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Mission complete: 16 AS returns
May 6, 2009 — More than 140 Airmen assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron here returned home May 3 after a 120-day deployment in support of combat operations in the Middle East. Lt. Col. Christopher Mann, 16 AS commander, surrounded by his wife, Isabel, and two children, Natalie, 14, and Alex, 5, on the Charleston AFB flightline the morning of his return, offered... MORE

Family and friends wait to reunite with Airmen from the 16 Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., May 3, 2009. More than 140 Airmen from the 16 AS returned from their 120-day deployment to the Middle East in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and operations in the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by James M. Bowman)(Released)

Airmen in Action - A1C Leah Erlandson
May 6, 2009 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Leah Erlandson connects a 8030 Portacount Pro machine to a MCU-2A/P gas mask in order to conduct a gas mask fit test for a Charleston Airman at the bioenvironmental flight building here May 5. The Portacount Pro is designed to measure fit factors of masks with an efficiency of 99 percent or greater by comparing the concentration of microscopic particles outside the gas mask to the concentration of particles that have leaked into the gas mask. Airman Erlandson is a bioenvironmental engineering technician assigned to the 437th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)

Exercise ends with real-world event
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Master Sgt. William Holt reviews a personnel roster outside the 315th Airlift Wing headquarters building here May 4. Sergeant Holt gathered Airmen from the 437th and 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons under the wing of a static display aircraft after a 1,000-foot evacuation distance was implemented due to the discovery of a suspicious package only minutes after the conclusion of an emergency management exercise on base. Sergeant Holt serves as a section chief with the 437 AMXS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

437th Airlift Wing bids farewell
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Col. John "Red" Millander and the crew of the "Spirit of Berlin" C-17 met with Col. Gail Halvorsen, the "Candy Bomber" at the Berlin Air Show May 27. This year's Berlin Air Show marked the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. (Courtesy photo)

News briefs
May 6, 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

Facts, testimony bust IDEA myths
May 6, 2009 — In less time than it takes to fill out a credit card application, Darlene Daspit-Pohl was on her way to earning $10,000, just for having an idea. In June 2007, Ms. Daspit-Pohl used the Air Force Innovative Development through Employee Awareness Program to submit an idea for reducing the cost to the government for pilots' oxygen masks. Three weeks... MORE

Honor Guard Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Marcus Moreno
May 5, 2009 — Name: Airman 1st Class Marcus Moreno Hometown: San FranciscoSquadron and job title: 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic system apprentice Time in the Air Force: Two years, seven months Time in the Honor Guard: One year, seven months What inspired you to join the Honor Guard? I think it was a movie actually. I remember thinking that it... MORE

The best never rest
May 1, 2009 — MORE

Senior Airman Michelle Metz and other maintenance technicians rotate a hydraulic jack here April 28. The 437th and 315th Maintenance Groups were recently awarded the Daedalian Trophy for best maintainers in the Air Force. Airman Metz is a crew chief with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

'No such thing as a non-player' in EMI
April 29, 2009 — With a little more than a week remaining until the unit compliance inspection, base emergency response units are ready to put their best foot forward, according to emergency management leadership. Throughout the inspection, situational awareness, security and safety are paramount for first responders, but they are also fundamental practices for all... MORE

Warrior of the Week: 1st Lt. Steven Schuldt
April 29, 2009 — First Lt. Steven Schuldt is a member of the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for more than two years. Currently, Lieutenant Schuldt is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as Civil Engineer Squadron Commander Advisor for the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing in Afghanistan. While deployed, he is... MORE