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Combined Federal Campaign 2021
November 29, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lankford, 437th Airlift Wing commander, advocate for the 2021 Combined Federal Campaign. The CFC is known to be the most inclusive workplace giving campaign in the world with the number of participating charities estimated at over 20,000 nonprofit charitable organizations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Gage Rodriguez)... MORE

Joint Base Charleston recognized for Afghanistan evacuation efforts
November 29, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston commander, was honored during a council meeting at Charleston City Hall, South Carolina, Oct. 12, 2021. John Tecklenburg, Mayor of Charleston, presented Greene with a Proclamation honoring the actions of JB Charleston Airmen during the Afghanistan evacuations. During the efforts, crews evacuated approximately 124,000 refugees and Americans due to the swift response from JB Charleston Airmen. Greene accepted the honor on behalf of JB Charleston leaders, Airmen and Mission Partners. ... MORE

City of Hanahan honors veterans with Red, White, Blue Festival
November 12, 2020 — Members of the local community came together for the 8th annual Red, White and Blue Festival at the Hanahan Amphitheater, in Hanahan, S.C., November 7, 2020. Christie Rainwater, City of Hanahan mayor, and members of Joint Base Charleston and U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station Columbia spoke about the importance of Veterans Day at the event... MORE

The Joint Base Charleston Honor Guard presents the colors while the Charleston Southern University Concert Band plays the national anthem at the 8th annual Red, White and Blue Festival at the Hanahan Amphitheater, in Hanahan, S.C., November 7, 2020. Mayor Christie Rainwater, City of Hanahan mayor, and members of Joint Base Charleston and U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station Columbia spoke about the importance of Veterans Day at the event.

Air expo gives attendees firsthand look at military
May 1, 2018 — The Joint Base Charleston 2018 Air and Space Expo, the first in seven years, took over the flightline and skies above JB Charleston, April 28, 2018. The expo gave audiences a chance to see and experience aerial and ground demonstrations and meet and interact with performers at JB Charleston to help maintain close ties with the greater Charleston... MORE

Master Sgt. Christopher Malone, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Detachment demonstrator, throws a ceremonial first pitch at a Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park during a Charleston RiverDogs baseball game, April 26, 2018.

Studies Highlight Joint Base Charleston’s Economic Impact
May 31, 2017 — Communities across the country with significant industrial, manufacturing, educational, tourist or military footprints periodically will have studies done to determine their economic impact. The state of South Carolina and, more specifically, Joint Base Charleston, are no different. The methodology used by the two studies cited below was the... MORE

Base hosts tour establishing local security partnership
February 1, 2017 — Joint Base Charleston leadership hosted a base tour for Hanahan city security officials Jan. 25. As a part of the tour, a new memorandum of understanding was ratified dictating jurisdictional and coordinated response between the base and the neighboring community.“We're all part of the same community with the same goal of maintaining law, order and... MORE

Lt. Col. Robert Clouse, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron commander, and Chief Master at Arms Joseph Blacka accompany Joseph Bowers, left, Hanahan fire chief, on a security forces patrol boat tour of the Cooper River Jan 25. The boat tour was an opportunity to show Hanahan city officials the capabilities of Joint Base Charleston’s security forces. Additionally, as part of the tour, a new memorandum of understanding was ratified dictating jurisdictional and coordinated response between the base and the neighboring community.

JB CHS Chapel, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy sign partnership MOA
September 29, 2016 — Rev. Rob Duey, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy chaplain (left), Col. Robert Lyman, 628th Airbase Wing commander (center), and Lt. Col. Walter Bean, 628th ABW chaplain sign a Memorandum of Agreement here Sept. 21, 2016. The MOA establishes written guidelines between the Joint Base Chaplain's office and the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. This organization... MORE

Rev. Rob Duey, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy chaplain (left), Col. Robert Lyman, 628th Air Base Wing commander (center), and Lt. Col. Walter Bean, 628th ABW chaplain sign a Memorandum of Agreement here Sept. 21, 2016. The MOA establishes written guidelines between the Joint Base Chaplain's office and the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. This organization provides emergency, crisis intervention and counseling services to local EMS, first responders and other local agencies. The Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy will collaborate with the JB Charleston Chaplain’s office as part of the chapel’s P4 initiatives. The program establishes local partnerships and bolsters networking and communications between religious officials across the low country.