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315 AW to host Red Bull Paper Wings competition during April UTA
March 27, 2019 — The 315th Airlift Wing and Red Bull are hosting a 2019 Red Bull Paper Wings (paper plane) competition, a qualifier for the world championships, April 13, 2019, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The competition will be held in Nosedock 2, (near the 437th/315th Maintenance Group building). There will be several prizes, Sticky Fingers BBQ and lots of Red Bull and Red Bull swag... MORE

315 AW to host Paper Wings competition during April UTA

Time to 'Dive' back in
March 6, 2019 — Joint Base Charleston leadership marked the grand reopening of The Dive Bar & Grill on the Naval Weapons Station with a ribbon cutting ceremony March 1, 2019. The Dive, a restaurant located adjacent to the NWS bowling alley, had been closed since April 2018, and the plans to renovate the establishment started in Nov. 2017. It is one of ten dining facilities on Joint Base Charleston managed by the 628th Force Support Squadron... MORE

A ribbon-cutting ceremony reopens The Dive March 1, 2019, on the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station.

Eighteenth Air Force leaders visit JB Charleston
February 22, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Sam C. Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, paid a visit to Joint Base Charleston leadership and Airmen Feb. 11-14, 2019, as part of an effort to learn more about the daily mission of JBC and its support to the 18th Air Force. Barrett was accompanied by his wife, Kelly Barrett, as well as Chief Master Sgt. Daniel C. Simpson, 18th Air Force command chief master sergeant. Hosted by Col. Clint ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and his wife, Amanda ZumBrunnen, 18th Air Force leaders 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. Gen. Sam C. Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, greets Joint Base Charleston leadership Feb. 11, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

JB Charleston C-17s assist in Exercise Crescent Moon 2019
February 18, 2019 — Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Squadron took part in Exercise Crescent Moon Feb. 12, 2019, at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, S.C. with the assistance of aircrews and C-17s from Joint Base Charleston, S.C... MORE

Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Ramos, 321st Contingency Response Squadron maintainer, stands guard in front of a Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Crescent Moon Feb. 12, 2019, at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, S.C.

50th ESB upgrades C-17 comms during training
February 15, 2019 — Soldiers from the 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion set up a communications systems in a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 7, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Soldiers came to JBC to become certified in the installation of in-flight communications systems for special operations missions as part of the Global Response Force... MORE

Army Sgt. William Suehn, 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion key leader enroute node team chief, pulls communications equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 7, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Joint Base Charleston February 2019 Briefs and Events
January 24, 2019 — All classes/appointments are typically held at the Airman & Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 500, Air Base (AB), or at the Fleet and Family Support Center, Bldg. 755, Weapons Station (WS) unless otherwise specified. Dates/times are subject to change. For the most current program listings and to reserve your seat, please call (843)963-8883 or log onto our website www.jbcharleston.com... MORE

Commander's Call answers JB Charleston questions
January 10, 2019 — The following are the questions raised during the 628th Air Base Wing Commander’s Call Dec. 11, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., with the subsequent answers provided... MORE

MX, CES Airmen perform first of its kind repair in AOR
December 31, 2018 — Airmen of the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up Dec. 16-18, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to replace the pitch trim actuator on a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C... MORE

Airmen of the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMS) and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), work together using an alternative safe method to remove and replace a pitch trim actuator from the tail of a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 16, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This is the first time a maintenance procedure like this has been done in U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility. Due to safety concerns, Airmen from the 8th EAMS and 379th ECES combined capabilities to ensure the aircraft could be repaired prior to returning to home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

Joint Base Charleston January 2019 Briefs and Events
December 21, 2018 — All classes/appointments are typically held at the Airman & Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 500, Air Base (AB), or at the Fleet and Family Support Center, Bldg. 755, Weapons Station (WS) unless otherwise specified. Dates/times are subject to change. For the most current program listings and to reserve your seat, please call (843)963-8883 or log onto our website www.jbcharleston.com... MORE

Foreign Naval officers dive into Air Mobility
November 16, 2018 — Approximately 56 foreign and joint military officers from 52 foreign naval services from around the world visited Joint Base Charleston Nov. 13, 2018, to learn about the mission and capabilities of Air Mobility Command as well as JB Charleston’s role as the gateway to the Atlantic. This is the first time international students from the Naval Command College’s Arleigh Burke Fellowship have visited JB Charleston. The program is one of several at the NCC, which is part of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. It is the Navy’s flagship senior developmental education program, focusing on educating and developing future leaders by building strategic and cultural perspective—as well as trust, confidence and cooperation—between American and international officers. ... MORE

A group of Naval War College students, comprised of foreign and joint military officers, stand outside a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a Nov. 13, 2018, visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The visit educated naval officers about air mobility operations and was the first time international students from the Naval Command College’s Arleigh Burke Fellowship program had visited JB Charleston. The NCC is part of the U.S. Naval War College, located in Newport, Rhode Island, and focuses on educating and developing future leaders by building strategic and cultural perspective and enhancing the capability to advise senior leaders and policy-makers.