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Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
October 5, 2009 — Domestic abuse is an important issue which affects our families, the base community and the Air Force. In an effort to prevent crimes and help victims, October has been named Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. According to the Family Violence Prevention fund: · Nearly one in four women in the U.S. report being a victim of domestic violence at some... MORE

Scott AFB to host AMC Icon's final competition
October 5, 2009 — Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals Oct. 22 at Scott AFB, featuring a special performance by AMC's own Air Force Band of Mid America. As an added feature, the command finals will be broadcast to Charleston AFB and a viewing will be hosted at the Charleston Club starting at 7:30 p.m. All AMC installations will receive a DVD of the... MORE

Having a ball!
October 5, 2009 — MORE

Lt. Gen. Bob Allardice and his wife Susan enter the Air Force Ball through the saber cordon in the North Charleston Convention Center Oct. 3. More than 800 Airmen and community leaders came together to celebrate the 62nd birthday of the United States Air Force. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

CAFB Pilot assists EMS
October 1, 2009 — An Airman with Charleston AFB helped rescue workers get to a victim of a car accident in N. Charleston Sept. 28. Capt. Kari Fleming a C-17 pilot with the 15th Airlift Squadron, was heading west on I-526 while driving to work when she was stopped on the Don Holt Bridge due to an accident in the eastbound lanes of the interstate. According to local... MORE

Capt. Kari Fleming is the Airman who was identified as the individual who helped direct traffic along the Don Holt Bridge during a rush hour traffic accident Sept. 28. She along with two civilians guided other motorists to the side of the road to allow Emergency Medical Service crews to reach the accident site. Captain Fleming is a pilot with the 15th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

USTRANSCOM commander visits CAFB
September 30, 2009 — MORE

Col. John Wood greets Gen. Duncan McNabb on the flightline here Sept. 29. General McNabb visited Charleston AFB for the U.S. Transportation Command's Component Commanders Conference. USTRANSCOM is one of ten combatant commands in the Department of Defense and serves as the main supporting command for the movement of personnel, equipment and supplies. The conference was held to address and communicate USTRANSOM priorities for present and future objectives. General McNabb is the U.S. Transportation Command commander and Colonel Wood is the 437th Airlift Wing commander.

Ensuring mission readiness
September 30, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. George Schmalz, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal craftsman, prepares to connect wire leads to a training device, Sept. 18, in Southwest Asia.The 379 EOD team trains on a variety of simulated situations continually to ensure mission readiness. Sergeant Schamlz is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

Airmen in Action
September 30, 2009 — MORE

Senior Airman Joshua Vogann drives a forklift to transport a crate carrying a C-17 nose radome on the flightline here Sept. 30. The damaged nose radome was transported to the Flightline Support Facility for repair processing. Senior Airman Vogann is a C-17 crew chief with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

League Bowling at Starlifter Lanes
September 30, 2009 — MORE

Paul Whittsack prepares to send his bowling ball barreling toward the pins during League Bowling night at the Starlifter Lanes here Sept. 25. His team bowled a total of three games, achieving a average score of 845. Mr. Whittsack is a retired lieutenant colonel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston supplies CENTCOM first M-ATV shipment
September 30, 2009 — Charleston AFB became the aerial distribution hub for a new version of Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicles Sept. 30 in coordination with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston. The MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles, or M-ATVs, were the first to ever be delivered to the Afghanistan theater for operational use, and many more are to come... MORE

A Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected Armored All Terrain vehicle, or MATV, waits to be loaded onto a C-17 at Charleston AFB, S.C., Sept. 30. The MATV was one of the first two vehicles ever flown into Afghanistan to support combat missions. The C-17 is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)

‘A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting All the Pieces Together’
September 30, 2009 — The month of October has been named Energy Awareness Month with the theme of, "A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting All the Pieces Together." The theme encourages each person on Team Charleston to see him or herself as a piece of the energy puzzle fitting into the bigger energy saving picture. The U.S. as a whole can benefit from the conservative... MORE