Sept. 14, 2020 315th Airlift Wing, Always Ready, Always Prepared Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina participated in a week-long readiness exercise that began Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 and concluded Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.
Sept. 11, 2020 Joint Base Charleston Available Services (Updated 11 September 2020) (Current as of 11 September, 2020)Based on the guidance from the DeCA, Joint Base Charleston Commissary has rescinded two COVID-19 measures.1. Guests are now permitted to accompany authorized patrons in the commissary.2. 100% ID checks are no longer required. EXCEPTION: The Naval Weapons Station
Sept. 11, 2020 Reserve Chaplain reflects on the events of 9/11 **Editors note: This article was pulled with permission from the author Lyman Smith, Director of Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies. Lt. Col. Amy Hunt is a staff chaplain for recruiting at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.**The Rev. Amy Hunt is a minister of
Sept. 11, 2020 DOD educates military service members, civilian employees on Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral In order to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Presidential Memorandum was issued on August 8, 2020, followed by Internal Revenue Service guidance issued on August 28, 2020, to temporarily defer the withholding of Social Security taxes for certain individuals beginning September 1, 2020
Sept. 10, 2020 Full Impact of COVID-19 on Industrial Base Not Yet Known While it appears the defense industrial base has fared well though the COVID-19 crisis, the full impact has yet to be seen, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said.
Sept. 9, 2020 Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral In order to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Presidential Memorandum was issued on August 8, 2020 and guidance followed from Internal Revenue Service on August 28, 2020, to temporarily defer Social Security (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) tax withholdings. This
Sept. 9, 2020 Air Force Services Center launches online food ordering pilot program at NAF operations The Nonappropriated Fund, or NAF, Food and Beverage Branch is launching a pilot program bringing online food ordering and pickup to NAF food operations.
Sept. 8, 2020 Department of the Air Force delegates approval authority for nonchargeable emergency leave of absence Unit commanders or civilian directors may now grant an emergency leave of absence for qualifying emergencies, including the death or serious medical condition of an immediate family member, or any other hardship the commander or director determines appropriate.
Sept. 7, 2020 Joint Base Charleston Available Services (7 September 2020) (Current as of 7 September, 2020)New Updates: Starting September 8, the Air Base fitness center is open to Active-Duty, Reserve, Guard, & DoD civilians Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Starting September 13, the Air Base fitness center is open to everyone Sunday (16 years and older) from 10
Sept. 7, 2020 Joint Base Charleston rescinds Mission-Critical status Joint Base Charleston has adjusted manning from Mission Critical to standard base operations as of 8 September 2020 at 0600L. Additionally, the process to allow base access for visitors will return to the normal procedures that were established before COVID-19 measures were implemented.