Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
Vol. 5, No. 2
Patriot Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Offloading at Charleston
U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Ashlee Galloway
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle is offloaded from the USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR-316), Jan. 10, 2014, at the Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. The Pomeroy holds roughly 1,400 pieces of cargo as part of the nation’s prepositioning force. The 841st Transportation Battalion will off-load and discharge all the ship’s cargo in 10 days to two weeks and the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston will repair and reset the equipment before it is re-deployed. See more photos on Page 6.
597th Transportation Brigade commander visits JB Charleston
By Senior Airman Ashlee Galloway Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
Army Col. Jason Vick, 597th Transportation Brigade commander, visited the 841st Transportation Battalion Jan. 7, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station, S.C. During his visit, Vick also met with Col. Jeffery DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander and toured the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston on the Weapons Station. The 841st Transportation Battalion's mission is to deploy and conduct surface deployment and redeployment distribution and water terminal operations to support and sustain the warfighter. As the commander of the 597th Transportation Brigade, home stationed at Joint Base Langley Eustess, Va., Vick overseas four geographically separated units including the 841st Transportation Battalion. "I came to see the 841st Transportation Battalion during my command visit, which falls under the Surface Distribution and Deployment Command and is located here at Charleston," said Vick. "I came to see my units, my Soldiers and civilians as they're doing this operation. It takes a lot of work and a lot of coordination from
both our team and the civilian contractors out here." During his visit, Vick was able to witness the discharge of the Army Prepositioned Stock Vessel USNS Pomeroy. The vessel contains sustainment brigade sets which can include, among other things, fuel tankers, fork-lifts, wreckers, cargo containers, rough terrain container handlers and ammunition. "In the APS-3 mission, the 841st will take a given amount of warfighting equipment and supplies and load it onto a ship. These prepositioned ships will then take that equipment to float at sea for 18 to 36 months near potential hotspots until it is needed by the warfighter," said Army Lt. Col. Brian Memoli, 841st Transportation Battalion commander. This year, the 841st Transportation Battalion is slated to receive four Army Prepositioned Stock Vessels. "The reason the ships come here is because ASLAC is in Charleston," said Memoli. "Each shipment will contain roughly 1,400 pieces of cargo, and we, as the 841st, will load and discharge all cargo in 10 days to two weeks. While the cargo is here at port, ASLAC will repair and reset the equipment before it is loaded to go back out at sea." See 597th Transportation Brigade, Page 5
U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. William O’Brien
Lt. Col. Bryan Memoli (left), 841st Transportation Battalion commander, briefs Col. Jason Vick, 597th Transportation Brigade commander, and Sgt. Maj. Alveno Hodge, 597th Transportation Brigade command sergeant major, on the 841st’s operations Jan. 7, 2014 at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, S.C. Vick was in Charleston to visit the 841st Transporation Battalion.. During his visit, he also met with Col. Jeffery DeVore, Joint Base Charleston commander and toured the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston.
Physical Therapy, Dermatology VA-DOD joint projects approved
By Tonya Lobbestael Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Public Affairs officer
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The Low Country Federal Healthcare Alliance announced Jan. 13, 2014, that it received approval for two projects funded through the federal government's Joint Incentive Fund to provide physical therapy and dermatology services for veterans, activeduty servicemembers and DOD beneficiaries. The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and Naval Health Clinic Charleston are establishing a shared physical therapy clinic at NHCC located at Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station. The clinic will be staffed by two VA physical therapists, two physical therapy assistants and a medical services assistant who will be providing services in the existing NHCC Physical Therapy clinic area. Additional physical therapy equipment is also included in the $807,000 project. Access to care for VA and DOD beneficiaries is expected to improve, with appointments provided in a convenient location that offers abundant parking for patients. "This funding approval from the Health Executive Council will provide much-needed
SPACESAVERS
437th AMXS saves space and money
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specialty care for all of our beneficiaries and will serve to strengthen the partnership between VA and DOD," said Navy Capt. Marvin Jones, NHCC commanding officer. A shared VA-DOD dermatology clinic is also approved for Naval Hospital Beaufort and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. The clinic, which will be located at the Naval Hospital Beaufort, will be staffed by a VA dermatologist, licensed practical nurse and administrative specialist. Currently, Naval Hospital Beaufort refers its dermatology patients for care in the community and VA patients must travel to the VA medical center in Charleston. The addition of dermatology in Beaufort is expected to save both organizations approximately $257,500 per year and eliminate the need for VA patients to travel up to 100 miles to Charleston for care. "The addition of dermatology services means patients who would have been sent to another clinic will now be able to receive that specialty care in the same location where they receive other medical services," said Navy Capt. Anne Lear Naval Hospital Beaufort commanding officer. See VA-DOD, Page 3
NINE HEROES
MOH recipients gather in Charleston
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U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman George Goslin
Navy Lt. Gregory Norris, Naval Health Clinic Charleston physical therapist, maneuvers Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dan Coen’s leg during a physical therapy appointment July 29, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, Goose Creek, S.C. NHCC provides quality healthcare services for approximately 12,000 beneficiaries throughout the LowCountry, including a sick call clinic for Sailors assigned to the Weapons Station.
WEEKEND WEATHER UPDATE for Joint Base Charleston, SC
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Friday, January 17
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Saturday, January 18
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