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Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft makes first flight
June 3, 2009 — Members of the Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin's famed 'Skunk Works' launched a new era of aircraft manufacturing technology and performance with the successful initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft June 2 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The ACCA is a modified Dornier 328J aircraft with... MORE

The Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft made its first test flight June 2 from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The ACCA is proof of concept technology demonstrator for advanced composite manufacturing processes in a full-scale, certified aircraft. It was developed by Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin officials. (Courtesy photo)

News briefs
May 27, 2009 — To submit information for news briefs, send an e-mail to airlift.dispatch@charleston.af.mil with subject NEWS BRIEFS. Submissions must be received no later than close of business Friday the week before publication. Spotlight AMC seeks 2009 Air Force Marathon participants: The annual Air Force Marathon will be held Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson AFB,... MORE

New uniforms: comfortable, functional are goals
May 27, 2009 — Officials from the Uniform Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, continue to work for Airmen, researching and purchasing uniforms providing more function, protection and comfort. The Air Force chief of staff met with Airmen April 21 for an update on clothing issues Airmen face as they support global mission requirements. Gen. Norton... MORE

Changes are in the works for the airman battle uniform and the physical training uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

Charleston Airmen tried during court martial
May 27, 2009 — Two members of Charleston AFB were tried at a special court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice in April. The maximum punishment at a special courts-martial consists of a bad-conduct discharge, 12 months confinement, forfeiture of two-thirds pay per month for 12 months, and a reduction in rank to airman basic. During the first... MORE

Judge Advocate Badge, U.S. Air Force graphic. Image is 7x6 inches @ 300 ppi.

437 AW justice files; April
May 19, 2009 — Three members of Charleston AFB received the following non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in April: A 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron staff sergeant received an Article 15 for possessing sexually explicit material while deployed, making a false official statement and downloading and distributing... MORE

New uniforms: comfortable, functional are goals
May 19, 2009 — Officials from the Uniform Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, continue to work for Airmen, researching and purchasing uniforms that provide more function, protection and comfort. The Air Force chief of staff met with Airmen April 21 for an update on clothing issues Airmen face as they support global mission requirements. Gen. Norton... MORE

Black boots authorized with ABUs for Airmen with industrial jobs
April 22, 2009 — Some Charleston Airmen are now authorized to wear black boots with their Airman Battle Uniforms under certain circumstances according to a base policy letter signed April 2. Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, temporarily authorized AMC base commanders to allow their Airmen to wear black boots with ABUs if they work in industrial... MORE

Airman 1st Class Grant Carson prepares to do a voltage check on a C-17 temperature data acquisition unit at Charleston AFB April 22. Under a new base policy, flightline maintenance is one of the authorized industrial areas where Charleston Airmen can wear black boots with their Airman Battle Uniforms. Airman Carson works as a crew chief for the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)

News briefs
April 2, 2009 — To submit information for news briefs, send an e-mail to airlift.dispatch@charleston.af.mil with subject NEWS BRIEFS. Submissions must be received no later than close of business Friday the week before publication. Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Scott Cairy April 3 at 2... MORE

News briefs
March 25, 2009 — To submit information for news briefs, send an e-mail to airlift.dispatch@charleston.af.mil with subject NEWS BRIEFS. Submissions must be received no later than close of business Friday the week before publication. Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Michael Epley March 27 at 11 a.m... MORE

Airman puts college on hold to serve, becomes port dawg
March 25, 2009 — Opening a crate full of uniforms sounds like a simple task, but for one Airman here, it was life-altering. One fall, Airman 1st Class Eukenya Lewis, 38th Aerial Port Squadron, was going through some boxes filled with Citadel memorabilia from his time as a student, when he found a folder lying on top of a pile of uniforms. "I always knew I wanted to... MORE