Sept. 10, 2015 Team Charleston to hold 9-11 remembrance events Friday, Sept. 11 as our nation pauses to reflect on the tragic terrorism attacks that stuck us 14 years ago, Team Charleston will have several observances honoring the lost in the attacks. In addition, Team Charleston will also be honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on
Sept. 8, 2015 DoD Team Surveys Charleston Site for Guantanamo Prisoner Transfer A Defense Department assessment team is surveying Joint Base Charleston’s Navy Consolidated Brig in South Carolina as a potential prison to house detainees after the wartime prison at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, closes, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Sept. 2.As directed
Sept. 3, 2015 Special Report: Suicide Prevention: The Power of 1 One person has the power to teach resilience, recognize warning signs, intervene, chat, or make a call; it only takes one person or one act to save another person's life. The Department of Defense, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, has launched the "Power of 1" campaign in
Sept. 3, 2015 315th AW completes Patriot Reach; largest exercise in AFRC history Members from the 315th Airlift Wing from here participated in the Air Force Reserve Command’s largest mobility-centric exercise in the command’s history in August, which took place at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.The exercise, Patriot Reach – which was also the 315th Airlift Control Flight’s biggest in
Sept. 2, 2015 OPM Awards Contract to Protect Data Theft Victims U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials recently awarded to ID Experts a contract encompassing a comprehensive suite of identity theft and credit monitoring services for compromised victims, agency officials announced Sept. 1 during a media conference call.Beth Cobert, OPM’s acting director,
Sept. 2, 2015 Reaching Goal Early: VA/DoD Online Service Tops 5 Million Users Participation in the joint Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department eBenefits website topped 5 million users this week, two months ahead of schedule, officials said.VA officials said they established an agency priority goal of reaching 5 million eBenefits users by the end of fiscal year
Sept. 1, 2015 Base officials explain installation visitor policy The 628th Security Forces Squadron, here, recently published a memo to clarify and standardize its policy for gate entry of Department of Defense ID cardholders who are entering the base and escorting non-DoD affiliated visitors/guests utilizing the Trusted Traveler Policy.The TT policy allows DoD
Aug. 31, 2015 315th supports Soldiers for Red Dragon 2015 Members of the 315th Airlift Wing flew C-17 Globemaster IIIs from to support Soldiers of the 414th Chemical Brigade with transport to Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 15, 2015, in support of Operation Red Dragon. Red Dragon is a civil defense readiness exercise, which incorporates Army Reserve and National
Aug. 31, 2015 AF emergency managers emphasize planning during National Preparedness Month September is National Preparedness Month and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the charge for servicewide participation. With a theme of "Don't wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today," this year's focus is on emergency planning, to include development of evacuation plans and