FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina ~ 27 SEP 2022

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina

Joint Base Charleston is a United States military facility located partly in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and partly in the City of Goose Creek, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 628th Air Base Wing, Air Mobility Command (AMC).

The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force Charleston Air Force Base and the United States Navy Naval Support Activity Charleston, which were merged on 1 October 2010.

A joint civil-military airport, JB Charleston shares runways with Charleston International Airport for commercial airlines operations on the south side of the airfield and general aviation aircraft operations on the east side.

JB Charleston is home to the 628th Air Base Wing (628 ABW), the host wing for installation support. The 628th ABW's primary duties are to provide installation support to 53 DoD and Federal agencies, servicing a total force of over 79,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, dependents and retirees on Charleston AFB and Naval Weapons Station Charleston. Additionally, they also provide expeditionary Airmen to combatant commanders in support of joint and combined operations.

The 437th Airlift Wing (437 AW) operates the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlift aircraft in support of its mission to provide airlift of troops and passengers, military equipment, cargo, and aeromedical equipment and supplies worldwide in accordance with tasking by Air Mobility Command and unified combatant commanders.

The air base has four operational groups consisting of 21 squadrons and two wing staff directorates. It is augmented by a parallel, collocated Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) "associate" wing, the 315th Airlift Wing (315 AW), which shares the same C-17 aircraft with the 437 AW.

The Naval Support Activity has expanded its mission and Department of Defense support role with over 40 tenant commands, and today is a training center, with the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC), Nuclear Power Training Unit, Propulsion Facility, and Border Patrol satellite academy; Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston; Mobile Mine Assembly Unit; Explosive Ordnance Detachments; Marine Corps Reserve Center; an engineering complex, with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, (NIWC, this is the largest employer in the Charleston area) and is close to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast; 269 above-ground ammunition magazines, maintenance and storage of military ordnance including mines, and serves as an Army logistics hub, the busiest continental United States surface port in the defense transportation system.

Learn More About Joint Base Charleston HERE!!

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening everyone!

Gonna finish a bit of work, and be back shortly.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

[radu]

Good luck finishing up your work, lauren! *HUGZ*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.

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Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
September 27, 2022

God’s Help for Our Future

Read: Psalm 90:12–17

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:14

According to psychologist Meg Jay, our minds tend to think about our future selves similarly to how we think about complete strangers. Why? It’s probably due to what’s sometimes called the “empathy gap.” It can be hard to empathize and care for people we don’t know personally—even future versions of ourselves. So in her work, Jay tries to help young people imagine their future selves and take steps to care for them. This includes working out actionable plans for who they will one day be—paving the way for them to pursue their dreams and to continue to thrive.

In Psalm 90, we’re invited to see our lives not just in the present, but as a whole—to ask God to help us “number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (v. 12). Remembering that our time on earth is limited can remind us of our desperate need to rely on God. We need His help to learn how to find satisfaction and joy—not just now, but “all our days” (v. 14). We need His help to learn to think not just of ourselves, but of future generations (v. 16). And we need His help to serve Him with the time we’ve been given—as He establishes the work of our hands and hearts (v. 17). — Monica La Rose

How might you grow in taking care of your future self? How does keeping the bigger picture of your life in view help you to better serve others?

Dear God, thank You for the gift of life. Help me to cherish it with the time I’ve been given. Thank You that when my walk with You on earth is over, I can look forward to an eternity of fellowship with You.

Bible in a year: Isaiah 3–4; Galatians 6

[luvie]

Great Road Trip, lauren!
Thanks for your hard work!
Charleston is a cool town to visit...
...as you well know! :)

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[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country and thanks Lauren for this morning's thread.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

I hope you and Gizmo had another fun time at the lake yesterday.

Are you in your jumpsuit again this morning? If it’s as chilly there as it is here, you need it.

[E.G.C.]

It's a little chilly this morning but not as chilly as this time yesterday. We're watching Ian out in the Gulf and thinking about our friends in Florida.

Yesterday at Comanche Lake.

[radu]

Glad y’all had a good time. It certainly was a beautiful day.

I guess your chillier air is over here now. LOL It’s chillier than it was this time yesterday. We might drop into the 30s this time tomorrow! BRRRRRRRRRR

I’ve been bouncing around between combing cats, keeping an eye on Ian, and trying to get a decent pic of Jupiter without success. My camera is not cooperating tonight. I managed to get a shot showing 4 of its moons but it’s a little jittery. All the rest were way out of focus. *sigh*

Ian is very worrisome. I have several friends who live in FL and there are a lot of cool FReepers there. It’s a nasty storm and it’s going to wreak havoc on the entire peninsula no matter where it makes landfall.

[luvie]

Good grief! You might have to actually fire up the heater if it gets that chilly! I had to use covers for the first time night before last, and our temps only got down to the low 60s.

I saw one model that showed Ian sending some rain your way. Hope it’s not too much!

[luvie]

Howdy doooo, Early Birds!
Wasn't this a great Road Trip?
Charleston is a beautiful old city.
Hope all y'all have a Terrific Tuesday!
....and lovely fall weather to go with it.
(((hugs)))