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Lightning strikes a need for renter’s insurance
April 22, 2009 — Live in base housing and don't have renter's insurance? For one base couple, renter's insurance may be their only hope to recover what they've lost. The home of 1st Lt. Richard and Rachel Kerr caught fire April 20 after lightning struck their base housing unit during a severe thunderstorm. Lieutenant Kerr is a pilot with this 16th Airlift Squadron... MORE

Members of the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department respond to a fire April 20, at the base housing unit occupied by 1st Lt. Richard and Rachel Kerr. The Kerr's house caught fire after it was struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm. Lieutenant Kerr is a pilot with the 16th Airlift Squadron and is currently deployed to Southwest Asia. (Courtesy Photo)

Fini Flight
April 22, 2009 — MORE

Col. John "Red" Millander taxis through spray from a firetruck April 22 on the flightline after landing at Charleston AFB for his final C-17 flight. Colonel Millander took command of the wing in June 2007 and will leave Charleston AFB to become the Chief of the Air Force's Global Mobility Division at the Pentagon. Colonel Millander is currently the 437th Airlift Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)(RELEASED)

News briefs
April 22, 2009 — To submit information for news briefs, send an e-mail to airlift.dispatch@charleston.af.mil with subject NEWS BRIEFS. Submissions must be received no later than close of business Friday the week before publication. Spotlight 437th Airlift Wing change of command: Charleston AFB will welcome a new base commander during a wing change of command... MORE

AMC commander: ‘Charleston Airmen are outstanding’
April 22, 2009 — The men and women of Air Mobility Command are doing great things and Charleston AFB Airmen are doing outstanding work across the globe, said the AMC commander during a visit to the base April 16 and 17. Gen. Arthur Lichte stopped at Charleston AFB on his way to Columbia, S.C., to attend the Doolittle Raiders' 67th Reunion. "It is hard to think of... MORE

Airman Ian Hoachlander interviews Gen. Arthur Lichte while onboard a C-17 enroute to Charleston AFB Apr. 16. General Lichte came to Charleston for a two-day base visit where he toured various facilities. General Lichte is the commander of Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. and Airman Hoachlander is a member of the 437th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

Black boots authorized with ABUs for Airmen with industrial jobs
April 22, 2009 — Some Charleston Airmen are now authorized to wear black boots with their Airman Battle Uniforms under certain circumstances according to a base policy letter signed April 2. Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, temporarily authorized AMC base commanders to allow their Airmen to wear black boots with ABUs if they work in industrial... MORE

Airman 1st Class Grant Carson prepares to do a voltage check on a C-17 temperature data acquisition unit at Charleston AFB April 22. Under a new base policy, flightline maintenance is one of the authorized industrial areas where Charleston Airmen can wear black boots with their Airman Battle Uniforms. Airman Carson works as a crew chief for the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/James M. Bowman)

Bridging the gap
April 22, 2009 — MORE

Senior Airmen Joshua Humble, left, and Raymond Banks build a shoring kit at Charleston AFB, April 22. The shoring kit was used to offload a staircase truck from a McChord-based C-17. Airmen Humble and Banks are air transportation journeymen with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/James Bowman)

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Daniel Arrez-Ramirez
April 22, 2009 — Staff Sgt. Daniel Arrez-Ramirez is a member of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for about six years. He is currently deployed to the Middle East where he works as the night shift supervisor for the U.S. Movement Control Team. His responsibilities include preparing aircraft load plans, loading and unloading the... MORE

437th Security Forces Squadron defeats the Coast Guard
April 22, 2009 — MORE

Lorenzo Woods, left, and Derek Southard, right, wait for the tip off of an intramural basketball playoff game at the Fitness and Sports Center here April 20. The 437th Security Forces Squadron defeated the Coast Guard 51-46. SFS is currently the number eight seed in the playoffs. Woods, a CG member, is with the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy and Southard is with the 437 SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

P186 Delivery
April 22, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. John Green watches as Maj. Gen. Erwin F. "Erv" Lessel III taxis in the newest C-17 addition to Charleston AFB April 17. This is the seventh out of ten new C-17s Charleston AFB will receive. General Lessel is the Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments, and the Director of the San Antonio Joint Program Office, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas. Sergeant Green is a crew chief with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

12 technical sergeants graduate from NCO Academy
April 22, 2009 — Eleven base NCOs graduated from the Paul W. Airey NCO Academy at Tyndall, AFB, Fla., and one from the Forrest L. Volser NCO Academy at Peterson AFB, Colo., April 9. The graduates are: 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Renay Sellers 437th Aerial Port Squadron: Amanda King and Keith Miley 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: William Braniff,... MORE