The Dorchester County Government hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Ashley River Park in Summerville. The event featured patriotic music, several speakers, a keynote address from Dorchester School District Two Superintendent Dr. Shane Robbins and a free hamburger lunch.
Six Summerville High School Navy JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps) cadets were recently put to the test -- and prevailed -- while partaking in the Area Six Navy JROTC Leadership Academy held at The Citadel in Charleston.
C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th Airlift Wing made history hitting four million flight hours, Jan. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
A College Park Middle teacher has climbed the ranks to now lead an infantry battalion in the National Guard in the upstate.
Civilians are a vital part of the mission here at Joint Base Charleston, one of which has just hit the 40 year mark of civil and military service.
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NORTH CHARLESTON — Approximately 445 U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, demobilized June 12 at several locations across the state, including North Charleston after completing their mission in the District of Columbia.
Summerville native TSgt Matthew Lotz returned from a seven-month Mideast deployment on Mother’s Day and is pictured with his wife Allison and children Emma Grace and Harrison. A big thanks to the team from North Charleston Fire Department Station 11 for their assistance with the surprise hom…
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic played a key part in the 13th annual Charleston Defense Contractors Association Defense Summit held in Charleston, South Carolina Dec. 11-12.
U.S. Air Force Airman Shawn A. Haun II graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
If Josh Swindle could pause a particular moment, just to soak it in, it would be the moment when the sun begins to rise over a fairway spilling the fresh light of a new day onto well-manicured paths winding through a golf course.
The Coast Guard Cutter James crew offloaded approximately 27,300 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $367 million and 11,000 pounds of seized marijuana worth an estimated $10.1 million.
The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew, several of whom are from communities around the Lowcountry, offloaded approximately 27,300 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $367 million and 11,000 pounds of seized marijuana worth an estimated $10.1 million at Port Everglades.
LCDR Adam Kerrick, U.S. Navy Blue Angels events coordination officer, will be visiting Joint Base Charleston Tuesday, 26 Nov., to conduct a site visit in anticipation of the upcoming 2020 Air & Space Expo.
First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence visited JB Charleston on Oct. 30 to get a first-hand look at emergency preparedness efforts within the base and local community.
Native American beliefs, names and customs have been incorporated within many titles, vehicle designations, weapons and traditions of the United States military since the country’s inception.
Chief Information System Technician John Ramsey grills hot dogs aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) for a karaoke night. Normandy is part of the East Coast Surface Action Group and is operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensu…
OAK HARBOR, Wash. – Seaman Recruit Zachary Lyon, a native of Summerville, South Carolina, joined the Navy to follow his grandfather’s footsteps and have a stable future.
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman Anthony J. McGrady graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
A Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic team is developing a computer vision-based system that uses a quadcopter following a warfighter to provide 360-degree situational awareness from above.
The Post and Courier named Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic as the best place to work in the Lowcountry for the second year in a row during the Charleston’s Choice Awards hosted Sept. 26 at the American College of Building Arts.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hajjii D. Frederick graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Stephen Wodark graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary E. Latham graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jerome Zerba graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department held a push-in ceremony to welcome two new firetrucks, a P-26 water tanker and a P-26 aerial apparatus, to their fleet at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Aug. 27, 2019.
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON – Gen. Maryanne Miller, commander of Air Mobility Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, AMC command chief master sergeant, visited Joint Base Charleston, July 29 to August 1.
Twelve airmen from across the U.S. Air Force competed in the Super Regional Alpha Warrior event at Joint Base Charleston July 27.
Four interns started the new Summer Intern Program at Joint Base Charleston on June 10 with the goal of helping strengthen relationships between the base and the local community.
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For the first time in a week, rays of sun streamed down from the Charleston area’s blue sky, sparse with clouds; the wind blew across a giant American flag stationed in the Weise family’s front yard; and a crowd of people—many dressed in red, white and blue—waved mini flags as they cheered l…
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Bowens Jr. graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brishaiy D. Bolton graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Xavier J. Morant graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lindsey A. Cordes graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Korbin P. Hollensteiner graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman Timothy C. Werstler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Rodney J. Ellington II graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Cassandra E. Cristo graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Jose B. Gallardo III graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Megan Cooper graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Frayondre J. Missouri graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon R. Wilson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan N. Alvey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Timothy P. Oddo graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Reed Phillips, a Summerville native, has been honored as Integrated Project Team (IPT) Technical Lead of the Year at Naval Information Warfare Command (NIWC) Atlantic in Charleston, South Carolina.
It was the Hollywood screen and America’s favorite gun-slinging actor of the 1940s that first ingrained a love for the Marines into young Clifton Jones. Watching battles on the big screen intrigued him.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremiah E. Knight graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
When Diane Thomas entered the United States Navy right out of high school, she was in search of exploring the world beyond the boundaries of her Louisiana hometown.
U.S. Air Force Airman Ashton C. Funk graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Cadets joining the Army upon graduation at The Citadel took their commissioning oath on Friday, May 4 in McAlister Field House. The cadets were officially sworn in as officers during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5.
U.S. Air Force Airman James U. Brown IV graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael A. Christmas graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Airman Chance D. Smith graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.