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Jb charleston is home of the air force s newest airlifter the c 17 globemaster iii whose mission is one of the most exciting in air mobility command. Enhances quality of life and combat capabilities through diversified services that provide force development sustainment operations unit management and organization family readiness and mwr programs.
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Air force base in charleston sc. Total force readiness more than 100 airmen from joint base charleston south carolina participated in the palmetto challenge a global mobilization exercise at mcentire joint national guard base s c nov. Charleston air force base iata. Chs is a united states military facility located in the city of north charleston south carolina the facility is under the jurisdiction of the united states air force s 628th air base wing 628 abw a subordinate element of the air mobility command amc.
It is part of joint base charleston which combined charleston air force base. Joint base charleston sc united states 29404 0000. 843 767 6548 843 767 4179.
Charleston air force base exchange. Charleston air force base information and referral services. The air force officially named its facility as charleston air force base in june 1953.
On 1 october 2010 the naval weapons station combined with charleston afb to become joint base charleston. Joint base charleston south carolina is now the home of the 628 th air base wing which consists of 3 groups the medical mission support and staff directorate and multiple subgroups. Other than that the place also hosts multiple tenant units such as the 437 th airlift wing or the 315 th airlift wing.
Jb charleston ab is located about 10 miles from downtown charleston south carolina on approximately 3 400 acres of land within the north charleston city limits in charleston county. Jb charleston ws approximately 10 miles from the air base and 15 miles from downtown charleston is in the town of goose creek in berkeley county. Civilian and military aircraft are lined up along an airfield march 12 2003 at charleston air force base in south carolina.
Air force c 17 globemaster iii takes off from fort campbell kentucky october 6 2016. Joint base charleston c 17 globemaster iii s evacuated to. Enhances quality of life and combat capabilities through diversified services that provide force development sustainment operations unit management and organization family readiness and mwr programs.
Joint base charleston air force north in charleston sc north charleston south carolina military bases joint base charleston south carolina is one of the 12 new bases on the us territory which showed up after the 2005 congressional legislation implying the base consolidation by merging multiple bases. 24 small bases had to merge one with. Jb charleston is home of the air force s newest airlifter the c 17 globemaster iii whose mission is one of the most exciting in air mobility command.
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