10-28-2011 The Patriot (Joint Base Charleston)

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Joint Base Charleston

Patriot Vol. 2, No. 42

Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!

Friday, October 28, 2011

ORE tests deployment capabilities

U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo

Joint Base Charleston Airmen exit a C-17 at Gulfport, Miss. during an Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 24. The ORE is in preparation for the command's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection which evaluates Airmen's mission readiness in preparation for real-world deployments. See more photos on Page 9.

INSIDE FIREFIGHTERS

Training for the worst See page 11

841ST Keeps them rolling

Drug Take Back Day is October 29 By Airman 1st Class Tom Brading Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

Demand Reduction Program manager. According to the DEA website, more than 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs. Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time. Studies also show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet. "Teenagers sometimes steal prescription med-

Joint Base Charleston is scheduled to participate in The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Agency National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Joint Base Charleston - Air Base Exchange and JB Charleston - Weapons Station Navy Exchange Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day promotes public wellness by giving the community a safe way to properly dispose of any expired or unused prescription drugs. Turn in your unused or expired "This is the first year JB Charleston medication for safe disposal is taking part in National Prescription Saturday, Oct. 29 Drug Take Back Day," said Selwyn Stephens, 628th Air Base Wing Drug

ication from their families," said Stephens. "They have parties where they put all the pills in a pile and randomly take them." "Prescription drugs falling into the wrong hands isn't the only danger," said Stephens. "Flushing prescription drugs down the toilet can also be dangerous. Studies have shown 80 percent of U.S. streams contain small traces of medicines that were unable to be removed by sewage systems." disposing "Properly expired or unused prescription drugs keeps them out of our water supply and the hands of drug abusers," said Stephens. Visit www.dea.gov or call 800-882-9539 for more information.

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TUTOR.COM Help for homework See page 7

Charleston, SC

Combined Federal Campaign reminder Courtesy of Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs The 2012 Combined Federal Campaign is taking donations until Nov. 11. The CFC program is designed to give all federal employees an opportunity to donate to eligible non-profit organizations which provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. This year there are more than 2,500 charities to choose from.

“You can donate by giving a one-time payment or you can choose payroll deductions which won’t take into effect until Jan. 2012,” said Capt. Jason Evans, 437th Airlift Wing CFC co-coordinator. “The money donated makes a difference to people all around the world and even those who live right here in our community.” Each year, thousands of non-profit human health and welfare charities benefit from the millions of dollars that are donated through the CFC.

Friday, October 28 Mostly Cloudy

437th Airlift Wing hosts 3rd Annual Run the Runway 5K

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Courtesy of Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

Saturday, October 29

The 437th Airlift Wing, along with 628th Air Base Wing support, will host the 3rd Annual Run the Runway 5K here, Nov. 11. The run will include portions of the flightline and is open to all military, Department of Defense civilians and the local community. Cost to run the certified 5K is seven dollars per person; this includes a race chip, bib number and a finisher medal if registered by Oct. 28. T-shirts

Partly Cloudy (10% precip)

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Sunday, October 30 Mostly Sunny

will be available for purchase at the event through a third party vendor. Registration for the run is online at active.com, and can be found by searching "3rd Annual 437th Airlift Wing Run the Runway 5K.” Registration closes Nov. 4 or after the maximum number of participants have registered. The race will be capped at 1,000 participants. Early packet pickup for civilians is Nov. 9 at the Holiday Inn Express, 7670 Northwoods Blvd, North Charleston from 9 a.m. until Nov.

10 at 9 p.m. DoD civilians, military members and dependents can pick up packets at the Joint Base Charleston Fitness Center during duty hours starting Nov. 9. Civilians must enter the base on race morning through Dorchester Rd (Commissary entrance) starting at 7 a.m. DoD civilian and military I.D. card holders should enter through the Rivers or Main gate. Additional information can be found on the registration page.

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Notice: Beginning Nov. 1, Finance will be open for customer service at 7:30 a.m. every day. Military Pass and I.D. and the Military Personnel Section will be open at 7:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

High 65º Low 47º

Trick or Treat on base:

Operational Readiness Inspection Countdown: 4 weeks

Joint Base Charleston Trick or Treat hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween evening, Oct. 31. The 628th Security Forces Squadron will provide a "Pumpkin Patrol" consisting of several volunteers to patrol military family housing on both the Air Base and the Weapons Station to ensure a safe environment for all base Trick or Treaters.

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