Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
Vol. 6, No. 32
Patriot Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!
Friday, August 28, 2015
U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit
The USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1) waits for a cargo upload while docked Aug. 25, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station Wharf Alpha, S.C. The Lewis and Clark is a replenishment naval vessel. In 2012, USNS Lewis and Clark became one of 12 ships that comprise the United States Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Program. Prepositioning ships provides quick and efficient movement of military equipment/supplies between operating areas without reliance on other nations' transportation networks. These ships assure U.S. regional combatant commanders they will have what they need to quickly respond in a crisis - anywhere, anytime. See more photos on Page 7.
AF Senior leaders give State of the Air Force address By Senior Airman Hailey Haux Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Command Information
allies would like the Air Force to operate with them in multiple types of scenarios. "Being able to train side by side with them and do that kind of training is really important to us," he said. "This is a natural evolution in bringing our best air-to-air capaWASHINGTON – Secretary of the Air Force bility in to train with partners who have been long and Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff of the Air trusted ones." Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III held a State of the Air James also discussed the fight against the Islamic State Force address at the Pentagon, Aug. 24. of Iraq and the Levant where the Air Force has executed The first topic of discussion was about Airman 1st nearly 70 percent of the air strikes and flown more than Class Spencer Stone's heroic actions aboard a train in 48,000 sorties supporting operations in Iraq and Syria. France. James briefed that Stone's unit will be nominat"We are now one year into Operation Inherent ing him for the Airman's Medal. Resolve," James said. "We've said from the start this "American Airmen bind themselves to a set of core would be a multi-year fight requiring political, economic, values: integrity first, service before self and excelU.S. Air Force photo / Scott M. Ash lence in all we do," James said. "Airman Stone and Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James provides an update with Air and military actions. We've made good progress with our his friends personified 'service before self.' Their Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III on current Air Force operations strategy of deny, disrupt, and ultimately defeat. Thanks to airpower, we denied their advances and have completely fearlessness, courage, and selflessness inspire us all." during a press briefing in the Pentagon, Aug. 24, 2015. disrupted their tactics, techniques, and procedures." In her opening statement, James pointed out the The secretary went on to say the Air Force is still the greatest on the planet because of its Airmen. many achievements the Air Force has made such as responding to an Ebola outbreak in West "America expects an Air Force that can fly, fight and win against any adversary," James Africa, providing humanitarian relief in Nepal, maintaining ongoing commitments in Afghanistan and in the Pacific, and reassuring allies in Europe in the face of a resurgent Russia. said. "We must continue to give our nation the Air Force capability it needs today and well into James announced an upcoming training exercise that will involve an F-22 Raptor deploy- the future. This will only occur by properly investing in our Airmen and our capabilities." James and Welsh then answered a multitude of questions from media on a wide-range of topics. ment to Europe. Welsh highlighted the advanced aircraft's capabilities saying that European
AF Community Partnership Program JB Charleston Tabletop Exercise
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Lt. Col. Ralph Taylor, 628th Mission Support Group deputy commander, and Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander (inset), begin the Air Force Community Partnership Program Joint Base Charleston Tabletop Exercise, August 26, 2015 at Trident Tech College in North Charleston, S.C. The JB Charleston TTX was the culmination of several planning meetings where a core group of installation and community leaders shared information on existing partnerships, organizational needs and capabilities/resources and identified potential partnering opportunities to reduce operating and service costs or reduce risks, while retaining or enhancing quality. The exercise served as a forum for members of the installation and local communities to engage in focused discussions related to the concept of partnering and clearly identify the next steps required to make the opportunities become reality.
Electrical outage planned for Labor Day
LIGHTS OUT
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181 senior Airmen advance
PROMOTION Page 4
U.S. Air Force photos / Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt
A Working Group discusses the values, benefits and challenges of a specific topic during the Air Force Community Partnership Program Joint Base Charleston Tabletop Exercise, August 26, 2015 at Trident Tech College in North Charleston, S.C. The purpose of the exercise was to leverage installation and local community capabilities and resources to identify and develop mutually beneficial partnerships to increase efficiency, retain or enhance quality and reduce operating and service costs or reduce risks.
Local talent performs and wins
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WEEKEND WEATHER UPDATE for Joint Base Charleston, SC
Friday, August 28
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