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Joint Base Charleston hosts annual Easter egg hunt
April 7, 2010 — MORE

Karley Bordeaux takes off into the field as the horn sounds, marking the beginning of the Easter egg hunt on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 3, 2010. The fields were divided into four different sections for the different age groups. There were approximately 3,000 eggs hidden throughout the fields. Karley is the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Harold Bordeaux who is a loadmaster with the 17th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

Deployed Airmen execute Operation Bridge Run
April 7, 2010 — MORE

Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron, currently deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to the Middle East, join for a group photo March 27, 2010, on a makeshift replica of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The team of Airmen participated in their own deployed version of Charleston's famed Cooper River Bridge Run, complete with T-shirts, a miniature bridge and printouts from local sponsors. The 14 AS is scheduled to redeploy to Charleston this spring. (Courtesy photo)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Joshua Long
April 7, 2010 — Airman 1st Class Joshua Long is a member of the 628th Security Forces Squadron and has been stationed at Joint Base Charleston for a year-and-a-half. He is currently deployed to the Middle East, where he is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.In his deployed unit, Airman Long is a Fire Team member. His primary duties are to... MORE

Airman 1st Class Joshua Long, a security forces journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, wears a "red man" suit during security forces training at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on Jan. 22, 2010. Security forces Airmen were training force protection Airmen on baton certification. During the training, they used simulated batons to learn the tactics, techniques and procedures for their use. Security forces Airmen receive training such as this at regional training centers such as the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in courses such as the Phoenix Warrior Training Course and the Phoenix Raven Training Course. Airman Long is deployed from the 437th Security Forces Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and his hometown is Berlin, Conn. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)

Qatar Emiri Air Force officials visit JB CHS
April 7, 2010 — MORE

No walls, no problem
April 7, 2010 — MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Morgan Jarrett saws through a wall beam during a renovation project at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 1, 2010. As a structural journeyman, Airman Jarrett manages, constructs, repairs and modifies structural systems and wooden, masonry, metal and concrete buildings, in additional to fabricating and repairing components of buildings, utility systems and real property equipment. Airman Jarrett is with the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

‘The right thing to do’ with universal waste
April 6, 2010 — Small and easily overlooked electrical products, such as light bulbs and batteries, provide the simplest of everyday functions to Joint Base Charleston, but they also have a few requirements mandated by federal law.Although conventional fluorescent bulbs, non-alkaline batteries and compact florescent light bulbs provide lower energy consumption for... MORE

News briefs
April 6, 2010 — To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to 628abw.dispatch@charleston.af.mil. Make the subject line "NEWS BRIEFS." Submissions must be received no later than close of business the Friday prior to publication.Events:SaturdayFraming 101 classes: Want to learn a very useful skill or hobby during lunch? Each framing 101 class consists of two sessions... MORE

Justice Files
April 6, 2010 — Eight members of Charleston AFB have been tried by Courts-Martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice from the months of November 2009 through March 2010. Three individuals were tried by General Court-Martial, one individual by Special Court-Martial and four by Summary Court-Martial.A technical sergeant from the 628th Security Forces... MORE

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

Charleston Airmen run for awareness
April 2, 2010 — MORE

Airmen dash off as the horn sounds at the beginning of the Commander's Fitness Challenge on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 2, 2010. This month's run was dedicated to sexual assault awareness and informing Airmen of the overwhelming statistics about rape and abuse. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

437 OSS NCO Pursues Commercial Pilot License to Continue Family Business
April 2, 2010 — MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Lambert performs a pre-flight inspection on a Cessna-172 at the Aero Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 25, 2010. Sergeant Lambert has almost completed the remaining 20 hours needed to earn his commercial pilot license. Once his enlistment ends in early spring, he plans to move back to Texas and take over his family's crop dusting business. Sergeant Lambert is a loadmaster with the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)