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Delivering Relief

November 3, 2017

The USNS Brittin (T-AKR305) departs Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to Ponce, Puerto Rico Oct. 31, 2017.

The USNS Brittin is scheduled to travel between Joint Base Charleston and Puerto Rico several times over the next few months.

The first trip is bringing essentials such as food, water and vehicles to get aid to areas where mudslides have created access issues. Later deliveries will provide the equipment to restore utilities and rebuild the infrastructure on the island.

Partnership enables JB Charleston sealift relief efforts to Puerto Rico Story and photos by Staff Sgt. William A. O’Brien Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

provide the equipment to restore utilities and rebuild the infrastructure on the island.

“We plan to take the USNS Brittin on several rotations in support of the rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico. The devastating hurricanes destroyed their power grid and much of their infraJOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – The first humanitarian relief supplies sealifted structure,” said Shawny Dallam, Federal Emergency Management Agency transportation spefrom Joint Base Charleston to Ponce, Puerto Rico departed here Oct. 31. cialist. “On this first rotation, we have sourced specialized electrical maintenance equipment In the hours following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Joint Base Charleston C-17 and other support supplies while still sending over basic survival support needs such as refrigGlobemaster IIIs responded delivering more than 1,700 tons of aid, supplies and medical eration units to cool food and medications.” teams to affected areas. Although the C-17’s have the ability to get to austere locations quickly, The ship’s captain, Alfred Murray, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, has been part of numerous the amount of cargo it can carry is limited. cargo shipments in his career. However, this particular mission is more meaningful to him “The 841st Transportation Battalion has been working with because he has experienced the devastation of a natural disaster first hand when his Mississippi FEMA and other interagency partners over the past couple of home was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. weeks to move critical equipment and supplies to aid in recov“They were hit hard by a natural disaster. The first things needed to get back to a normal life are ery efforts in Puerto food, water and to begin rebuilding and this is a big Rico,” said Lt. Col. part of that,” said Murray. “People are suffering Chad Blacketer, because power and water are big parts of civilization 841st Transportation and what we rely on to live. These are fellow Battalion commandAmericans in need and we are here to help them get er. “That effort cultheir lives back to normal.” minated when we As the first shipment makes its way through the finished loading the Atlantic Ocean, FEMA’s cargo receiving efforts [USNS Brittin] and continue at the installation support base here in it departed.” preparation for future sealifts. As the recovery Helping raise over The USNS Brittin efforts continue, the deliveries will begin to shift is (T-AKR-305) from essentials to the equipment and supplies 40 children scheduled to travel required to rebuild the damaged infrastructure.

See page 8 between Joint Base “FEMA continues to work with all of our military Charleston and and private partners to send support equipment to Puerto Rico several help Puerto Rico,” said Dallam. “The Army Corps times over the next of Engineers diligently works to improve the commonths.

The first few promised dam and, in future returns, the ship we will NHCC maintaining trip is bringing essenbring telephone poles to allow electricity to return to breast health tials such as food, Longshoremen load the USNS Brittin (T-AKR-305) with 855 pieces of equipment Oct. the island.”

See page 10 water and vehicles to 29, 2017, at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, S.C. The USNS Brittin was loaded Blacketer said he was proud all these agencies with 855 pieces of equipment for the first of several trips between Joint Base get aid to areas where Charleston and Puerto Rico over the next few months. The first trip is bringing essen- came together to help those in their time of need mudslides have cre- tials such as food, water and vehicles to get aid to areas where mudslides have creat- and serve a purpose greater than themselves. ated access issues. ed access issues. Later deliveries will provide the equipment to restore utilities and “To all my fellow Americans in Puerto Rico, Later deliveries will rebuild the infrastructure on the island. help is on the way,” said Blacketer.

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437th APS loads helo training device for Australian air force

Story and photo by Senior Airman Christian Sullivan Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

Charleston maintainers, it was an obvious choice as the stop between Tampa, Fl. and Australia.

“This is the nearest C-17 hub for us to get it home,” said the liaison officer. “Because of the location to Tampa and the capability the 437th Airlift Wing provides, it makes loading and staging out of here a lot easier. The Australian air force has a number of C-17s which fit in with the U.S. Air Force’s C-17 program making maintenance easier for us if we needed it.”

While the training devices aren’t built in Charleston, they are brought here to be delivered

by Australian C-17s. Years of rapport building with

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – The 437th Aerial Port Squadron loaded a modified training helicopter onto a C-17 destined for Australia on Oct. 27, 2017. The equipment will provide the Australian military helicopter maintainers an additional capability to conduct training.

“It’s a training device called the composite maintenance trainer,” said an Australian Department of Defense logistic liaison officer. “The Australian government bought 24 helicopters and training devices. They’re going to be part of our training facility to instruct maintainers on all concepts of helicopter maintenance.”

The 437th APS’s mission is key to providing rapid global mobility here at JB Charleston. It also allows them to support movements such as these.

“The Aerial Port Squadron is vital to the movement of equipment, cargo and personnel,” said 1st Lt. Rebecca Ryti, 437th APS air freight flight commander. “Our unique capabilities here allow us to provide assistance to our mission partners as well as our inter- Greg Passmore, 437th Aerial Port Squadron material manager, takes weight measurements for a helicopter training device at Joint national affiliates.”

Base Charleston, S.C. The 437th APS weighed and loaded the The 437th APS valued this load at device on Oct. 27, 2017 to be sent to Australia to train the Australian more than 30 million dollars and air force on all concepts of helicopter maintenance. The Australian 50,000 pounds. Because they’re air force chose JB Charleston as the hub to pick up the device Australian C-17s, a familiar aircraft to because of the great rapport developed on previous missions.

the Australian government eased the process.

“The coordination takes months to make this happen between the Australians and us,” said Tom Dybowski, 437th APS airfreight operations manager. “What’s cool is they don’t have to come to our base. There are other options, because we’ve built a working relationship with them, we’re on a first name basis with this being the 4th mission like this.”

Being able to support relationships with allies is an important part of the mission here. The 437th, as well as the rest of JB Charleston, takes pride in their abilities to maintain such relationships.

“Missions such as these are crucial to sustain capabilities affecting our day-to-day operations, and our relationships with our partners worldwide,” said Ryti. “It brings such a great sense of accomplishment and pride to be the preferred point of contact for specialty movements.”

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Breast cancer doesn’t hurt Commentary by Lynn Hudson Physical evaluation board liaison officer Naval Health Clinic Charleston

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – When I was younger, my mother and aunt told me horror stories about mammograms and breast cancer. “Don’t have a mammogram, they’re painful,” my mom said. “They’ll hang you from your breasts,” my aunt said. “If you feel a lump in your breast, stop, don’t touch it; touching it makes it spread.” They were not at all encouraging of self-exams and being aware. So, when it was time for me to have an exam, I said, “No, I’m not doing that. I don’t want to get hurt. I don’t want to get bruises.”

A few months after my 40th birthday, I couldn’t sleep one night, so I turned on the TV and saw a show about breast health. It showed real pictures of real people with breast cancer. Prior to watching this show, I had never been told different types of breast cancer would change the look and shape of your breasts. I didn’t know you could look in a mirror and look for signs.

Nobody had ever told me your breasts might swell or turn red or you might be able to see a change in breast shape if you raise your arm up. The TV show featured a 17-year-old woman, who, when she raised her arm up, the shape of her breast changed. It pulled in and had an indentation. When she put her arm down, her breast went back to its normal shape.

Luckily for me, the show came along with the education I needed when I needed it. I turned 41 that September and the following March 3rd, I looked in the mirror and there it was – what I had seen on the TV show. It was scary.

I put my arm up and the shape changed. I put my arm down and it was back to normal. Arm up, the shape changed. Arm down, back to normal. I did this for several minutes. Arm up. Arm down. Arm up. Arm down. Both arms. One arm. Only one side changed. It pulled up and it pulled in and down. I remembered the TV show. I knew what I was looking at.

Later that day, I called my doctor’s office and made an appointment. I was embarrassed to say the words breast or mammogram, so I told the receptionist my appointment was about my allergies. While in his office, the doctor and I talked and talked about the wrong subject, my allergies. Just as he was leaving and standing in the doorway with the door open, he asked, “Is there anything else?” I said, “Yes, sir, there’s one more thing. I need to get a mammogram.” He shut the door and asked, “Is it just your routine mammogram for your age?” I said, “No, sir, I found something.” He got a female provider and they both observed the shape change in my breast as I lifted my arm. The look on my doctor’s face also changed. It was not a reassuring look. My doctor said he could tell just by looking at my breast I had cancer. He immediately scheduled me for a mammogram.

The mammogram revealed I had a big, hard mass. Once I was aware of where it was, I could feel it; the lower half was as hard as a rock. I could lay down flat on my bed and feel the whole thing. My oncologist informed me, because of the type and the size of the mass, I had been carrying it for at least

The Second Charleston Air Force Base Commentary by Stan Gohl, historian 437th Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – On Nov. 13, 1953, Airmen assigned to the newly constructed Charleston Air Force Base held an official dedication ceremony, celebrating the full operational status of the new base.

Although there had previously been a Charleston Army Air Field, that base had been placed in surplus status on April 25, 1946, soon after the end of WWII, and officially returned to the City of Charleston on October 19, 1948.

Two years later, world events in Korea Courtesy photo prompted the Air Force to reconsider the The dedication ceremony for the opening of Charleston Air closure and transfer of the field.

In August 1951, Congress approved a Force Base, Nov. 13, 1953. request from the Air Force to establish troop carrier operations out of Charleston by pro- had included two troop carrier wings, and in viding $28 million in funding. In March 1952, the February 1954, Airmen from the 1608th Air City of Charleston approved a joint use agree- Transport Group (ATG) arrived in Charleston folment with the Air Force, allowing them to occupy lowed closely by the arrival of the first of the Cand use the land south and west of the Southern 54 Skymasters in March 1954. A year later, on Railways track, while the city continued to own March 1, 1955, the 1608th ATG, now an Air and operate all facilities north and east of the Transport Wing (ATW), took over responsibility existing runways. Construction on the new base as the official host wing at Charleston AFB. officially began in May 1952.

Also in 1954, the base saw the arrival of 444th In early 1953, with construction well under Fighter Interceptor Squadron, a tenant unit operway, elements of the 456th Troop Carrier Wing ating F-86 Sabres conducting coastal air defense (TCW) began to arrive at Charleston to serve as missions. In 1955, the first C-121 Constellation the host wing and on June 1, 1953, the base was assigned to the 1608th ATW, appropriately named officially named Charleston Air Force Base and the City of Charleston, arrived while the 456th two months later, on August 1, the base was offi- TCW and their C-119s departed. cially activated. On August 15, the 456th TCW Just over a decade later in 1966, Charleston received 50 C-119 Flying Boxcars, which effec- experienced another change when the 1608th tively made the base operational.

ATW was inactivated and replaced by the 437th The initial plans for the new Charleston AFB Military Airlift Wing (MAW). Then in July 1973,

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the 315th Military Airlift Wing, a Reserve Associate Wing, arrived at Charleston to serve side-by-side with the Airmen of the 437th MAW. For the next 44 years, the 437th served as the host wing here at Charleston AFB. However, 2010 ushered in big changes for the base.

After years of negotiations and planning, stemming primarily from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure commission (BRAC), Charleston AFB officially became Joint Base Charleston. In addition to the name change, the base also saw the activation of another wing, the 628th Air Base Wing (ABW). The 628th ABW did not replace the 437th Airlift Wing (AW). It did, however, take over responsibility for the care and operations of the base, leaving the 437th AW to focus on the maintenance and operations of their 50 plus C17s. As the new name Joint Base Charleston implied, the 628th ABW was not only responsible for the care and operations of the air base; they were also now responsible for the care and operation of the Naval Weapons Station, approximately 15 miles away in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

As Charleston AFB grew, it also adapted and changed with the times. Through the decades, Charleston witnessed several firsts for the Air Force; the arrival of the first C-130E in 1962, the arrival of the first C-5 in 1970 and the arrival of the first C-17 in 1993. They also participated in virtually all contingency operations and wars in which the US has been involved; from Korea to Vietnam, Grenada to Panama, Desert Shield to Desert Storm and Afghanistan to Iraq. They have also responded to humanitarian crises worldwide; earthquakes, floods, blizzards, hurricanes, genocide, famine and disease. So on November 13, 2017, take a moment to reflect on not only what we do today, but what we have done for the past 64 years.

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seven years. If I had had a mammogram the year before, it would have been found. If I had done a self-exam any time within the last six years, from age 34 forward, it would have been found. But I had never done a self-exam because I had been told if you find a lump you’ll make it worse. I had been told mammograms were painful. I wasn’t volunteering to have one. I wasn’t in any pain. I didn’t feel anything. Breast cancer doesn’t hurt.

Lynn Hudson The whole experience, from that day forward changed who I was and became. I was NHCC physical evaluation board liaison officer no longer going to be nervous and scared and too shy. I was afraid, but I thought, I have to fight for my life. I’m not going to die.

I went through the whole range of treatments. I had a part of the mass removed and was told it was the size of a baseball. The doctor had to go back in and take out more. I went through a skin-sparing lumpectomy, during which, most of my breast was removed from the middle down. I went through months of chemotherapy, radiation treatments and hormone therapy.

My command was very supportive as I decided to keep working throughout my treatments. I got immunizations and took measures to protect myself from infection. When I had chemo, I would miss a week, then work a week, but I got used to it and got down to missing only three days at a time. I did radiation therapy during my lunch breaks. I worked even when I was totally bald. I had decided I was going to be the one in control, not my disease.

If I could offer any advice to anyone battling breast cancer, I’d say be very meticulous about what you eat by cleaning it well and cooking it when you can; stay active, even if it’s only walking; journal about your feelings, your pain, your energy levels, your highs and lows; and join a support group in which you and other patients can share stories, survival tips and camaraderie.

Some days you’re going to feel terrible. Take breaks when you need to.

Understand no one knows your condition better than you do. Take control of your body. A lot of people are living with breast cancer. They get their treatment and they keep going. Cancer changes who you are; vow to change for the better. I decided when I was sick I was in control, I was the boss. I wasn’t going to let my disease control my life.

A customer came into the clinic one day and showed me an old driver’s license. She was bald in the photo. She said, “This is what I looked like, kinda like you.” Then she pulled out her new driver’s license and in the photo, her hair had grown back. She said, “Here I am now. I’m fine. You can do it. It’s temporary.” That’s my motto now, “It’s temporary. Everything is temporary.”

I’ve been a breast cancer survivor for eleven years. If cancer didn’t kill me, nothing’s going to hurt me. If I have an issue, it’s going to be temporary.

Remember, everything is temporary.

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JB Charleston celebrates Air Force's 70th anniversary Airman 1st Class Joshua Maund, 628th Force Support Squadron Honor Guard member, presents the Navy service cover at the Prisoner of War, Missing in Action table at the Air Force Ball in the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017. The POW MIA table is reserved to honor missing comrades in arms.

(From left to right) Col. Jeffrey Nelson, 628th Air Base Wing commander, Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315th Airlift Wing commander, Lt. Gen. Charles Brown, U.S. Central Command deputy commander and Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, get together before the start of the Air Force Ball at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017. Brown, the guest speaker for the Air Force Ball, spoke about the Air Force’s 70th anniversary theme, “Breaking Barriers since 1947.”

Lt. Gen. Charles Brown, U.S. Central Command deputy commander, cuts the Air Force birthday cake with Airman 1st Class Geremy Velez-Masini, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron distribution fuels operator, during the Air Force Ball in the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017.

Traditionally, the guest speaker and the youngest Airman present cut the cake.

U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Thomas T. Charlton

Attendees Dowaine Scott and Rachael Peterson dance together during the Air Force Ball at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017.

Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, shows off his dance moves as an ice breaker during Col. Jeffery Nelson, 628th Air Base Wing commander’s, speech at the Air Force Ball in the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017.

Canlas was assisted by members of the Impact Creative Arts Academy, a local arts school located in Summerville, S.C.

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Joint, interagency partners establish ISB for hurricane relief efforts Story and photos by Staff Sgt. William A. O’Brien Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Joint Base Charleston has been established as the central hub for sustained efforts aiding the rebuilding of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Joint Base Charleston was chosen because it’s one of the few Department of Defense installations with a sea and aerial port facilities. Different modes of transportation offer different benefits.

A sealift vessel is capable of moving more cargo, but at a slower speed than airlift and, while airlift is faster, no aircraft can hold as much as a cargo ship. By combining the two, representatives are able to airlift urgent items while sealifting large quantities of less emergent materials.

“Joint Base Charleston was asked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Transportation Command to be an installation support base,” said Col. Rockie Wilson, 628th Mission Support Group commander. “An ISB is a reception area for disaster relief supplies. The interesting thing about Joint Base Charleston is it's one of the few places in the DOD where we can receive supplies by rail and road while having access to aerial and sea port assets. Such access provides maximum flexibility to FEMA to be able to send and receive needed supplies.”

FEMA and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency established an initial staging area where items are received, inspected and measured. That information is put into the 841st Transportation Battalion’s logging system enabling them to create a stowage plan.

“We're receiving cargo from federal and state agencies from all over the country,” said Shawny Dallam FEMA transportation specialist. “When it arrives, it is inventoried and sent to the staging area to be transported to the vessel when it docks or to the air base to be flown out.”

The USNS Brittin, which has a cargo capacity of 215,000 square feet, is scheduled to make six trips from here to Puerto Rico over the next two months. Since items are coming in from a wide range of agencies, some require repackaging before loading onto the ship.

The primary mode of transportation for this mission is by sea, but if perishable or urgent items arrive at the staging area, they can be sent to Joint Base Charleston’s aerial port to be flown to their destination within hours. Transporting cargo by air has the added benefit of being able to land hundreds of miles from the shore.

“We can be ready as soon as we receive the assets,” said 1st Lt. Rebecca Ryti, 437th Aerial Port Squadron air freight flight commander. “Once a truck pulls up to our dock, we can unload

ALS class 17-G graduates

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Col. Gregory Gilmore, left, 315th Airlift Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Payne, right, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, congratulate Senior Airman Matthew Koser, middle, 315th Civil Engineer Squadron member, for earning the John L. Levitow Award during the class 17-G Airman Leadership School Graduation at the Charleston Club here Oct. 25, 2017. The John L. Levitow Award is awarded to a single graduate for every Enlisted Professional Military Education course for demonstrating excellence as a leader and scholar.

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Members from units across the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron provided the logistics support enabling the base to accommodate these interagency partners in accomplish- Cargo is inspected as it arrives at an initial staging area here Oct. 20 as part of sustained efforts aiding the rebuilding of Puerto ing their mission. This effort Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Joint Base Charleston was was led by 1st Lt. Ana Smith, chosen to be the central hub for these efforts because it’s one of 628 CE emergency response the few installations with sea and aerial port facilities. flight commander. She met with FEMA and PEMA representatives prior to establishing the staging area to understand their requirements and identify the base assets to fulfill them.

“It has been a little bit of a chess game trying to anticipate their requirements and making sure they have everything they need,” said Smith. “We knew in general, they'd need base access, a space to store items waiting to be shipped and escort vehicles when shipments arrive at the gate. Additionally, I also had to think beyond the surface and look at finer details. For example, rest room facilities are needed because they are going to be out here for extended periods of time each day.”

This partnership brings together professionals from a variety of different agencies with different skillsets and backgrounds. The team works as a unit to solve any problems and continues to support the people who are still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Maria.

“FEMA and PEMA are great partners,” said Breed. “We work together well. I can provide the logistics expertise they need to ship things because that's not their normal mission. We're looking forward to working together with them to help the American citizens of Puerto Rico.”

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Seamlessly changing over the years

By Senior Airman Thomas T. Charlton Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Since its inception in 1947, the U.S. Air Force has been known for its capability to evolve as needs around the world change and time progresses.

One thing that has constantly changed over the past 70 years is the Air Force’s uniforms.

Some of the first men to join the Air Force, like Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Knerr, former SecretaryGeneral of the Air Board, helped design the first Air Force uniform.

“Does the Air Force want a uniform decorated with devices and gadgets traditional to the military service of the past, or a more subdued uniform adapted to a technical future?” said Knerr.

Uniforms were being drawn up for the Air Force even before it became its own branch.

However, a unique uniform wasn’t fully integrated until Sept. 1, 1950, three years after the Air Force’s founding. Prior to the blue uniform, Air Force members wore the “pinks and greens” service dress uniform of the U.S. Army at the time. The Air Force was last permitted to wear the Army dress uniform on June 30, 1952.

According to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force website, after the Air Force became a separate service, it created new blue uniforms. Even so, Air Force personnel during the Korean War continued to wear U.S. Army uniforms from existing stocks. An interesting result of this uniform change was the nickname "brownshoe Air Force." The old Army uniform had brown shoes, while the new Air Force blue uniform had black shoes. So, "brown-shoe Air Force" referred to the old U.S. Army Air Forces or to a person who had served in the USAAF. Just like the dress uniform, the utility uniform has also U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Thomas T. Charlton 1st Lt. Christopher Long, 315th Maintenance Squadron main- changed over time but with a tenance flight commander, explains to his wife, Amanda, the more significant purpose. history of the Air Force’s Summer White Mess Dress uniform The utilities changed during during the Air Force Ball at the Charleston Area Convention times of conflict and the enviCenter in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 21, 2017. ronments where the conflict was mostly taking place.

“As I was coming into the Air Force, the Battle Dress Uniform was being implemented and issued to basic training Airmen,” said Chief Master Sgt. Todd Cole, 628th Air Base Wing command chief. “In that time, I saw us go from the BDU’s to our Airman Battle Uniforms we have now. I saw the service dress change into the style we wear today from the McPeak Service Dress, which was the Air Force Service Dress uniform from 1991 to 1994. Minor alterations have been made to every uniform while they were actively in use, but they have each provided a purpose for our Air Force.”

The Air Force has seen more than 10 changes with the service dress uniform, the utility uniform, some variants to the ceremonial mess dress uniform and the implementation of a physical training uniform. Each uniform fulfilled a purpose and has given the Air Force a heritage on which to reflect. Each uniform tells a tale of what was happening during that particular era.

Active-duty positions added for Guard, Reserve pilots

From Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Air National Guard and Reserve pilots now have 20 more opportunities to fly in order to augment active duty chronic vacancies across the force.

The Total Force Aircrew Management – Assignment Augmentation Process increased from 10 to 30 positions on Oct. 1, 2017. TFAM-AAP positions are open to fighter pilots and fighter combat systems officers only.

“This is a growing Total Force program,” said Maj. Walt Ehman, TFAM-AAP Chief. “It enables all air components to help fill pilot assignment positions around the world.”

The TFAM-AAP concept will help combat the current fighter pilot crisis by drawing on available and interested personnel with the right skills by bringing ARC fighter pilots into the active-duty force for two to three years using Military Personnel Appropriation days.

Born out of the 2014 Aircrew Summit, TFAM-AAP integrates the management of active-duty, Air Guard and Reserve aircrew resources to maximize total force readiness.

“We already had a very successful process in place, now we’re building upon that by increasing the amount of MPA days available,” said Ehman.

Before TFAM, each component used its own model, in separate locations, to manage officers and career enlisted Airmen who fly and make up the aircrew force.

“TFAM enables the use of a single agreed-upon model, in one office, to make training and resource decisions, provide policy guidance, and make integrated recommendations to solving problems like aircrew shortfalls,” said Ehman.

Interested pilots can get the latest list of TFAM-AAP assignments from Volunteer Reserve System, Air Guard Human Resources or through their ARC/ANG Fighter Operations Groups.

The TFAM-AAP is one of a wide range of initiatives meant to reverse the current pilot manning crisis by increasing pilot retention, production and absorption into the force.

U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Andrew Satran

Airmen pose for a group photo during Operation Uniform Delta at a base in Southwest Asia, April 27, 2009. Operation Uniform Delta was an event displaying the history of the Air Force uniform and the changes it underwent through the years. Uniforms were being drawn up for the Air Force even before it became its own branch back in 1947. However, a unique uniform wasn’t fully integrated until Sept. 1, 1950, three years after the Air Force’s founding.

“I think there is something to be said about the heritage of our uniforms,” said Cole. “They all tell a story of what this Air Force has been a part of and it would be amazing to bring some form of a heritage uniform into service. Maybe not something to be worn on a normal basis, but something all Airmen can use for special functions portraying the history of our branch.”

Even as time goes on, the uniforms, people and events in the world will continue to change.

The theme for the 70th anniversary of the Air Force is, “Breaking Barriers since 1947.” The theme is a reminder to look to the future while remembering the Air Force’s past.

“It’s important to know your legacy and what the uniform you wear stands for,” said Cole.

“To see the service and sacrifices other members have made in our past helps our members today realize the service and sacrifice we need to make to maintain our present and future.”

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41st MAS alumni come together at JB Charleston Story and photos by Senior Airman Thomas T. Charlton Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

from 1957 to 1963. John originally received a commission in the Army Air Corps in JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Former military 1942, before the Air Force members of the 41st Military Airlift Squadron held a reunion was separated into its own branch. tour here Oct. 20, 2017.

“I did everything I could The 41st MAS operated in Charleston Air Force Base from April 13, 1954, to Oct. 1, 1991. While in Charleston, the 41st to become a pilot because was led by the 1608th Air Transport Wing and later on, the back then, if you dropped out of pilot training, you were 437th Military Airlift Wing.

“I served under the 41st MAS three different times in my automatically put into career,” said retired Lt. Col. Douglas White, 41st MAS alumni infantry,” said John. “It wasmember. “First from 1971 to 1977, then from 1981 to 1983, n’t long until I joined the Air and again from 1986 until my retirement in 1992. In that time Force, but it wasn’t until I flew the C-141 Starlifter. I also worked on some of the first near the end of my career I became a part of the 41st.

C-17 Globemaster III simulators just before I got out.”

White’s father, retired Maj. John White, 41st MAS alumni However, in my short time member, is one of the oldest living men who was stationed with there, I flew the C-121 41st MAS back when it was the 41st Air Transport Squadron Constellation and saw the arrival of some of the first C-130 Hercules 41st Military Airlift Squadron alumni members John White, left, and his son, Douglas, sit in the aircraft in our com- cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 20, 2017. mand.”

John was part of the 41st MAS when it was originally designated the 41st Air Transport Squadron.

41st MAS alumni The 41st MAs operated at Charleston Air Force Base under the 1608th Air Transport Wing and members toured a stat- later, the 437th Military Airlift Wing, from April 13, 1954, to Oct. 1, 1991. The unit was inactivated ic display of a C-17 due to an Air Force-wide reorganization as the 14th, 15th and 16th Airlift Squadrons were brought Globemaster III on the to Charleston AFB. flightline and comMembers of the 41st MAS were transferred to the 14th, pared it to the aircraft they all once maintained or flew.

“Just before the C-17 came to Charleston was the 15th, 16th or 17th Airlift Squadrons after the command units time the 41st was being inactivated,” said Douglas. changed. As a result, the former members of the 41st MAS “This was when the 437th Military Airlift Wing moved created their alumni group. Over the past 25 years they have from the Military Airlift Command to the Air Mobility gotten together 11 times for reunions and tours.

“I’m so blessed I got to be here and watch the history of Command and renamed the 437th Airlift Wing because the MAC was being disestablished during an Air Force- this unit transpire,” said John. “The fact my son followed my Alumni members of the 41st Military Airlift Squadron tour a C-17 wide reorganization. This caused the 41st, 20th and 76th steps and was able to share the memory of the 41st with me is Globemaster III on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Military Airlift Squadrons to either be inactivated or a beautiful thing and I hope to be around the next time we get together here.” transferred to another base.”

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Airman fosters new beginnings for over 40 children

Yvette Morhee, right, 14th Airlift Squadron unit program coordinator, poses for a photo with Senior Master Sgt. Rita Bogart at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 6, 2006. Morhee earned her qualification to be a foster parent prior to retiring after 21 years in the U.S. Air Force.

By Airman 1st Class Allison Payne Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – What most people don’t know about Yvette Morhee, 14th Airlift Squadron unit program coordinator, is taking care of people doesn’t stop at the end of her work day. As a civilian, Morhee plays a critical role in Joint Base Charleston’s mission through her job at the 14th AS, as well as her extraordinary involvement with the foster care program.

For the last 10 years, Morhee has been graciously giving back to the community by being a foster parent and caring U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Allison Payne Courtesy photo for children without homes. During her time working in fos- Yvette Morhee, 14th Airlift Squadron unit proter care, she has fostered approximately 40 children and gram coordinator, smiles in front of her chil- I’ve passed along these important lessons to my children in a positive way.”

Morhee said she credits much of her happiness to the children she has adopted one. dren’s artwork at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Morhee retired from the Air Force as a master sergeant Oct. 12, 2017. Throughout the past 10 years, fostered. She said one of her happiest moments was when her second foster after serving 21 years. During her service, Morhee was sta- Morhee has been a foster parent to approxi- care child reached out to her after moving to live with her grandmother. tioned at Clark Air Base, Luzon Island in the Philippines, for mately 40 children. Morhee fosters children of Savannah Christopher, Morhee’s then foster daughter, texted her to let her all ages and currently has two foster children, know she joined the Army in hopes of becoming a pharmacist. Christopher three years. along with her adopted daughter. expressed her appreciation to Morhee by saying “You taught me a lot, I “What I saw in the Philippines broke my heart,” said wouldn’t be where I am today without having known Morhee. “There were children living in the streets. you, I’ve been very blessed by you.”

They slept in cardboard boxes and begged for money Yvette Morhee, 14th Airlift Squadron unit program Morhee said she treasures each child she has and food. Seeing these children living in such horrible coordinator, stands with come to know. She also said every child has taught conditions deeply hurt me, so I tried to help them and Savannah Christopher, her a lot, such as the importance of consistency and give them an education in my spare time.” one of Morhee’s foster flexibility.

She believes she learns more valuable Morhee said she always wanted to adopt and help daughters during a high with every child she takes care of. lessons children since she was younger, and the neglected chilschool graduation cere“I think if you can touch one child’s life in a posmony at Dutch Fork High dren she witnessed firsthand in the Philippines reinSchool, Irmo, S.C., June itive way, that is an amazing accomplishment,” said forced her urge to help. Aside from fostering children, 4, 2015. Upon graduating Morhee. “Messages like Savannah’s reaffirm my she also works as the secretary of the Dorchester high school, Christopher love for what I do because even though it isn’t County Foster Care Association to more deeply joined the Army and always easy, it’s always worth it. I don’t even think involve herself in the foster care program. attributes much of her about the challenges, I just do it.”

“Yvette has a strong compassion for people and she success to Morhee’s McCall said Morhee continues to care about the has an extremely giving heart,” said Deborah McCall, mentorship during their children she has fostered even after they’ve left her president of the Dorchester County Foster Care time together. Since 2007, home. She also said Morhee makes it a point to conAssociation. “She’s like family to me, we have both Morhee has fostered tact the children’s social workers to see how they’re been each other’s support system in the realm of foster approximately 40 children and she adopted her 17 doing and offer them more clothing and toys. care. I believe her experiences in the program have year old daughter Morhee assures the social workers that any child in taught her a lot about herself and what she can do perthrough the program. need of a new home is welcome back into hers with sonally to change the lives of children. Yvette has done open arms. an outstanding job of being there for each and every “I’m a people pleaser and a people person,” said child that comes into her home.”

Courtesy photo Morhee. “I just want to show these children that “This is my way of giving back,” said Morhee. “We don’t have enough foster homes here, and I wanted to do something for the community so I did there are better things out there than the lifestyles they were used to, and I want them to know foster care first, and then adoption. Thankfully, Lt. Col. Bingham has been incredibly supportive they are safe in my home. I just hope the lessons I taught them touched them in a positive way and they’re able to look back as they grow up, like Savannah, and appreciate their time with of my foster care efforts, which has motivated me even more to be the best parent I can be.”

Currently, Morhee has two foster children potentially up for adoption, along with her adopt- me. Most importantly, I want them to remember that they are loved.”

Morhee currently works full time at the 14th AS and is almost finished with her master’s ed daughter, who came to Morhee when she was seven years old. Morhee credits her ability to degree in counseling. She said when she retires, she plans to work with the Department of take care of these children to her career in the military.

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Drugs aren’t cool, don’t be a fool! Just ask ‘Hulk!’

Senior Airman Carly Dykeman (left), Military Working Dog Hulk (center) and Staff Sgt. Casey Jennings (right), from the 628th Security Forces Squadron demonstrate aggression training during this year's Red Ribbon Campaign at Marrington Elementary at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station. The National Family Partnership, established in 1980, organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign in 1985. The Red Ribbon campaign provides drug awareness information.

Master Sgt. Maurice Ferrguson, Drug Demand Reduction Program Manager talks to students from Marrington Elementary during the Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign for a drug free America on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station.

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Dyess C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission

Story and photos by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer Air Mobility Command Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Being stationed in the middle of Central America can bring unknowns, but one thing the U.S. Airmen at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, can rely on is Air Mobility Command to deliver anytime, anyplace.

A 317th Airlift Wing C-130J crew here completed a routine global channel mission to provide sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras Oct. 18.

“As a wing, we provide tactical airlift worldwide,” said Col. David Owens, 317th AW commander. “While we specialize in austere locations by going where not all aircraft can go, we also provide strategic airlift by completing channel missions to bring supplies and equipment to our teammates stationed in remote locations such as Honduras.”

The 317th AW alternates the resupply mission with the 19th AW at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Planners at the 618th Air Operations Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, plan each channel mission and balance mission requirements before determining what aircraft will be best suited for the mission.

"C-130Js are usually the aircraft of choice for these weekly channel missions," said Mr. Robert Gilmore, 618th AOC, Global Channel Operations planner. "They use less fuel than a C-17 or C-5, and the amount of goods or supplies in the sustainment cargo pipeline doesn't require a larger aircraft. At the end of the day, mission effect is what matters, but the 618th AOC planners also do their best to make sure the aircraft is efficiently utilized."

When 618th AOC Global Channel Operations plan their channel missions, they also determine routing, plan for weather, coordinate diplomatic clearances, determine airfield ramp space, and check for fuel availability, in addition to determining the most efficient aircraft for the channel cargo requirement. Aircraft commanders like Capt. Michael Mayor, 40th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, ensure the mission is executed.

“One of the biggest challenges is coordinating with all the different agencies required when completing a mission like this,” said Mayor. “The 618th AOC provides the big picture planning, but as the aircraft commander, I ensure the needs of the crew are taken care of, and we, as a crew, are communicating with all necessary agencies to Tech. Sgt. Jonathan make this run smoothly.”

Resmussen, 612th Air Base Putting his words into action, Mayor and his team deliv- Squadron, Air Transportation Operations Center section ered the pallets to the Airmen in Honduras ensuring they too have what they need to complete their mission in Central chief, pulls a pallet off the C130J from the 317th Airlift America.

Wing Oct. 18, 2017, at Soto “This channel mission provides us with the all the things Cano Air Base, Honduras. we need out here in Honduras,” said Staff Sgt. Cameron Lim, The pallets were delivered as an air transporter assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron at part of a routine channel Soto Cano AB. “During these channel missions, these C-130s mission delivering sustaindeliver anything we need like food, supplies, household ment and equipment to goods and even blood. Anything requested by those stationed Airmen stationed in the Central American country. here comes to us through a channel mission like this.”

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NHCC helps patients’ battle breast cancer

Story and photo by Kris Patterson Naval Health Clinic Charleston

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Naval Health Clinic Charleston Radiology Department is helping NHCC patients win the battle against breast cancer. Through the implementation of new, state-of-the-art mammography equipment, procedures to streamline the appointment process and same-day readings, NHCC patients will have an easier time maintaining optimal breast health.

The department’s “Mammo-In-A-Minute” program provides direct "no-wait" appointments and on-the-spot interpretation of mammograms for a critical group of patient's needing breast cancer screening. “Screenings only take 15 to 30 minutes but they could add years to someone’s life,” said Navy Lt. Cdr. Christine McDonald, head of NHCC’s Radiology Department.

“If a patient is here for another reason, such as to pick up medications and she is due for a mammogram, the patient can walk up to the front desk and ask for a screening.”

The Radiology Department staff members coordinate with providers to get doctors’ orders and any necessary approvals to conduct the mammograms. Appointments are scheduled to allow time for a radiologist to read images immediately following screenings. “We’re going to look at your images as quickly as possible and you won’t have to wait for a phone call or a letter, or drive back in during your lunch break,” McDonald said. “Our goal is to make screenings convenient and centered around the patient.”

If a radiologist sees something on the images and they’re not sure what it is, they may order additional screenings through ultrasound or NHCC’s newly acquired 3D mammography machine, she said. Digital breast tomosynthesis or 3D mammography, takes multiple, layered X-rays of breast tissue to create a 3D image of the breast. The standard 2D mammography takes one flat image of the breast.

Beginning the first week of December, 3D mammography will be available to NHCC patients who have heterogeneously dense breasts, or breasts with extremely dense tissue, which make it difficult to detect abnormalities through standard mammography.

Mammograms, both 2D and 3D, can detect cancer up to two years before any symptoms appear. Cancer is most treatable if detected in its earliest stages. The American Cancer Society

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christine McDonald, left, head of the Radiology Department at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, highlights the department's many initiatives to simplify and make it more convenient for patients to get breast health screenings, during NHCC's Breast Cancer Awareness event Oct. 5 at the clinic.

recommends women, starting at the age of 40, get annual mammograms and switch to getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 55.

Although breast cancer is less common in men than women, mammograms are also available for men with a doctor’s recommendation. To schedule a mammogram, visit NHCC’s Radiology Department or call 843-794-6258.

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is higher among those who have poor diets and do not exercise. The risk also increases if women have been exposed to radiation when they were younger, even as children, being treated for other cancers.

Family history can also increase someone’s chance of breast cancer, especially when a close blood relative like a mother or sister has been diagnosed.

“Just because a woman does not have a family history of breast cancer, does not mean she will never get it,” warns Choi. “I hear patients say, ‘Breast cancer doesn’t run in my family-- I can’t believe I have it.’ But about 80 to 85 percent of breast cancer cases occur in women with no significant family history.”

Another misconception about breast cancer risk centers on one of the breast cancer genes, the BRCA gene. While medical and social advancements have made it easier for women to get tested for the gene, not all women with breast cancer necessarily have BRCA mutations and not all women with BRCA mutations develop breast cancer.

“Only about 10 percent of all breast cancer cases – or even fewer – is related to the BRCA gene,” said Choi.

These days, most women diagnosed with breast cancer do not show symptoms of the disease.

“This is good news because that means that most breast cancer is being detected much earlier,” said Choi. “We attribute this to increased screening, which catches abnormal-

Chapel Corner

prognosis. As researchers learn more about different types of breast cancer that exist, patients are able to receive a better outcome and can lead active lives after treatment.

This improved prognosis also means that women in the Air Force can remain on active duty even after treatment. While breast cancer can be varied for different women, most breast cancer is treatable.

Choi often recommends that breast canCourtesy of Air Force Surgeon General Office of Public Affairs cer survivors return to their normal routine A breast cancer diagnosis does not necessarily spell out the end of an Air Force career. Early as soon as possible. For example, some detection, along with focused treatment options research shows that women who go back to and support, has increased recovery success. their exercise routine after breast cancer surgery actually recover better.

There is hope after a breast cancer diagnosis.

While breast cancer does not necessarily signal the end of one’s Air Force career, it can ities before signs and symptoms emerge.”

In addition, research has also allowed for still take a big emotional and physical toll on improved, and more focused treatment options. the patient. Fortunately, the Air Force is “We now know a lot more about the natural equipped with a substantial support network biology of breast cancer than we do many to help those affected by breast cancer.

“My active duty patients have found their other types of cancer,” said Choi. “This means leadership to be very supportive,” said Choi. that women have better treatment options.”

Treatment usually starts with a biopsy to “They have not felt isolated or vulnerable confirm that the patient has breast cancer. because of their breast cancer.”

Several of the larger military treatment Then, depending on how extensive the cancer is, surgery to remove the cancer is often the facilities have services available for various next step. Sometimes patients might require treatment options as well as survivorship chemotherapy and possibly some radiation. If counsel. Additionally, many Air Force milinecessary, endocrine therapy via a pill is rec- tary treatment facilities partner with the American Cancer Society to provide addiommended.

“I tell my patients that treatment is a long- tional support and care.

The key factor in improved breast cancer term project,” said Choi. “For most women treatment is really intensive for at least the survivorship is screening. According to many first year. After time, it becomes less burden- experts, the recommended age that most women should get checked is by age 40. some and more tolerable.”

Find more information on screening, treatDue to early detection and targeted treatment options, women are getting a better ment, and support at www.cancer.gov.

The chapel has new customer service hours to accommodate your needs. Please note the Airbase Chapel will ONLY be open (including phone calls, walk-ins and e-mail) during the days/hours listed below:

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The pink ribbon that symbolizes National Breast Cancer Awareness might be seen as a somber image, but it also represents hope and the many survivors. As awareness, support, and research funding have increased, more and more women are surviving breast cancer and returning to their careers.

“Once the shock of a breast cancer diagnosis subsides, many patients are happy to learn that it is not always a career-ending diagnosis,” said Maj. Daniel Choi, a surgical oncologist based at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

“In the Air Force, many breast cancer survivors return to active duty and go on to complete their careers on their own terms.”

A strong focus on breast cancer research in recent decades has led to a better understanding of breast cancer, improved, focused care and more positive outcomes. As researchers and physicians continue to learn more about breast cancer, it is vital that all women are aware of their risk and how they can best lead a normal, active life after treatment.

Breast cancer affects about 1 out of 8, or 12 percent of American women. Of that 12 percent, 1 out of 4 will die of breast cancer.

While the exact causes of breast cancer are unknown, there are risks that could increase a woman’s chances of the disease. The risk increases in older women, and, in some studies,

Sunday: 0900 - 1500 (Worship Services ONLY) Mondays: 0900 - 1500 Tuesdays: 0900 - 1500 Wednesdays: Closed for Training Thursdays: 0900 - 1500 Fridays: 0900 - 1500 Saturday: Closed

CATHOLIC SERVICES Daily Mass Wednesdays @ 11:30 a.m. - Air Base (AB) Chapel Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m. - Weapon Station (WS) Chapel The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is open for prayer between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri. Sunday- Mass 9 a.m. - AB Chapel • 11:30 a.m. - WS Chapel PROTESTANT SERVICES SUNDAY 10 am - WS Protestant Service with Children's Church 10:30 am - AB Protestant Service with Children's Church

Spiritual Flight Plan

By U.S. Air Force Capt. Jesse Brown 628th ABW Chaplains Office

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Air Force Chief of Chaplain’s office released a new strategic plan called “Flight Plan.” Chaplain, Maj Gen Dondi Costin and his staff have been tasked by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force to develop spiritually fit Airmen in accordance with the CSAF’s emphasis on the squadron.

Spiritual resilience happens at a tactical level: in the squadron, family and individual’s life. Thousands of data driven scientific studies on the health effects of spirituality and faith were reviewed by Costin’s office. All pointed to the same conclusion: Faith Works!

Active spiritual exercise produces health in all fitness domains. Spiritually fit people have better mental, social and physical health. Science has proven just how effective spirituality is in

creating faith, health and healthy communities.

JB Charleston Chaplain Corps personnel are entrusted with the responsibility of helping Airmen find meaningful spiritual practices; advising squadron leadership to encourage active spiritual exercise; and promoting freedom of religious expression in much the same way PT, education and family events are promoted.

The chaplain corps is here to ensure your right to commune with the divine in accordance with your tenets of faith. Freedom of religious expression is so important the drafters of the Constitution put it on equal footing with free press, free speech and free assembly.

In the coming weeks we will be detailing spiritual exercises and highlighting squadron level success stories of Airmen who exemplify spiritual resilience and build health in their units.

Because “Faith Works,” we in the chaplain corps want to help you, your squadron and family become a healthy, resilient and capable team.

Air Base Victim Advocates Acting SARC: Dr. Mamie Futrell Alternate SARCs: Gabriella Marshall & Cindy Lundhagen Full Time Victim Advocate: Vacant Volunteer Victim Advocates: Sonya Anthony Cecilia Ayon Stephanie Bandy Bridgette Brzezinski Tiffany Ellis Adrienne Forth Michael Gaines

Christian Hubbard Lakisha Jackson Keyron King Gabriella Marshall Miguel Martinez Desiree Mosher Shelita Muldrow Joy Ogden Johanna Quintello Ryan Sinclair William Treiber Malekia Williams

NWS Charleston Victim Advocates Ruby Godley, JBC-WS SARC QM1 Antoine Douglas - NAVCONBRIG LS1 Jenia McCallop - NAVCONBRIG CS2 Ladecha Beverly - NSA GMC Joseph Blacka - NSA SH2 Ed Dingle - NSA SH2 Latasha Martin - NSA CS2 Ebony Sharpe - NSA HM2 Asare Baffour - HHCC HM2 Patrick Collier - NHCC HM2 Patrick Cope - NHCC ENS Erin Bates - NNPTC ENS Taylor Bostwick - NNPTC ENS Mark Brooks - NNPTC LTJG Stephen Clouse - NNPTC MMNC Andy Hogue - NNPTC EMNC Brett Horan - NNPTC MMNC Collin Justice - NNPTC LTJG Sarah Kelly - NNPTC MMN1 Nick Miller - NNPTC DC1 Bobby Muller - NNPTC ENS Sindy Ramirez - NNPTC

Air Base 24-Hour Response Hotline 843-963-SARC (7272) Air Base Civilian Victim Advocate 843-327-7369 Air Base SARC 843-817-8397 Weapons Station 24-hour Response Hotline 843-478-8615 Weapons Station Civilian Victim Advocate 843-834-4527

LTJG William Reinike - NNPTC ENS David Rowekamp - NNPTC LTJG John Schreiner - NNPTC ENS Erynn Schroeder - NNPTC ENS Erik Vargas - NNPTC EMN2 Ben Armstrong - NPTU EMN2 Britany Breedlove - NPTU ETN2 Charles Brockmann - NPTU MMN2 Desaree Edwards - NPTU ET2 Charity Fillmore - NPTU YN2 Michael Jackson - NPTU ETN2 Jacob Kessler - NPTU MA2 Logan Lewis - NPTU MMN2 Noah Mitchell - NPTU YN2 Eulisa Thomas - NPTU HM2 Shelbe Thompson - NPTU EM1 Brandon Turner - NPTU MN2 William Hodgin - NMC MN2 Brandon Odom - NMC YN1 Jennifer Pare - NOSC Charleston YN1 David Gates - SPAWAR LT Andrew Sharp - The Citadel

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Goose Creek Mayor meets joint base team Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler shakes hands with Capt. Dale Barrette, Naval Health Clinic Charleston commanding officer, during an orientation tour of the clinic Oct. 25, 2017. Heitzler toured the Naval Support Activity, Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston, NHCC, the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command and the 841st Transportation Battalion during his visit.

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U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Andrea Salazar

Take command with TRICARE changes: Enrollments shifting from fiscal to calendar year starting in January 2018

Story and graphic from TRICARE Communications

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Starting Jan. 1, 2018, cost changes for TRICARE benefits transition from a fiscal year period to a calendar year period. Changing from fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30) to calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31) makes the TRICARE benefit consistent with civilian health plans. The change will largely affect those plans which have an enrollment fee and are currently billed by the fiscal year. This includes retirees and their family members in TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Retired Reserve, TRICARE Reserve Select and those in TRICARE Young Adult plans. This change is one of several changes that TRICARE is adopting in 2018.

TRICARE is changing. Here is what you need to know:

pay enrollment fees on an annual basis, you will be billed for the fees to cover the three-month period and sent a billing notice for the annual fee for calendar year 2018.

Starting Jan. 1, 2018, cost changes for TRICARE benefits transition from a fiscal year period to a calendar year period. Changing from fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30) to calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31) makes the TRICARE benefit consistent with civilian health plans. The change will largely affect those plans which have an enrollment fee and are currently billed by the fiscal year.

Enrollment Fees Enrollment fees apply to retirees and their family members enrolled in TRICARE Prime, those enrolled in the premium-based plans, and several others to include: • TRICARE Young Adult-Prime Option • TRICARE Young Adult-Standard Option • TRICARE Retired Reserve • TRICARE Reserve Select • Continued Health Care Benefit Program (this will continue to follow a fiscal year cycle) • US Family Health Plan

Transition Period If you are in a plan now that requires enrollment fees, there will be a transition period, from Oct. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017, so you will not experience additional costs in 2017. During this time, you will continue to pay your enrollment fees. However, enrollment fees will be prorated for the threemonth period and billed accordingly for enrollees who pay on a monthly or quarterly basis. If you

Catastrophic Caps and Deductibles TRICARE will extend payments (for example, catastrophic caps and deductibles) that usually reset on Oct. 1 through the end of the calendar year. Any enrollment fees you pay during the transition period will continue to count against the catastrophic cap until it resets on Jan. 1, 2018. This means that if you reach your fiscal year 2017 catastrophic cap, you will not have additional out-of-pocket costs for authorized TRICARE-covered services for the last three months of the year. On Jan. 1, 2018, new rules for deductibles and catastrophic caps will apply to some costs.

This is your benefit. Here is what you need to do:

Automatic Payments If you pay your enrollment fees by allotment, you do not need to do anything. You will continue to pay your enrollment fees automatically. Unless you cancel your allotment, TRICARE will continue to deduct enrollment fees starting Jan. 1, 2018. If you pay enrollment fees by electronic funds transfer (for example, debit card, credit card and electronic check) and are in an area where a new regional contractor will be delivering services, you will need to update your payment method with your new regional contractor in December.

Are you ready?

Visit the TRICARE Changes page (https://tricare.mil/ changes) to learn more about the upcoming changes to your benefit. You can also stay in the know by signing up for our email updates. Take command of your health care by staying informed!

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JB CHS NEWS

Team Charleston families participate in fall festivities Angela Aschenbrenner, Joint Base Charleston library director, smiles with a bowl of candy outside the library at JB Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017.

Volunteers distribute candy to families outside the library at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017. More than 100 families attended the Fall Fest event to celebrate Halloween. The event consisted of trunk-or-treating, which is when participants open and decorate the trunks of their vehicles for Halloween, games, activities and food for attendees.

Fall Fest attendees stand in line to trunk-or-treat outside the library at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017. The base Youth Programs sponsored the fall festival with games, prizes and a costume contest for military families. Several volunteers participated in a trunk-or-treating event, which is when participants open and decorate the trunks of their vehicles for Halloween, by dressing up in costumes and passing out candy to attendees.

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Fall Fest attendees leave the event with smiles on their faces outside the library at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017. More than 100 families attended the Fall Fest event to celebrate Halloween. The event consisted of trunk-or-treating, which is when participants open and decorate the trunks of their vehicles for Halloween.

A child trick-or-treats for candy from volunteers participating in the Fall Fest at the library at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 27, 2017. The library was decorated with a “Toy Story” theme to entertain children and their families.

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JB CHS NEWS

Nov. 8 r Ready. Set. Parent - 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. AF Aid sponsored class to prepare new parents for the financial challenges of having a new baby.

Nov. 8 & 22 r Pre-separation Counseling - NOV 8 from 8:30-1130 a.m. or NOV 22, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., learn benefits and resources for vets. This is a prerequisite to Transition GPS Workshop. Schedule yours 12/24 months prior to separating/retiring respectively.

EVENTS All classes or events are usually held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center (Building 500) unless otherwise specified. For more information or to register, please call A&FRC at 963-4406.

Nov. 6 & 20 r VA Workshop for Disability Compensation Claims 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., a VA rep will cover the disability claims process and provide some individual assistance. Members must sign-up at the Medical Clinic, Records Section, and NLT than Monday prior to the workshop.

Nov. 13-17 r Transition GPS Workshop - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Learn to transition and become “career ready” with ease!

Dept. of Labor Employment workshop and VA Benefits Briefing included.

Nov. 14 r Teaching As a Second Career - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Cooperative project between US & SC Dept. of Edu., Designed to assist Active & former military in obtaining teacher certification and employment as teachers in SC. Federally Funded and managed by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support.

Nov. 15 r MFLC Lunch & Learn - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Join us for a FREE Lunch and this class: “Facing the Challenges of Divorce.”

Nov. 17 r Invest in Yourself - 8:00-9:00 a.m. What's more impor-

tant than yourself? Your financial future counts on you to do the right thing with the money you earn today. Don't waste it!

Nov. 21 r Operation Protection Identity - 8:00-9:00 a.m. Learn how to avoid multiple threats to your identity and how to protect yourself.

Nov. 25 r Resume And Cover Letters - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Learn the basics of writing effective resumes and cover letters.

Nov. 26 r Interviewing For Success - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Learn about various types of interviews and receive tips and techniques for successful interviewing!

Nov. 30 r Joint Base 101 Class - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. in Bldg. 16000, 628 ABW Conference Room on the Air Base (JB CHS-AB).

This class is offered to everyone who works at Joint Base Charleston (JB CHS), including all 628 ABW personnel and all Joint Base Mission Partner personnel (every command/agency at JB CHS). It is an introduction to Joint Basing, what it is, why it happened, what it means, how we operate, what is our guidance, what are our successes and how to survive and thrive in a joint base environment. It also includes general information on the many important missions at JBCHS and what's planned for the future. Please contact 628 ABW/OB, S. Dorothy at 9632624 or sandra.dorothy@us.af.mil if you would like to attend and for a head count.

To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to 628ABWPatriot@us.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.

Nov. 7 or 28 r Investment Fluency: Planning For Your Tomorrow Today - 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Financial readiness workshop to provide the tools and resources that will allow the service member to enrich their financial growth by developing their investment fluency.

Nov. 8 r MFLC Lunch & Learn - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Join us for a FREE Lunch and this class: “Facing the Challenges of Divorce.”

EVENTS All classes or events will be held at the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC)-NWS (Building 755) JB Charleston, Weapon Station, unless otherwise specified. For more information and to register for a class, call FFSC at 794-7480.

Nov. 4 r JB Charleston Deployment Line For Kids - 9:00 a.m.

– 2:30 p.m. Children will have the opportunity to experience what it feels like to prepare for a deployment. Call for details and registration.

Nov. 13 & 27 r VA Workshop for Disability Compensation Claims 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., a VA rep will cover the disability claims process and provide some individual assistance. Members must sign-up at the Medical Clinic, Records Section, and NLT than Monday prior to the workshop.

Nov. 14 r Resume And Cover Letters - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Learn the basics of writing effective resumes and cover letters. r Teaching As a Second Career - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

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Nov. 15 r Interviewing For Success - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Learn about various types of interviews and receive tips and techniques for successful interviewing!

Nov. 16 r Navigating Federal Employment - Join this workshop and learn how to navigate USA JOBS website and get your federal job! r Buying Your New Wheels - 2:30-3:30 p.m. Learning the techniques and information for getting the best deal on a vehicle.

Nov. 27 r Home Buying - 2:00-4:30 p.m. Learn the basics of purchasing a home.

Nov. 27 - Dec. 1 r Transition GPS Workshop - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Learn to transition and become “career ready” with ease!

Dept. of Labor Employment workshop and VA Benefits Briefing included.

REC REVIEW

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Rec Review is produced by the 628th Force Support Squadron Marketing Office as a supplement to The Patriot. All prices for events and services advertised are subject to change without notice. For questions about Rec Review, call the Marketing Office at (843) 963-3809. Mention of any sponsor or sponsorship in this publication is not a federal endorsement for the product or service. For more information on Force Support facilities, visit our website at www.JBCharleston.com.

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