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First Charleston AFB shipment of food, water leaves for Haiti
January 18, 2010 — The first humanitarian mission carrying food and water supplied by Charleston AFB's aerial port squadron launched at approximately 6:30 a.m. Jan. 18 bound for Haiti.Charleston was recently selected as the main aerial port artery for pumping life-saving rations into the crippled nation, making the first launch a glimpse of many to come.Putting good... MORE

Air transportation specialists with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron work together to load a pallet of food onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food part of a 116,000 pound shipment of food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116,000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18
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Lawrence Curtis runs to assist fellow air transportation specialists push an enormous pallet of Meals-Ready-to-Eat onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food was loaded as part of the first humanitarian mission to leave Charleston AFB laden with food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Mr. Curtis is a work leader with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Mobility Airmen drive Haiti relief forward with C-17 deliveries
January 17, 2010 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Caleb Carmody helps to unload supplies from a Charleston C-17 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 15, 2010. Air Mobility Command is participating in a swift and coordinated relief effort to save lives and alleviate human suffering in the aftermath of the earthquake. Sergeant Barmody is an air transportation journeyman with the 817th Global Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

621 CRW deploys in support of Haiti relief via C-17s
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Equipment is loaded onto a Charleston AFB C-17 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 15, 2010. Air Mobility Command is assisting the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti by bringing the assets necessary to run airfield operations, air traffic control, command and control, aerial port, maintenance, and security. Additionally, AMC has aeromedical assets that can take care of and transport injured people to follow-on care. (U.S.Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Air mobility: connecting missions, hearts and lives for Haiti
January 17, 2010 — At approximately 6 p.m. Jan. 14, a Charleston AFB C-17 and crew departed on the base's first mission to bring the humanitarian relief to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which was struck Jan. 12 by a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake. According to Pan American Health Organization reports, the death toll is expected to reach as high as 100,000. In... MORE

U.S.Air Force Technical Sgt. Robert Mabry a reservist Loadmaster with the 317th Airlift Squadron, 437th Air Mobility Wing, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), S.C., conducts pre-flight duties on the Charleston AFB flight line, en route to support relief efforts to Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010 in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts) (Released)

Rapid global mobility leads the way in Haiti relief effort
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Perreault, a reservist with the 317th Airlift Squadron, 437th Air Mobility Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., loads his personal gear onto a trailer before participating in a swift and coordinated relief effort to Haiti, Jan.14, 2010, in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts) (Released)

Charleston C-17s mobilize for humanitarian aid missions
January 15, 2010 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Robert Mabry is interviewed by local media on a C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 14, 2010. The C-17 was used to transport equipment needed to aid the humanitarian effort in Haiti. Sergeant Mabry is a loadmaster with the 317th Airlift Squadron.(U.S.Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Relief In The Air!
January 14, 2010 — As the sun set over Charleston Air Force Base, Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing are wheels up headed to McGuire AFB, New Jersey to upload relief supplies then direct to Haiti."We're tasked and we go," said Major John Cousins, aircraft commander from the 317th Airlift Squadron. "We need to get these supplies down there safely and fast."The... MORE

Help is coming
January 14, 2010 — MORE

Team Charleston members wait to depart for McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Jan. 14 to pick up humanitarian supplies to deliver to Haiti following the devastating 7.0 –magnitude earthquake that hit Tuesday morning. 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. Ai r Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

New group commander 'a living example' of family values
January 14, 2010 — The Charleston AFB family offered a warm welcome to the new commander of the 437th Operations Group Dec. 21 during a change of command ceremony here.Col. Robert Holba, formerly the chief of the Air Mobility Division for the 617th Air and Space Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assumed command of the 437 OG from Col. Joseph Mancy... MORE

Col. Robert Holba, 437th Operations Group commander