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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)

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
January 18, 2010 — MORE

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)