Latest "joint-base-charleston" stories

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

Officials find debris from Marine Corps F-35 jet in South Carolina

Authorities found debris from a Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety.

3 months ago

With F-35 still missing, Marine Corps holds aviation standdown

The Marine Corps is pausing its aviation operations for two days as the disappearance of a Marine Corps F-35B jet over South Carolina remains unsolved.

By Stephen Losey and Irene Loewenson

3 months ago

Hurricane Ian avoids direct hit on MacDill but aims for JB Charleston

Early indications are that Air Force and Space Force units in Florida managed to avoid widespread destruction.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

Air Force civilian police officer at Joint Base Charleston threatened ‘mass casualty event’: affidavit

The FDLE arrested Thomas James Stephan on Wednesday after receiving a warning from authorities in South Carolina, where the man has worked as an Air Force civilian police officer at Joint Base Charleston.

By Howard Altman

24 months ago

Attendance dwindles at Joint Base Charleston’s chapel

A majority of the Charleston AFB congregants have been attending services at the chapel since the mid-1970s, after they first were assigned to Charleston.

By Thomas Novelly

2 years ago

C-17 fire at Joint Base Charleston under investigation, Air Force says

None of the eight people aboard the plane at the time of the incident, including seven crew members and one passenger, were seriously injured.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago