Joint Base Charleston
Patriot Vol. 1, No. 9
Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!
Friday, December 3, 2010
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
- It's the season for holiday cheer! Santa Claus tosses candy canes to children upon his arrival at the base holiday tree lighting ceremony Dec. 1, 2010 at Joint Base Charleston. The tree was lit and the Holiday Greeting Card Contest award winners were named: First place went to the 560th Red Horse Squadron, second place went to the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and third place was awarded to the 628th Medical Group.
INSIDE WOUNDED WARRIOR
NCBC delivers first service dog See page 4
CONGRATULATIONS Navy and Air Force advancements See page 3
BRONZE STARS
ASF stands up as first line of defense on JB CHS
Story and photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer R. Hudson Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
Geared up and ready for action, Sailors of the Auxiliary Security Force at Joint Base Charleston will work alongside the Naval Support Activity Security Department, providing aid in force protection. These specially trained service members will be manning posts around the base as well as conducting vehicle inspections. Members of ASF have gone through extensive training, studying various methods that will help keep the base safe from terrorists or harmful threats. These methods include the levels and uses of force, weapons and self-defense training, vehicle inspection protocol and much more. "ASF is our first line of defense for the base," said Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jacob Moore, security department senior enlisted advisor at Naval
Support Activity on JB CHS. "These Sailors will greet patrons at the gate, but will mainly be used for vehicle inspections. The members of ASF are the ones who help make sure the installation safe as a whole from any types of threats. “What we are working toward is for all security members at JB CHS to work as one team, one fight, where everyone will be able to man the entry control points and be on patrol." With the ever-changing security threats around the world, ASF has become an essential element to prepare Sailors to defend the base against threats. Mineman 2nd Class Stephen Bancroft at Navy Munitions Command on JB CHS, who has been with the ASF team for more than a year, is excited that the teams will finally be utilized in their entirety. "I am looking forward to standing post," he said. "It is finally going to give the teams a real taste of what being activated is really like on a longer and larger scale vice just standing up when an event takes place."
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Nick Green, left, checks Auxiliary Security Force member Ship’s Serviceman 2nd Class James Ebron’s gear, ensuring all equipment is accounted for prior to standing post on Joint Base CharlestonWeapons Station, S.C., Nov. 29, 2010.
Prepare for new traffic pattern: Dorchester gate closing Dec. 7 Airmen receive Bronze Stars See page 5
HAWC HIGHLIGHT Holiday Tips See page 13
Courtesy of Joint Base Public Affairs Office The Dorchester Road main gate is scheduled to close after the morning rush hour Dec. 7 at approximately 10 a.m. to replace the existing vehicle barrier system. The project is expected to last 60 days. All Dorchester-side ID/Pass Holder traffic will enter through the Commissary gate after the closure.
Non-ID/Pass Holder traffic will continue to use the Dorchester gate to obtain a pass at the Visitors Center but will then have to go back to the Commissary gate for entrance. Hill Boulevard will also be closed just past the Visitors Center Dec. 7. Traffic will be routed along the frontage road and between the Commissary and Shoppette onto North O'Neal Avenue to Hill Boulevard. The existing local traffic signals on
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Dorchester Road will remain in service and the South Carolina Department of Transportation will adjust the timing to minimize the impact to all traffic. Construction of temporary bypass lanes will also begin Dec. 7 at the Rivers Gate. Once completed, traffic will be diverted onto them so vehicle barriers can be replaced. After completion, the bypass lanes will be removed and traffic will resume as normal.
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