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Don't be a victim of 'skimming'
May 19, 2010
— Imagine yourself getting a phone call from your bank telling you that while you were working at Joint Base Charleston, your card was charged for more than $500 at a Wal-mart in Georgia. After finding herself in this situation, Airman 1st Class Alexandra Hoachlander, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat photographer, realized she had been a victim of...
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Consider the consequences of a DUI
February 9, 2010
— Each decision has its own consequences, and this is especially true for the decision to drink alcohol.Rarely does the story about driving under the influence begin with, "I headed out that night to drink and drive home drunk."In every situation, the idea was something completely different. The individual usually had a designated driver set before...
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Lightning strikes twice toting set of chief stripes
November 18, 2009
— "My dad said you always have to learn how to be a company man," said the senior master sergeant with a smile. After his recent selection for promotion to chief master sergeant, the senior NCO had plenty of reason to grin at what his father had told him."A company man ... that's to buy into the whole Air Force concept," he said.Senior Master Sgt...
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Fabrication flight keeps 'em flying
October 15, 2009
— What is art? Is it creating a beautiful painting or sculpture? Is art taking raw metal and forming it into a perfect size and shape that allows a multi-million dollar aircraft to fly? One might not see items produced or repaired by the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight in the National Gallery of Art any time soon, but...
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First sergeant-to-be continues to ‘pay it forward’
October 13, 2009
— She continues to "pay it forward" even though she's personally paid a high price. Just over two years ago, Master Sgt. Lisa Peele and her husband, Master Sgt. Melvin Peele Jr., were involved in a fatal forklift accident at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., which took her husband's life, leaving her with two broken bones, a torn anterior cruciate ligament...
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More missions using less fuel, but how?
October 7, 2009
— The Air Force's premier airlifter, the C-17, weighs in at a hulking 138.5 tons, and with cargo onboard, approximately 100 tons of fuel are needed to move the massive machine along a nine-hour mission. Consuming enough fuel in one trip to gas up more than 1,000 sport utility vehicles, C-17s and the pilots who fly them are caught between missions...
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Farewell to an old friend
October 5, 2009
— Without any pomp and circumstance, retirement ceremony or even a letter of appreciation, Team Charleston recently said goodbye to a 40-year veteran that contributed to the wing mission during the past five decades. The veteran is a walk-in refrigeration unit used by the 437th Aerial Port Squadron's special handling division that keeps perishable...
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Twenty four years of honor and counting
September 30, 2009
— A passion for honor and precision has driven the 24-year career of a Charleston AFB chief master sergeant and inspired others toward the same pursuit along the way. According to Staff Sgt. Danial Sawyer, the effect has been the chief's defining characteristic. As the assistant NCO in charge of the Charleston AFB honor guard, giving honor to others...
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AMC testing for runways increases C-17's deployed capabilities
September 29, 2009
— At many bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, C-17s, are landing on dirt runways bringing much-needed cargo to forward-deployed service members and coalition partners. These semi-prepared airfields are rugged and to improve operations to forward operating bases, Air Mobility Command tested the capabilities of aircraft landing through semi-prepared runway...
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Honor Guard Spotlight: Senior Airman Stephen Harper
September 29, 2009
— Name: Senior Airman Stephen Harper Unit and job title: 437th Aerial Port Squadron, air transportation cargo services journeyman Time in the Air Force: three years, six months Time in the honor guard: two years, six months What inspired you to join the honor guard? Ever since I saw the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team in Washington, D.C., I...
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