June 25, 2018 Air Force Widow vows to bring awareness to invisible wounds Air Force veteran Stacey Pavenski, 46, of Palm Bay, Florida, has post traumatic stress disorder, but she didn’t get it from serving in combat. It came from her husband’s combat struggles that drove him to take his own life in their bedroom, Sept. 18, 2017, while she was in the kitchen. He was 45.
June 25, 2018 U.S. Remains Engaged in Indo-Pacific Region, Officials Say WASHINGTON -- The United States has deep interests in the Indo-Pacific and will remain engaged in the region, U.S. officials said at the Center for a New American Security conference here yesterday.
June 19, 2018 Employee Assistance Program—One-Stop Resource for Support The Air Force’s new Employee Assistance Program provides civilian employees and their families with free, confidential resources and support to help manage normal everyday life challenges that may affect job performance and personal well-being.
June 18, 2018 Be safe before, during and after a thunderstorm Summer has arrived and with it comes the threat of severe storms. Each year, the United States averages around 10,000 thunderstorms and each thunderstorm typically produces heavy rain for 30 minutes to an hour. ... All thunderstorms are dangerous because every thunderstorm produces lightening.
June 14, 2018 JB Charleston and Charleston County Aviation Authority sign airfield snow and ice removal agreement Leaders at Joint Base Charleston and the Charleston County Aviation Authority signed a memorandum of understanding for airfield snow and ice removal here June 14, 2018. This memorandum establishes policies and procedures recommended by a joint task force for the cooperation and coordination of snow
June 12, 2018 Some ARTs eligible for aviation bonus The Air Force Reserve Command is expanding the Aviation Bonus Program to qualifying Air Reserve Technician (ART) as part of an effort to increase the rated-aircrew retention.
June 9, 2018 Charleston Reservists earn multiple aeromedical evacuation awards Several Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, a component of the Air Force Reserve's 315th Airlift Wing, recently garnered awards from the Air Force Reserve Command.Congratulations to the following 2017 Air Force Reserve Command Aeromedical
June 7, 2018 Heat Stress Safety With summer knocking at the door and high temperatures already visiting Joint Base Charleston, it is imperative to recognize the potential life-threatening factors associated with heat exhaustion, especially in relation to small children and family pets. The greatest risk for heat stroke/exhaustion
June 1, 2018 Citizen Airmen to represent Air Force at triathlon championship again Maj. Jamie Turner, 317th Airlift Squadron pilot, once again was selected by Air Force officials as one of the representatives donning the Air Force sports jersey at the 2018 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship.
May 31, 2018 Joint Base Charleston conducts the Air Force’s first ‘social media reenactment’ of the D-Day invasion On the evening June 5 and the early morning of June 6, 2018, Joint Base Charleston will conduct a real-time historical reenactment of the D-Day invasion, solely on social media.Starting at 7 p.m., both the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings will start Facebook and Twitter posts as if the D-Day invasion