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Commander's 5K Run/Walk Challenge
July 15, 2009 — MORE

Airmen with the 437th Communications Squadron pace themselves beside vehicles traveling at reduced speeds along Hill Boulevard during the Commander's 5K Run/Walk Challenge here July 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

News briefs
July 15, 2009 — To submit a news brief, send an e-mail to airlift.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.Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Kolva July 17 at 10 a.m. in... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. David Munton
July 15, 2009 — Staff Sgt. David Munton is a member of the 437th Medical Group and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for about four-and-a-half years. He was recently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan with the Medical Task Force, where he worked with the patient movement element. Sergeant Munton's responsibilities... MORE

Seeing double
July 15, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Alexis Alexander repairs a pair of glasses at the base optometry office here July 13. The optometry office receives 10 to 15 pairs of glasses a week for repairs ranging from missing screws and nose pads, to bent frames. Sergeant Alexander is the NCO in charge of the base optometry office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston's Rodeo Team is ready to compete in Rodeo 2009
July 14, 2009 — More than 30 Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing will depart July 17 for McChord AFB, Wash., to participate in Rodeo 2009, Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition. Rodeo 2009 is scheduled to take place July 19 through 24. The international competition focuses on readiness and improving worldwide air mobility forces' professional core... MORE

More than 30 Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing will depart July 17 for McChord AFB, Wash., to participate in Rodeo 2009. Charleston's Rodeo Team members have been preparing for this competition for several months and will compete alongside more than 100 teams and 2,500 people from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, as well as allied nations, that are expected to participate.

17th Air Force, mobility Airmen support presidential visit to Ghana
July 14, 2009 — Before President Barack Obama could land to an unprecedented reception in Accra, Ghana, July 10, Airmen, Sailors and Marines were on the ground days in advance preparing. More than 150 troops in Accra and more than 1,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima came together in the West African country to form a task force to support the... MORE

Why are the gates closed, again?
July 13, 2009 — How many times in the last few months have you been stopped for a "few" minutes in the outbound lane of traffic leaving the base? Your frustration level rises. You are late for an appointment. The kids need to be picked up and the ice cream is melting. The wait can be hard to handle, but it might be a little easier next time if you know why... MORE

Hurricane Hunters prep for upcoming storm season
July 10, 2009 — Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron deployed to their detachment in St. Croix recently to fly training missions over the Caribbean in preparation for the 2009 hurricane season. Unit Airmen are part of the 403rd Wing located at Keesler AFB, Miss., and are the only Department of Defense unit currently... MORE

Staff Sgt. Karon Evans washes the flight deck windows on a Hurricane Hunter WC-130J Hercules before a training mission leaving St. Croix, V.I. Sergeant Evans is a crew chief assigned to the 403rd Wing from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The training mission covered the Air Force Reserve Command's weather reconnaissance mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

Doolittle Raiders expected to attend AMC Rodeo
July 10, 2009 — Three of the remaining nine Doolittle Raiders will attend the Air Mobility Rodeo at McChord AFB, Wash., July 19 through 24. The Doolittle Raiders are special guests of Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, and are scheduled to attend Rodeo competitions, demonstrations and a town hall meeting July 22, as well as hold an autograph... MORE

Air Mobility Rodeo 2009, sponsored by Air Mobility Command, is the Air Force's Mobility readiness competition. This competition focuses on improving our worldwide air mobility forces' professional core abilities. Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 will be held at McChord AFB, Wash., July 19 through 24. More than 2,500 people from the Air Force and Air Force Reserve, as well as allied nations, are expected to participate.

Commander's Comments
July 9, 2009 — This week was a demanding week for Team Charleston. In these weeks we need courage, and Capt. Zach Hall, one of my execs, reminded me of the phrase and story "Of Courage Undaunted..." Thomas Jefferson wrote these words describing Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jefferson's words would elaborate on the character and... MORE