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Night operations
June 18, 2009 — MORE

Senior Airman Kyle Robinson uses a flashlight to inspect the exterior of a C-17 for missing screws or damage to the aircraft June 18, 2009, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Airman Robinson is a crew chief with the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman) (RELEASED)

The color of money
June 17, 2009 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Brittney Knowling operates a copy machine at the base finance office here June 17 to create digital and paper duplicates of checks received from the base Education and Training Center. The finance office keeps accurate records of all base funds and files receipts for a period of six years and three months. Airman Knowling is a customer service technician with the 437th Comptroller Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

News briefs
June 17, 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. Change of Command 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron change of command: Lt. Col. James Petrick will relinquish command to Lt. Col. Stevan... MORE

Charleston Airman earns top honors
June 17, 2009 — A Charleston Airman took two of the three C-17 awards at the latest graduation ceremony for the Air Force's advanced weapons and tactics school June 12. Capt. Christopher Stephens, a pilot with the 16th Airlift Squadron, was selected out of eight C-17 officers as the Outstanding Graduate. This award is presented to the student who ranks No. 1 in... MORE

Col. Scott Kindsvater presents Capt. Christopher Stephens with one of his awards during the June 12 graduation ceremony for the Air Force Weapons School in Las Vegas, Nev. Captain Stephens was presented two awards during the graduation including an Outstanding Graduate and a Flying Award. Colonel Kindsvater is the Weapons School commandant and Captain Stephens is a pilot with the 14th Airlift Squadron. (Courtesy photo)

Denton Program makes humanitarian missions possible
June 17, 2009 — Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron here loaded the 26,000-pound heart of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine onto a C-17 from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., headed to Argentina June 17. The MRI equipment was donated to a hospital in Salta, Argentina, by Washington University's School of Medicine in St. Louis. After almost three years of... MORE

Airmen prepare to load a magnetic resonance imaging machine onto a C-17 here June 17. The MRI equipment was donated by Washington University's School of Medicine in St. Louis to a hospital in Salta, Argentina. The Airmen are members of a load team with 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

AFSO21 alive and well in MXG
June 17, 2009 — The 437th Maintenance Group here continues to find ways to streamline processes under Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. The 437 MXG strives to bring the work to the mechanics instead of the mechanics to the work. "AFSO21 instills a warrior spirit with a business mindset so our Airmen can do work that makes sense," said Bob Langston,... MORE

CAFB reduces waste through recycling
June 17, 2009 — Charleston AFB, through the help of its recycling program, has met its goal of a 40 percent diversion rate for the past three years. The diversion rate is the percent of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal, such as putting waste in a landfill or incinerator, to be recycled. "It is important to recycle for the reason it will not only... MORE

Air Force officials update uniform board decisions
June 17, 2009 — Air Force officials announced policy updates to the 98th Virtual Uniform Board decisions posted June 10. It's important Charleston Airmen know the only updates made were to uniform effective dates, not to the new uniform changes. In the original release, Air Force's senior leaders said they intend to provide fully functional and appropriate... MORE

Construction Update
June 17, 2009 — Charleston AFB recently received economic stimulus funds to upgrade the heating and cooling systems of various facilities on base to more energy efficient systems. Facilities receiving the funding include Building 330, Building 325, Building 108 and Family Housing. Building 330 Base Billeting This month marked the beginning of a project upgrading... MORE

Moving? Family member medical clearance may be critical
June 17, 2009 — Getting notified of a new assignment sets in motion a multitude of required steps and tasks. Each of these steps and tasks must be managed and accomplished to obtain orders and solidify plans while moving family across the country or even across the world. At least one of these steps involves the medical community. For active-duty Airmen, their... MORE