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Joint Base Charleston delivers Russia bound ventilators
May 20, 2020 — A Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina C-17 Globemaster III, today, picked up 50 USAID-provided ventilators at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. and delivered them to Dover Air Force Base, Maryland. The mission is the first leg of a USAID mission to deliver 200 ventilators this month to Moscow... MORE

Parenting during COVID-19
May 4, 2020 — As a father of a four-year-old daughter, the reason I go to work is to make sure that she is taken care of -- food in her stomach, clothes on her back, a roof over her head and a better future for her. I was aware of the possibility that I could be away from my family with little to no contact when I joined the military, and I was prepared to do what I had to do to honor my service commitment. Having said that, all of the training I have received could never have prepared me for, or empowered me to predict, how my work-life balance would be flipped upside down over the past several weeks. ... MORE

Akira Arzu-Davis, holds a stuffed animal while her father, Airman 1st Class Cory J. Davis, a photojournalist assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, teleworks from home at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2020. Families are encouraged to practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to practice physical distancing is by staying indoors.

Air Force releases guidance on use of cloth face covers
April 6, 2020 — To the extent practical, without significantly impacting mission, all individuals on Department of the Air Force property, installations and facilities are required to wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of physical distance in public areas or work centers... MORE

JB Charleston assists in repatriation of US citizens
April 3, 2020 — Passengers were flown from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.The American citizens were transported to JB Charleston as part of an ongoing interagency effort led by the U.S. State Department to assist American citizens unable to return home from countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

Capt. Garrett Iapicco, 40th Airlift Squadron pilot, escorts a family off of a C-130J Super Hercules at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. April 1, 2020. The passengers were flown from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.The American citizens were transported to JB Charleston as part of an ongoing interagency effort led by the U.S. State Department to assist American citizens unable to return home from countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air Force update for COVID-19
March 16, 2020 — In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made... MORE