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Smoke is in the air...prescribed fire season begins on JB Charleston
January 11, 2018 — Be prepared to smell some wood smoke around Joint Base Charleston -Weapons Station this winter. Wood smoke usually indicates a prescribed fire is being conducted by the station’s natural resources personnel somewhere on the Weapon Station's 12,000 acres of managed timberlands. While smoke from a prescribed fire can be annoying, these fires are used... MORE

Members of JB Charleston Wildland Fire Team work a fire line in Weapons Station woodlands during a prescribed fire in 2017.

Why Renter’s Insurance?
December 5, 2017 — In 2015, the Department of Defense announced a major change affecting Basic Allowance for Housing. The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act eliminated renter’s insurance as a component of BAH. Although the change was announced in 2015, some privatized housing communities, including those at Joint Base Charleston, continued to... MORE

Legal assistance available if needed
November 27, 2017 — We all need help every now and then, and if you are in need of legal assistance, the Joint Base Charleston Legal Office is here for you. The legal office provides a myriad of services to active duty and reserve members and their dependents as well as retirees and other eligible clients. The Legal Assistance Program enhances the readiness of active... MORE

Joint Base Charleston named Air Mobility Command’s best installation
November 8, 2017 — Air Mobility Command officials announced Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, as the Air Mobility Command winner and the nominee to Headquarters Air Force for the 2018 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award.JB Charleston was named as AMC’s nominee in October 2017, after competing against all other Air Mobility Command installations. A... MORE

Citadel hosts Military Appreciation Week
October 17, 2017 — Col. Patrick Winstead, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, tosses a coin as an honorary captain to determine which team gets possession of the ball at the Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium for the Citadel’s Military Appreciation Night, Oct. 14, 2017. The 628th Security Forces Squadron and 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal... MORE

Col. Patrick Winstead, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, tosses a coin as an honorary captain to determine which team gets possession of the ball at the Johnson Hagood Memorial Stadium for the Citadel’s Military Appreciation Night, Oct. 14, 2017. The 628th Security Forces Squadron and 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight represented Joint Base Charleston at the football game. Additionally, the Citadel hosted women’s soccer and volleyball games in support of Military Appreciation Week. The Citadel Bulldog’s football game against the Wofford Terriers was the capstone event, with Woffard winning 20-16.

Impact Aid forms support local school funding
October 10, 2017 — Public education is supported primarily by local property tax revenue, state monies and federal funding. Most school districts rely heavily on these resources to fund educational programming including classroom instruction, extracurricular activities, professional development, transportation, administrative services and more. The federal government... MORE

437 AW crew provides Maria relief within hours
September 25, 2017 — Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency completed a humanitarian mission in support of Hurricane Maria to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 23.The mission provided the islands with a FAA mobile air traffic control tower with an instrument... MORE

Senior Airman Mark Darnell, 14th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs the movement of cargo at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept 23, 2017. The 14th AS, 437th Airlift Wing, flew a mobile air traffic control tower, food and water to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts.

Joint team delivers relief in Maria aftermath
September 25, 2017 — Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, delivered 17 pallets containing more than 129,000 pounds of food and water to St. Croix, Virgin Islands in support of relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, Sept. 24.The mission to St. Croix was one of two humanitarian missions flown to the Virgin Islands within 48 hours. The air crew flew... MORE

Airmen from the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 24, 2017. Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, delivered more than 129,000 pounds of food and water to St. Croix, Virgin Islands in support of relief efforts after Hurricane Maria. The mission to St. Croix marked the second mission the crew flew to the Virgin Islands for humanitarian aid in 48 hours.

Responses to questions asked during the August 628 ABW Commander's Call
September 19, 2017 — Q: What does "restore readiness" mean to you? Does it include more money for formal or technical training at the squadron level?A: One of the areas the Air Force took risk in during the recent (and current) reduced budgets was readiness. These risks took various forms, one of which was reduced funding for enhanced training TDYs. Required training... MORE

The birth of the United States Air Force
September 18, 2017 — After the conclusion of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act on July 26, 1947. The goal of the National Security Act was, “to provide a comprehensive program for the future security of the United States.” With President Truman’s signature, a major reorganization to the U.S... MORE