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Pelicans named most outstanding in AMC
June 1, 2022 — The 14th Airlift Squadron was awarded Air Mobility Command’s 2021 General Joseph Smith Trophy recently at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina... MORE

Humble, Credible, Approachable: 2020 Risner Award Finalist
January 18, 2022 — Humble, credible, approachable – these three qualities personify the United States Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) recipients and nominees of its prestigious Robbie Risner Award. The Risner Award is the USAFWS’s tribute to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Robbie Risner, a fighter pilot, senior leader and a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. Risner, who completely embodied those traits, continues to inspire Airmen going through USAFWS courses. ... MORE

Sailor Highlight- MA1 Thomas SIMBICC Instructor
November 29, 2021 — MA1 Bradley Thomas, a Shore Installation Management Boat Coxswain Course (SIMBICC) instructor at the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station, highlights what the course has to offer... MORE

Joint Base Charleston recognized for Afghanistan evacuation efforts
November 29, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston commander, was honored during a council meeting at Charleston City Hall, South Carolina, Oct. 12, 2021. John Tecklenburg, Mayor of Charleston, presented Greene with a Proclamation honoring the actions of JB Charleston Airmen during the Afghanistan evacuations. During the efforts, crews evacuated approximately 124,000 refugees and Americans due to the swift response from JB Charleston Airmen. Greene accepted the honor on behalf of JB Charleston leaders, Airmen and Mission Partners. ... MORE

First Lady, Jill Biden visits Joint Base Charleston
November 29, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Col. Marc Greene, 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston commander, was honored during a council meeting at Charleston City Hall, South Carolina, Oct. 12, 2021. John Tecklenburg, Mayor of Charleston, presented Greene with a Proclamation honoring the actions of JB Charleston Airmen during the Afghanistan evacuations. During the efforts, crews evacuated approximately 124,000 refugees and Americans due to the swift response from JB Charleston Airmen. ... MORE

SAPR training of the future at Joint Base Charleston
July 16, 2021 — Members of Joint Base Charleston play test a sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) training module which is currently being developed for use, July 15, 2021. The Air Mobility Command (AMC) partnered with a contracted company called Moth + Flame to develop SAPR specific skill based modules. ... MORE

Col. Marc Greene, commander of the 628th Air Base Wing and Joint Base Charleston, finishes play testing a sexual assault prevention and response training module that has been created by Air Mobility Command and a contracted company called Moth + Flame July 15th, 2021, at Joint Base Charleston S.C. This form of SAPR training is an is part of an effort to engage to engage the Airmen in a more effective manner.

AMC debuts first large-scale virtual command center during MG21
May 28, 2021 — As the Air Force’s largest and longest exercise in rapid global mobility, Mobility Guardian served as the proving ground for AMC’s first large-scale integration of an Advanced Battle Management System, ensuring decision superiority with speed, agility and resilience and advancing warfighting capabilities in support of globally-integrated operations... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lee Bostson, 621st Contingency Response Group contingency location team lead, tests a new virtual reality system during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, May 17, 2021. Mobility Guardian 2021 includes Air Mobility Command’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment and Advanced Battle Management System through use of Tactical Data Link. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)

Multi-capable Airmen sustain strategic deterrence during Mobility Guardian
May 21, 2021 — After 28 years, Airmen once again flew tankers out of Oscoda; moreover, they sustained the strategic deterrence mission by providing on-site support services during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021. ... MORE

Global mobilization before procrastination.
April 29, 2021 — Covid-19 has completely changed the world as we know it, but that doesn’t mean readiness and global mobility at comes to a standstill at Joint Base Charleston, the mission must go on. Captain Tony Urbino, a pilot and aircraft commander from the 15th Airlift Squadron, describes the importance of full spectrum readiness and upholding standards. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 437th Airlift Squadron, pose in front of a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 27, 2021.

Expanding the Mission
January 31, 2020 — Nearly 50 years ago, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins made the journey back from the moon onboard Apollo 11. The men passed into Earth’s atmosphere and made a splash landing in the Pacific Ocean. This was the end of the astronauts’ journey, but it was only the beginning for rescue and recovery teams. Detachment 3, of the 45th Operations Group, is responsible for coordinating astronaut rescue and recovery support for our nation’s human space flight programs. This unique mission requires careful planning and coordination between NASA, the Department of Defense and other supporting agencies. ... MORE

Master Sgt. Randall Yamada, a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, sits on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston during Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron’s assessment of tactics, techniques and procedures for astronaut rescue and recovery efforts Jan. 22, 2020, off the coast of Florida, near Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.