The Joint Base (JB) Charleston community encompasses approximately 23,000 active-duty, Reserve and civilian personnel across its Air Base and Weapons Station. Joint basing has been the stepping-stone to make Charleston a joint logistics, transportation and engineering hub and the worldwide leader in moving people, vehicles, munitions and supplies via

  Charleston Air Force Base got its start in the 1900s as a local airfield. As interest spiked in aviation due to Charles Lindbergh’s crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, the city of Charleston began operating a small airfield 10 miles from the city limits. The city created the

  628th Air Base Wing The 628th Air Base Wing provides installation support to approximately 67 DOD and federal agencies, serving a total force of more than 90,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, family members and retirees on both Joint Base Charleston – Air Base and Weapons Station.

  Airports Charleston International Airport serves the tri-county area and is adjacent to Joint Base Charleston. In fact, the base and airport share runways. There are no military shuttles or mass transit services from the airport to the base. Rental cars are available on-site. Commercial transportation by taxi is available

  Child Development Centers Air Base 843-963-4366 1654 E. Jackson Drive, Building 227 Joint Base Charleston, SC 29404 Weapons Station 843-794-7408 Von Steuben Street, Building 1693 Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station, SC 29445 Our Child Development Centers are certified by the DOD and nationally accredited by the National Association

  Joint Base Charleston Framing and Engraving 101 Scarton Lane, Building 647 JB Charleston, SC 29404 843-963-1936 Specialists in custom framing and engraving, the shop’s trained and experienced staff will assist you in choosing the molding, matting and layout for your framed item. There are hundreds of frames and mat

  South Carolina law requires children ages 5 to 17 to enroll in school. All children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 must enroll in kindergarten unless the parent or legal guardian signs an official waiver, which is available at local schools. Any child who

  Joint Base Charleston – Air Base is within the city limits of North Charleston. Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station is on the west bank of the Cooper River in the cities of Goose Creek and Hanahan. Downtown Charleston is about a 35-minute drive to the south from either

Story by A1C Thomas Charlton on 09/23/2016 The 437th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Sheet Metal and Corrosion Shop is responsible for maintaining and repairing the airframe of the C-17. "We work on three major components of the aircraft; metal repair, composite repair and corrosion control," said Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 437th

Story by A1C Kevin West on 09/14/2016 "I used Tuition Assistance along the way," said Lough. "You only get $4,500 a year so when I would finish up the TA I would use the GI Bill for what they call a Top Up Program and GI Bill on Active Duty."

Story by Amn Megan Munoz on 09/13/2016 Multiple units offloaded more than 2,000 pallets of ordnance from the ship and transferred them to a storage facility on the JB Charleston-WS. "There are a lot of entities at play," said Navy Lt. David Alverson, the Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Unit Charleston