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NEWS

  • Joint Base Charleston celebrates Children's Dental Health Month

    As February comes to a close, it also marks the conclusion of the month-long Children's Dental Health Month -- the American Dental Association's yearly observance created to raise awareness of children's dental health."Children's Dental Health Month may be coming to an end but healthy dental habits

  • Team McChord stays prepared with mobility exercise

    The 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings and 627th Air Base Group conducted a mobility exercise Feb. 10 to 17 to improve the ability to survive and operate, solidify mobility processes and strengthen the ability to complete missions under adversity in preparation for an operational readiness inspection in

  • Airlift Squadron celebrates 70 years

    "As a modern-day squadron, we stand on the shoulders of giants; of the people who came before us," said 1st Lt. Brett Polage, 37th Airlift Squadron historian. "They have paved the way for us to be successful, so we now show our respect for them."The 37th Airlift Squadron was activated Feb. 14, 1942

  • Military working dogs: More about the Air Force's canine members

    Most service members may be familiar with the wingman and battle-buddy concepts employed by the military. But for the group of military working dog trainers here, battle buddies take on a completely different form when battle buddies are dogs.Some of the military working dogs are born into a puppy

  • 375th Medical Group dedicates auditorium to co-worker

    The 375th Medical Group hosted a ceremony recently to dedicate the Scott Clinic auditorium to the late retired Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Albert Deltgen. The auditorium, in the clinic's basement, is where most hospital events take place. The space will now be referred to as "The Chief Master Sgt.

  • Air Mobility Command announces 2011 Media Contest winners

    Journalists, photographers, broadcasters and others from throughout Air Mobility Command were honored Feb. 6 with the announcement of the 2011 AMC Media Contest results."It is with great pleasure that we announce the command winners," said Lt. Col. Glen Roberts, AMC director of public affairs, in a

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

  • LRS shop keeps C-17 aircraft supplied

    If a C-17 Globemaster III departs Joint Base Charleston for a mission and happens to encounter maintenance problems during the flight, maintainers won't have to go far or wait long to make repairs. This is because they are already equipped with the necessary repair parts on board the aircraft to fix