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Port Dawgs generate new training model for air transportation career field
June 15, 2026 — JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Air transportation subject matter experts gathered at Joint Base Charleston, June 9-11, 2026, for a Career Field Education and Training Plan cross-walk, to overhaul their training framework. This process shifted the focus from simple task signoffs to a competency-based model designed to boost mission readiness...

JB Charleston’s AF Connect App
September 6, 2024 — The Air Force Connect mobile application arms the JB Charleston community with multiple resources and emergent information at the touch of their fingertips...

315 AW recruiters help spread holiday cheer at commissary
December 21, 2023 — The 315th Airlift Wing’s Recruiting Flight teamed up with the commissary at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina to give gift cards to local military members and veterans. The recruiters began volunteering in October as baggers at the base commissary and donated their tips to purchase the gift cards for commissary patrons who could use a little extra during the holidays...

Charleston leadership tour
August 27, 2020 — Local community members were able to get a first hand look at the Joint Base Charleston Team's capabilities during a Charleston Leadership Tour August 20, 2020...

Single-Parent Reservist rises above challenges to earn wings
May 6, 2019 — Imagine being a single-parent of two, completing a bachelor's degree and independently financing pilot training in order to accomplish the dream of becoming a reserve pilot with the 315th Airlift Wing, all within five short years. Being a single parent is no easy feat, but Staff Sgt. Shakeyna Smith, aviation resource management technician with the 701st Airlift Squadron here, accepted the challenges that greeted her. From parenting her two small children as a teenage mother to pursuing higher education in psychology and aviation, Smith has embodied excellence in all she does...

628 MDOS commander wins prestigious award
June 9, 2017 — Lt. Col. Brian Neese, 628th Medical Operations Squadron commander, was honored with the Federal Health Care Executive Special Achievement Award from the American Hospital Association May 25, 2017...

Class 17-C graduates ALS
March 31, 2017 — Col. Jimmy Canlas, left, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, right, 437th AW command chief, congratulate Senior Airman Andrea Jansen 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, for earning the John L. Levitow Award during the class 17-C Airman Leadership School Graduation ceremony March 30, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston,...

JB Charleston kicks off MSW
February 27, 2017 — Joint Base Charleston kicked off its 10th annual Military Saves Week (MSW) with a financial education seminar at the Charleston Club here Feb. 22. MSW is held annually to promote financial responsibility and proactivity to service members. “The majority of service members are under 30 years old,” said Erin DeVille-Brown, Fleet and Family support...

Motorcycle safety a key focus at JB Charleston
February 16, 2017 — The Green Knights won the annual Knights of the Round Table tournament for a fifth consecutive year.The Green Knights are an armed forces motorcycle club with 130 chapters worldwide. The club consists of active duty, retired, guard and reserve military members who remain active in the military community. The clubs contending in the tournament are...

JB Charleston ALS graduation 17-B
February 14, 2017 — U.S Air Force Col. Gregory Gilmour, left, 315th Airlift Wing (AW) commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Barber, 315th AW command chief, congratulate Senior Airman Peter Boyd, center, 628th Medical Group biomedical maintenance technician, for receiving the John L. Levitow Award during an Airman Leadership School Graduation ceremony Feb. 9, 2017, at...