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Summer safety campaign implores Airmen to Say Something
May 26, 2017 — The Critical Days of Summer campaign kicks off Memorial Day weekend raising awareness to common summer safety issues.“From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, a lot of military members and their friends and families start going out more doing things like barbecuing and boating, but usually get comfortable with what’s familiar to them and... MORE

JB Charleston Luncheon teaches tools to overcome adversity,violence
May 26, 2017 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C Members of Joint Base Charleston community joined together for the National Prayer Luncheon at the Charleston Club May 23. The National Prayer Luncheon is an annual event that celebrates religious diversity and fellowship. “This luncheon is an opportunity for followers of every faith to come together and connect on a... MORE

Marrington Elementary Children’s Choir prepares to sing the National Anthem during Joint Base Charleston’s Annual Prayer Luncheon at the Charleston Club May 23, 2017. The National Prayer Luncheon is an annual event bringing community members together for prayer and fellowship.

ALS class 17-D graduates
May 12, 2017 — Col. Robert Lyman, left, 628th Air Base Wing commander, Col. Jimmy Canlas, second to left, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, second to right, 437th AW command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, right, 628th ABW command chief, congratulate Senior Airman Ethan Anderson, middle, 437th Aerial Port Squadron information... MORE

Col. Robert Lyman, left, 628th Air Base Wing commander, Col. Jimmy Canlas, second to left, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, second to right, 437th AW command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, right, 628th ABW command chief, congratulate Senior Airman Ethan Anderson, middle, 437th Aerial Port Squadron information controller, for earning the John L. Levitow Award during the class 17-D Airman Leadership School Graduation ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. May 11, 2017. The Levitow Award is the highest honor awarded to an ALS graduate and is given to the Airman who displays the highest level of leadership qualities. ALS is a five-week course encompassing lessons in the principles of supervision and management, the importance of communication and military professionalism.

Take Flight Aviation Camp visits JB Charleston
May 12, 2017 — The 2017 Take Flight Aviation Camp participants tour a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston May 11, 2017. The camp is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program offered to encourage students to be career ready out of high school or college. MORE

The 2017 Take Flight Aviation Camp participants tour a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston May 11, 2017. The camp is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program offered to encourage students to be career ready out of high school or college.

Thank you: A tribute to our military spouses
May 11, 2017 — Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999,... MORE

Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

628th ABW 1st quarter award winners announced
May 3, 2017 — Members of Team Charleston are recognized by U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, left, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, right, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, during the 628th ABW First-Quarter Awards Ceremony at the Charleston Club May 2, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Award winners were selected... MORE

Members of Team Charleston are recognized by U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, left, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, right, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, during the 628th ABW First-Quarter Awards Ceremony at the Charleston Club May 2, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Award winners were selected based on their ability to perform primary duties while adapting to military requirements.

4th CTCS Reservists win big in media contest
May 2, 2017 — Two Reservists with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron at Joint Base Charleston recently earned top honors in the 2016 Air Force Media Contest as well as third place honors in the Department of Defense level competition... MORE

U.S. Marines watch for enemy activity during an urban clear exercise as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 11, 2016. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms, urban operations, and joint/coalition level integration training that promote operational forces' readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven A. Ortiz)

JB Charleston recognizes military children
April 24, 2017 — Military children can face adversity due to the essential and demanding career path of their parents. Deployments, permanent changes of station, new school and new friends are a few challenges a military child may face.More than 1.8 million children nationwide have at least one, or both, parents serving in the military.April has been designated as... MORE

Joint Base Charleston leadership recognizes children of deployed military members at the Little Heroes Ceremony at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, April 18, 2017. The ceremony acknowledged the sacrifice and courage children display while their parents are deployed.

Team Charleston Purples Up! for Month of the Military Child
April 20, 2017 — The Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station Child Development Center is celebrating Month of the Military Child by hosting Wacky Hat Wednesdays, Purple Up! Fridays and planting gardens with parents and students. April was named Month of the Military Child by former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger in 1989 to applaud military children for their... MORE

Petty Officer 1st. Class Robert Bromley, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, holds his daughter, Madelynn, at the Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station Child Development Center, April 13, 2017. April was named Month of the Military Child by former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger in 1989 to applaud military children for their daily sacrifices and the challenges they have overcome. WS CDC is celebrating Month of the Military Child by hosting Wacky Hat Wednesdays, Purple Up! Fridays and planting gardens with parents and students.

Creating strong communities through partnership
April 12, 2017 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Joint Base Charleston Civic Leaders were given the opportunity to fly aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, March 16 and 17 to visit one of four other joint bases in the United States... MORE

Peter LaMotte, Chernoff Newman senior vice president, right, discusses the T-38C Talon with Maj. Kenneth Brakora, left, 560th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, during Joint Base Charleston’s 2017 Civic Leader Tour to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, March 17, 2017. The 560th FTRS graduates about 130 instructor pilots per year.