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In-person Senior Airman BTZ boards re-established at Joint Base Charleston
March 22, 2024 — Joint Base Charleston re-established Senior Airman Below the Zone (BTZ) in-person boards for Airmen 1st Class promoting to Senior Airman... MORE

Three Airman interact during a BTZ board.

Care during crisis: 628th MDG conducts Ready Eagle II exercise
November 29, 2023 — The 628th Medical Group participated in a large-scale medical exercise Nov. 16, sharpening their skills in real-world crisis scenarios on base... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Airmen participate in a medical exercise where they act as patients with simulated wounds. Medical Group staff wear protective hear as they treat the simulated patients.

JB Charleston, PMSG make history as first joint base community to win Abilene Trophy
November 15, 2023 — Joint Base Charleston and the Palmetto Military Support Group were awarded the Abilene Trophy Nov. 10 at the 2023 Airlift/Tanker Association Annual Convention and Symposium in Dallas, Texas... MORE

A group of award recipients pose on stage for a photo with their trophy

Fallen but not forgotten
September 25, 2023 — Bells Across America is an annual ceremony that remembers fallen service members by ringing a bell as their names are read... MORE

A U.S. Navy Sailor reads the names of fallen service members as a U.S Air Force Airman rings a bell, during a Bells Across America ceremony aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Yorktown

JB Charleston commemorates 22nd anniversary of 9/11
September 12, 2023 — Joint Base Charleston honored the heroes and victims of 9/11 in a ceremony today at the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department... MORE

Photo of 628th Civil Engineer Squadron fire house.

Quantum navigation aims to overcome GPS limitations, transform operations
August 8, 2023 — The U.S. Air Force is upgrading GPS, with help from SandboxAQ. SandboxAQ is a spinoff from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and their mission is solving some of the world’s hardest problems using the combined power of artificial intelligence and quantum science, also known as AQ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rob Simmons, Joint Base Charleston Spark Tank director of innovation, gives a presentation to members of SandboxAQ.

Stories of Service: Airman to Olympian
March 31, 2023 — A former Olympian now serves as an Airman to give back to the country that helped her fulfill her dreams... MORE

Stories of Service graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Jim Masie)

Emergency Management and Preparation
November 4, 2022 — Joint Base Charleston’s Emergency Management team explains what is needed to prepare for an emergency... MORE

Department of the Air Force rolls out plan addressing climate change
October 18, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force released its Climate Action Plan Oct. 4, which defines how it will preserve operational capability, increase resiliency, and do its part to help mitigate future climate impacts through specific and measurable objectives and key results. It lays out its enterprise-wide approach to ensuring policies, technology innovation, and evolving operations remain relevant in a changing climate... MORE

There’s no place like home: family, friends, and coworkers welcome Airmen from deployment
October 18, 2022 — Airmen who deployed to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron returns home after a deployment... MORE