Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
Vol. 5, No. 11
Patriot Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!
Friday, March 21, 2014
Reaching out through reading
Airmen visit area school children U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Dennis Sloan
Hoyt Darden, a St. Andrews Elementary School kindergarten student, eats breakfast with a group of Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., before the Airmen read their favorite Dr. Seuss books to the students March 7, 2014. More than 30 Airmen from JB Charleston attended the event, ate breakfast with the children and answered questions about the Air Force. See the story and more photos on Page 3.
AFAF: For the Airmen, by the Airmen By Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
This year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off March 3, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., and is scheduled to continue until April 11, 2014. The AFAF was established to provide an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force family (active duty, retirees, reservists, guardsmen and their dependents, including surviving spouses) in need. The program assists Air Force personnel by helping with emergencies, educational needs and securing retirement homes for widows or widowers of Air Force members in need of financial assistance. "One hundred percent of the donated money goes to the Airmen" said 2nd Lt. Phillip Ramsey, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron programmer. "This program is for the Airmen, by the Airmen." Last year, approximately $65,000 was raised. This year the monetary goal is to reach $70,593, along with obtaining 100 percent contact with all active-duty personnel. There are two ways to donate, through payroll deduction and cash. Civilians may donate as well, but can only do so in cash unless they're retired military.
die while on active duty or to active-duty members when tragedy strikes. Spouses are AFEV's priority, but they serve the entire Air Force family.
"There are four different charities you can donate to in the AFAF," said Ramsey. "The Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation, Air Force Enlisted Village, LeMay Foundation and the Air Force Aid Society."
LeMay Foundation The LeMay Foundation helps widows of all Air Force retirees, both officer and enlisted, through financial grants of assistance. All donations help the families of those who sacrificed for our freedom.
Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation The Air Force Village is an exceptional retirement community with an extraordinary charitable mission - to Air Force Aid Society care for retired Air Force officer widows who need financial assisAFAS offers about $10 million in U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic tance. Air Force Villages Charitable emergency grants and interest-free loans Foundation honors widows for the sacrifices they made while to eligible Airmen and their family members. Whether the serving their country, side by side with their spouses. emergency is a death in the family, a car repair or basic living expenses, AFAS is available to help in times of need. Air Force Enlisted Village The Air Force Enlisted Village's mission is to provide a For more information about the Air Force Assistance Fund, home to adult dependents, typically moms of active-duty visit www.afassistancefund.org. members or their spouses, who are eligible for permanent To read about the specific organizations, visit www.afev.us, housing on a space-available basis. AFEV also provides tem- www.afvillages.org, www.afas.org and www.lemay-foundaporary housing to surviving spouses of enlisted members who tion.org.
USS Simpson picks up Tigers in Charleston
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USS Simpson (FFG 56) briefly visited Charleston, S.C., March 19, 2014, as the ship and crew prepare to return to their homeport of Naval Station Mayport, Fla., following a routine deployment. The Simpson moored at Union Pier Terminal in downtown Charleston to embark family members to ride the ship back to Mayport as part of the Navy’s Tiger Cruise Program. A Tiger Cruise provides the opportunity for the crewmembers’ family and friends to see what the U.S. Navy does on a day to day basis. Per naval instruction, a Tiger is usually any relative or friend (but not girlfriend / boyfriend, fiancée or spouse) of a crew member.
Honorary Commanders tour JB Charleston
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315th Airmen are true brothers-in-arms
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Navy continues 100% TA for FY15
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U.S. Air Force photos / Eric Sesit
WEEKEND WEATHER UPDATE for Joint Base Charleston, SC Mostly Sunny
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