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JOINT BASE CHARLESTON CARRIES FORWARD LEGACY TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
February 24, 2022 — Joint Base Charleston hosted a Black History Month Aviation Heritage Event featuring several units and aircraft from around the Air Force, Feb. 18-19, 2022. Accelerating the Legacy is an event that honors the past, develops the present, and promotes the future of the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen by focusing on professional development for military members and exposing students from elementary through high school-ages in the local community to aviation... MORE

Participants of the Accelerating the Legacy Showcase gather around Dr. Eugene J. Richardson Jr., Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, (Center), for a group photo at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 19, 2022. The Accelerating the Legacy Showcase honors the legacy of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen in a two-day event highlighting professional development and community outreach.

USAF Expeditionary Center command team visits Joint Base Charleston
February 26, 2021 — Maj. Gen. Mark Camerer, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony W. Green, USAF Expeditionary Center command chief, visited Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 9-11, 2021. Hosted by Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Colon, 628th ABW command chief, and JBC members and agencies, the USAF Expeditionary Center command team toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations while also visiting with service members in action. ... MORE

Maj. Ben Weaver, 628th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering flight commander, listens as Maj. Gen. Mark Camerer, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, asks a question about the Transport Isolation System at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Feb. 9, 2021. Camerer, along with Chief Master Sgt. Anthony W. Green, USAF Expeditionary Center command chief, toured the base to get a firsthand look at Team Charleston’s capabilities and accomplishments.

628th MDG Mental Health Clinic team encourages practice of healthy habits
May 11, 2020 — The 628th Medical Group’s mental health clinic team encourages service members, DOD employees and their families, to take care of their mental health while practicing physical distancing during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Tech Sgt. Brett Chapman, 628th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health Clinic alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment noncommissioned officer in charge, has noticed a rise in unique stressors associated with COVID-19 and said providing tips to maintain mental health is important... MORE

841st TB assists 3rd ABCT return to home station
February 26, 2020 — The 841st Transportation Battalion here assisted in returning 909 pieces of equipment to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team’s home station, Fort Carson, Colorado, Feb. 14, 2020... MORE

Soldiers guide tanks from the shipping vessel Green Lake at Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapon Station S.C., Feb 14, 2020. The tanks belong to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson Colorado. The 841st Transportation Battalion and the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team partnered to off load equipment from the shipping vessel Green Lake for a return to home station. The cargo was diverted to Joint Base Charleston and other ports on the East Coast because of congestion at the Port of Beaumont, Texas.