JB Charleston is located in the heart of the Lowcountry - the portion of South Carolina where pine and oak forests meet with the natural beauty of Intercoastal Waterway marshes and gorgeous barrier island beaches. The greater metropolitan region has a population of 500,000.

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, providing food, medical and other critical supplies at a moment’s notice in support of our troops around the world. The JB Charleston Exchange stands ready, when required, in support of these missions and we are proud to be included in the concept of Team Charleston working together.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to speak with the manager on duty, there is one in each retail store, Express and concession activity or use shopmyexchange.com. You will receive a courteous and prompt reply.

We appreciate your patronage and consider the military and their families to be the best customers in the world! As such, we promise to always support you to the best of our ability - striving continuously to improve our goods and services to satisfy all your shopping needs.

Helen P. Radenheimer
General Manager
Joint Base Charleston Exchange

Facility/Services Information:

The Base Exchange is a mall-type facility complete with a large retail store, concession mall, and Exchange Restaurants. It is located on the corner of O'Neal and Lawson Drive, just inside the Dorchester Road gate. Located adjacent to The Exchange is the Express/Class Six which is a convenience store complete with snacks, soft drinks and convenience items, as well as gasoline, video rental and a full line of alcoholic beverages. The Military Clothing Store, located in the shopping center complex is headquarters for all your military uniform needs.

For Your Information:

You may use the Military Star Card or other major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express at all of our retail stores and most of our concession operations. You may apply for a Military Star card, a good way to enjoy your purchase while paying over time at a low competitive interest rate, at any AAFES facility.

Your Exchange operates on funds generated through sales of merchandise and services, not on tax dollars. Profits and earnings go directly back to our customers through contributions to the JB Charleston AFB Morale, Welfare and Recreation fund.

Civilians are welcome at all JB Charleston Exchange food facilities when on base.

All Guardsmen, Reservists and their families are authorized full, unlimited privileges in all the Exchange facilities on JB Charleston and the rest of the United States, by simply showing their proper identification. Effective January 1, 2020, all Purple Heart recipients, Former prisoners of war, veterans with service-connected disabilities, and those individuals approved and designated as the primary family caregivers of eligible veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family caregivers are eligible to shop with the Exchange.