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U.S. Transportation Command Leadership Visits Joint Base Lindsey Graham
August 26, 2026 — U.S. Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, speaks with leadership and Airmen during his visit to Joint Base Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 2026. USTRANSCOM works alongside Air Mobility Command to provide the capabilities needed to project and sustain combat ready power for combatant commanders anytime, anywhere...

Airman recognized with NCOA Vanguard Award for lifesaving actions
August 12, 2026 — "He kept saying he thought he was gonna die and he didn't want to die. I kept telling him, I got you. It's going to be okay." She was kneeling in the middle of Dorchester Road, with her hands pressed against a teenager’s gunshot wound when she said those words. Minutes earlier, she had been driving a government vehicle off base on a routine errand, dropping off a truck for maintenance. The first sign that something was wrong was almost nothing at all. Then, pedestrians were running across the busy roadway in the middle of the day. Cars had stopped, a crowd had gathered and someone lay motionless in the street...

Readiness isn't bound by the clock.
August 11, 2026 — U.S Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft take off from Joint Base Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, Aug. 4, 2026. The C-17 provides rapid global mobility in support of national objectives worldwide...

AFPAA integrates forces during exercise Scorpion Lens 2026
March 24, 2026 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Air Force Public Affairs Agency hosted exercise Scorpion Lens at Joint Base Charleston, March 9-20, 2026, bringing together public affairs professionals for a realistic, mission-focused training event...

16th Airlift Squadron returns home after supporting global mobility mission
March 24, 2026 — 16th Airlift Squadron Airmen return from a deployment at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, March 14, 2026. The return highlights the unit’s continued commitment to delivering rapid global mobility and supporting operations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez and Senior Airman Carl Good)...

Joint Base Charleston Palmetto Reach participants return
February 20, 2026 — Joint Base Charleston Airmen deplane from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft upon returning from Operation Palmetto Reach, a part of Combat Readiness Exercise 2026, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 21, 2026. The operation focused on rapid C-17 employment is designed to prepare aircrews for real-world deployment operations around the...

Wing Inspection Team supports readiness during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston
January 23, 2026 — Wing Inspection Team members provided key support to the 628th Air Base Wing and 437th Airlift Wing Inspector General staff during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026, Jan. 13 - 20, 2026, assessing the installation’s ability to generate, sustain and project combat power...

Barrier deployment for Combat Readiness Exercise 2026
January 15, 2026 — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Pasamonte, 628th Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and equipment journeyman, operates a forklift to place concrete barriers at various entry points during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, Jan. 14, 2026. Under the surveillance of inspector generals and the Wing Inspection Team,...

628th CES showcases readiness during exercise Outlaw Shield
November 20, 2025 — U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing, participate in Exercise Outlaw Shield at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Nov. 4-6, 2025. This exercise was an opportunity for leadership at all levels, putting Airmen in realistic scenarios similar to ones they could experience in contested environments...

Joint Base Charleston Airmen test readiness in Palmetto Challenge 25
March 8, 2025 — Airmen from the 628th Air Base Wing, 437th Airlift Wing, and 315th Airlift Wing demonstrated their operational capabilities during Palmetto Challenge 25, a Combat Readiness Inspection (CRI) held at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, from March 3-7, 2025. The CRI assessed the units’ operational effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and overall preparedness for combat or deployment. Throughout the inspection, Airmen faced simulated threats, rapid deployment scenarios, and mission execution challenges, ensuring they’re equipped to support the objectives of national defense...