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Firefighters go to Haiti
January 22, 2010 — MORE

Senior Airman Nicholas Torraco moves bags on Charleston AFB, Jan. 22. Airman Torraco is with a group of firefighters from different bases across the United States that are going to Haiti to support in the humanitarian relief effort. Airman Torraco is a firefighter with McGuire AFB, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

C-17's for humanitarian relief effort stop in Charleston
January 22, 2010 — MORE

Several C-17 aircraft sit on the Charleston AFB flightline, Jan. 21. The planes are being used to support the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti. The Air Force's airlift capability enables the U.S. to respond immediately to any disaster domestically or worldwide. the U.S. is the only country with an aircraft fleet capable of providing this type of response. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Air Force, Army support second air delivery mission to Haiti
January 22, 2010 — MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 43rd Logistical Readiness Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., load a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., before an air delivery mission in support of Operation Unified Response Jan. 21, 2010. The crew loaded 40 container delivery system bundles totaling 67,800 pounds of Meals Ready to Eat and bottled water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey / Released)

C-17 aircrews provide snacks for Haiti evacuees
January 21, 2010 — MORE

Charleston Airmen load snacks into a box on Charleston AFB, Jan. 21. The snacks were an idea by aircrew members and families, to help feed evacuees as they are brought out of Haiti on C-17?s during the humanitarian relief effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

628 FSS steps up services to provide relief crew bed-down
January 21, 2010 — Since Charleston AFB's recent posturing as an East Coast hub for providing humanitarian airlift to Haiti, one mobility mission after another has found its way into the Lowcountry.As individuals arrive, some traveling from as far as Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, a warm bed is understandably in high demand, but one organization on Charleston likely... MORE

CAFB supports deployment of search and rescue crews to Haiti
January 20, 2010 — MORE

Members of Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 15, 2010, in Norfolk, Va., for transport to Haiti for earthquake relief operations. The capabilities of the task force include physical search and rescue operations in damaged or collapsed structures; emergency medical care for trapped victims; task force members and search canines; reconnaissance to determine damage and provide damage assessments for local, state and federal officials; survey and evaluation of hazardous materials situations; structural and hazard evaluations of buildings needed for immediate occupancy to support disaster relief operations; and stabilization of damaged structures that include shoring and cribbing operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock/Released)

Charleston AFB aircrew conducts first air delivery over Haiti
January 20, 2010 — The first C-17 air delivery mission flown to Haiti during Operation Unified Response was conducted by a Charleston AFB aircrew Jan. 18, supporting U.S. Southern Command relief efforts.At approximately 5 a.m. the day of the flight, Maj. Jeff Daniels, the mission aircraft commander with the 437th Operations Support Squadron, said he received word of... MORE

An aerial view shows downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 17, 2010. Makeshift shelters are being erected in open locations throughout the city in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12, 2010. A Jan. 18 air delivery mission of supplies was directed at trying to find the most expedient method of deploying supplies to victims and relief workers. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock, U.S. Air Force/Released)

C-17 repair in support of humanitarian efforts
January 19, 2010 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Graham Robinson repairs damage to a C-17 engine that occurred in flight en route from Haiti during a humanitarian relief mission Jan. 19. The C-17 will be tasked for another mission to Haiti later this week once the maintenance has been performed. The joint and coalition relief efforts to Haiti have been non-stop since the 7.0-manitude earthquake that occurred Jan. 12. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

Water goes to Haiti in support of relief effort
January 19, 2010 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Denny Garrison and Senior Airman Veronica Garrison tie down bottled water to a pallet on Charleston AFB, Jan. 19. The water is being sent to Haiti to assist in the humanitarian relief effort. Sergeant Garrison is a cargo services supervisor and Airman Garrison is a ramp services journeyman, both are with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Commentary: proud to be an Airman, prouder to be an American
January 19, 2010 — Throughout my almost 20 years in the Air Force, there have been thousands of things which made me proud to be an Airman and mostly definitely an American, and my experience of flying to Haiti Jan. 18 with supplies on board a C-17 Globemaster III stands out among those which will forever be forged into my memory.Even though I spent only three hours... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB arrives at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with relief supplies for U.S. service members and Haitian residents affected by the Jan. 12 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 18, 2010. Charleston AFB is the Air Force?s air operations hub for all C-17 relief effort flights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan)