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  • RED HORSE cuts ribbon on new facility

    Members from the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, along with joint mission partners and special guests, attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of a new readiness and training facility Jan. 6, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.More than 75 people were in attendance for the event,

  • JB Charleston test new equipment, saves AF millions

    An operational evaluation of new synthetic tie downs and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here in November 2016. Tie downs are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations; winch cables help adjust the tension on tie downs, securing the load.

  • COMCAM Airmen help Veterans decorate trees

    Members of the 1st & 4th Combat Camera Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston helped bring Christmas cheer to Veterans at the Veterans’ Victory House in Walterboro, South Carolina Dec. 2. Members of Joint Base Charleston's Air Force Sergeants Association and volunteers helped set up Christmas trees and

  • Base completes North Field repairs

    Team Charleston marked the completion of runway repairs to the 3,500-foot runway, known as the assault landing zone (ALZ) at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina, Dec. 8.North Auxiliary Airfield, a training facility geographically separated from Joint Base Charleston, is used for

  • MACA highlights Charleston airspace safety

    Joint Base Charleston hosted its first Mid-Air Collision Avoidance event with local pilots to bring awareness to the program here Nov. 5, 2016. The event is anticipated to occur biannually with locations alternating between JB Charleston and Shaw Air Force Base. The MACA program brings together

  • Johnson takes 315 MXG command

    Members of the 315th Maintenance Group welcomed a new commander for their unit during a change of command ceremony Nov. 6, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.Col. Richard Gay relinquished his command of seven years to Col. Sharon Johnson as Gay prepares for his retirement later in the

  • Eighteen 315 AW Reservist selected for lieutenant colonel

     The 315th Airlift Wing commander is happy to announce the names of its officers, today, who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel in the latest officer promotion round.The latest selectees are:Wesley Adams, 701 ASKelli Beaty, 315 AW         Michael Bennett, 300 ASJason Brooks, 315

  • Denton Program: providing worldwide humanitarian support

    The Jeremiah Denton Amendment, named in honor of former Navy pilot, Vietnam prisoner-of-war and Alabama senator, passed in 1987.The Denton amendment grants the Secretary of Defense the approval to delegate shipments of humanitarian supplies provided by nongovernmental organizations and nonprofit

  • Boat tour broadens horizons for honorary commanders

    Honorary Commanders joined their active-duty counterparts on a tour of the 628th Security Forces Squadron harbor boat security patrol mission on the Cooper River at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, June 13, 2016. The Honorary Commander's program provides an opportunity for local civic