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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.

Youth Programs families participate in Hoops for Hunger
November 22, 2017 — JB Charleston families participated in Hoops for Hunger, a bi-annual community service project hosted by the Youth Programs in Sam’s Fitness Center at JB Charleston – Weapons Station, South Carolina, Nov. 16, 2017... MORE

Children participating in the Hoops for Hunger basketball games prepare to start the game in Sam’s Fitness Center at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C., Nov. 16, 2017.

JB Charleston athletes to tackle Alpha Warrior Final Battle
November 8, 2017 — Three JB Charleston Airmen are scheduled to compete in the Air Force's first-ever Alpha Warrior Final Battle scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 at Retama Park, San Antonio, Texas.Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Childs, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 1st Lt. Lainie Long, 628th Force Support Squadron, qualified for the Final Battle event as the top... MORE

628th FSS extends hours for night shift members
October 13, 2017 — The 628th Force Support Squadron’s normal hours of operation have been extended for the Fitness Assessment Cell and the Military Personnel Flight here, Sept. 10.FAC and MPF members have extended their hours to accommodate military members who work outside of normal shifts during the months of October through December.“We’re doing this because we... MORE

Senior Airman Shadi Zahed, 628th Force Support Squadron sports program manager times Senior Airman Victoria Medina Echeverria, 628th FSS fitness programs manager, during a mock physical training test on the track at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 11, 2017.

Alpha Warrior arrives at Joint Base Charleston
August 11, 2017 — Joint Base Charleston teamed with the Alpha Warrior organization to provide a new way for service members and civilians to maintain fitness at the Air Base Fitness and Sports Center here Aug. 5.The new option is an Alpha Warrior Battle Rig, an obstacle course designed to test grip strength, core strength, endurance, agility and stamina. Brent... MORE

Rebekah Bonilla, Alpha Warrior pro-athlete, demonstrates how to take on the Alpha Warrior Battle Rig during its introduction on the Globemaster Court at the Air Base Fitness and Sports Center on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Aug. 5.