from Joint Base Charleston and the Air Force Wildland Fire Center will conduct a prescribed fire today, Jan. 31, on the Naval Weapons Station in the Northside Burn Area. The prescribed fire will start at approximately 11 a.m. and continue until approximately 7 p.m.A prescribed fire is not a wildfire. It is a managed burn, conducted by... MORE

JB Charleston Air Base re-opens dining facility after extensive renovations
January 30, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston, the Charleston area’s largest employer, is holding a grand re-opening of the air base’s Gaylor Dining Facility Feb. 1, 2019 at 10 a.m. after undergoing 2.4 million dollars in repairs and renovations. The dining facility is the only essential messing station facility on the air base and has been closed since March 1, 2017 for... MORE

JB Charleston security forces to conduct DUI checkpoint
January 30, 2019 — The 628th Security Forces Squadron is partnering with the local law enforcement agencies to conduct a DUI checkpoint on the Naval Weapons Station in the vicinity of Red Bank Road adjacent to Jefferson Avenue, Feb. 3 between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.The checkpoint is being held in an effort to remind motorists that JB Charleston security forces is serious... MORE

JB Charleston security forces to conduct DUI checkpoint
December 13, 2018 — JB Charleston security forces to conduct DUI checkpoint... MORE

Navy Blue Angels to visit Charleston in 2020
December 7, 2018 — The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels premier aerial demonstration team is scheduled to perform in the Lowcountry in 2020. The Blue Angels released their show schedule Dec. 4, 2018. The schedule includes a performance at the Joint Base Charleston's Air & Space Expo, April 18-19, 2020... MORE

Trains transporting U.S. Army equipment between Fort Riley, Kansas and Joint Base Charleston scheduled for Dec. 3-12
December 4, 2018 — Trains transporting U.S. Army equipment between Fort Riley, Kansas and Joint Base Charleston scheduled for Dec. 3-12... MORE

Military Humvee vehicle inadvertently dropped from C-17 over North Carolina
October 24, 2018 — Military Humvee vehicle inadvertently dropped from C-17 over North Carolina... MORE

Foreign Diplomatic Corps’ 23rd Experience America to visit Team Charleston
October 11, 2018 — Foreign Diplomatic Corps’ 23rd Experience America to visit Team Charleston... MORE

Joint Base monitoring Hurricane Michael potential impacts to the installation
October 10, 2018 — Joint Base monitoring Hurricane Michael potential impacts to the installation ... MORE