Joint Base Charleston
Patriot Vol. 1, No. 4
Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!
Friday, October 22, 2010
U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman
Sailors keep Weapons Station waterways secure - Master at Arms 1st Class Jacob Moore mans an M-60 machine gun while patrolling the waters of the Cooper River Oct. 19, 2010, on Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, S.C. With the merging of the Weapons Station and the Air Base, the Security Department previously under Naval Weapons Station Charleston now operates under the 628th Security Forces Squadron. The members of the 628 SFS on the Weapons Station patrol the waters of the Cooper River 24/7 to provide protection for facilities along the shoreline. See more photos, page 6.
INSIDE SPOUSE FLIGHT
JB CHS spouses experience thrill of flight on C-17 See page 9
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Last call for Military Ball By Eric Sesit Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs It still isn't too late to get your tickets to the Joint Base Charleston Military Ball. In fact, tickets will be on sale through the end of the day Oct. 22. This year's ball is being held at the North Charleston Convention Center, Saturday, Oct. 23, with cocktails beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The ceremony for this year's celebration will include the best traditions from both Air Force and Navy. The guest speaker will be Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Corps Major Gen. (Ret.) James Livingston. Music for the evening will be provided by local band The Cool,
which will be playing hits from the last four decades. On-site child care will be available at $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. Additionally, government room rates will apply for those wishing to spend the evening. A shuttle will provide round-trip transportation to the ball from both the Air Base and Weapons Station Commissaries starting at 5 p.m. for people who don't wish to drive. Tickets for the event can be purchased through Information, Tickets and Tours on the Weapons Station and through the 628th Air Base Wing Protocol office on the Air Base. ITT on the Weapons Station can be reached at 764-2120. The 628 ABW Protocol office can be reached at 963-8002.
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PORT OPS
JB CHS tops charts for CFC; United Way drive to continue through fall By Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
Contractors team with military to keep mission moving See page 12
FLU SEASON Latest information on vaccinations See page 3
Between Sept. 9 and Oct. 15, Joint Base Charleston participated in the single largest campaign in the U.S. to give aid during the Combined Federal Campaign, surpassing the base’s goal by nearly $50,000. The total offering has already exceeded $174,000. Figures are not yet final, but one thing is for sure – Joint Base Charleston is ahead in Air Mobility Command. “We were the first to have 100 percent contact, and we were the first to finish our campaign,” said Maj. William Skinner, the base CFC
project manager. “We finished about a month before everybody else, which was sooner than some bases had started.” In addition, the major received accolades from the United Way on this year’s campaign as having the best coordination and planning in more than a decade. “In fact, we had an airman first class, a crew chief, that donated $1,200 in cash,” he said, which placed the Airman in the “Keeper of the Light” category, the next tier above “Eagle Givers.” In all, the base had approximately 20 Keepers of the Light and 40 Eagle Givers, he said. While Joint Base Charleston members have
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helped to top the charts and surpass the base’s monetary goal, the campaign is still on through November outside the gates to make 2010 a record-breaking year for the Coastal Carolina Combined Federal Campaign. The major stressed that even though JB CHS’s campaign has come to a close, donations will still be accepted from those who missed their chance. “Just because our campaign is over, it’s not really an excuse not to donate,” he said. For those who may have missed the opportunity to give, Major Skinner will be available to assist in making a donation at 963-3813 or william.skinner@charleston.af.mil.
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