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Parenting, stress go hand in hand
April 1, 2009 — April is Child Abuse Awareness month. It is a time when we should all think about how we can be a better parent and a better protector of children in the community. Child abuse is not something that occurs only in other people's homes. Times are difficult right now; you see it every day when you turn on the news. It is easy to become overwhelmed,... MORE

Honor Guard Spotlight: Senior Airman Sean Strength
April 1, 2009 — Name: Senior Airman Sean Strength Squadron and job title: 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems journeyman Time in the Air Force: three years, one month Time in Honor Guard: five months What inspired you to join Honor Guard? After my uncle passed, I saw the Honor Guard perform at his funeral and it sparked... MORE

Defense Department officials list stimulus act projects
March 31, 2009 — Defense Department officials announced 3,000 projects the economic stimulus legislation signed last month will fund and Charleston AFB projects made the cut. Total funding for the act is $787 billion, with the $7.4 billion Defense Department portion aimed at projects able to be accelerated or started at once. Department officials can obligate... MORE

315 AW Reservist is not your typical overachiever
March 31, 2009 — A recent poll conducted by Parenting Magazine asked parents what professions they would like to see their children undertake when they reach adulthood. The top three jobs selected were doctor, lawyer and pilot. If this is true, one Airman with the 315th Airlift Wing must have some very happy parents because he can now claim two of the top three... MORE

Major Steve Bruce, a reserve pilot with the 317th Airlift Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., recently graduated from law school. (Air Force photo by/Captain Chett Collier)

32 new leaders graduate from ALS
March 31, 2009 — Thirty-two Airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School Class 09-C during a ceremony March 26 at the Charleston Club. Senior Airman Alisha Sollick, 14th Airlift Squadron, was presented the John L. Levitow Award at the graduation ceremony as the top-performing student during the course. The distinguished graduates were Staff Sgt. Henry C... MORE

AMC goes green with aircraft engine washes
March 30, 2009 — Air Mobility Command bases are using a new aircraft engine wash system that's not only better for the plane, it's better for the environment. The EcoPower Engine Wash System is a system that uses atomized water, collects the effluent water and purifies it for recycled use. EcoPower builders claim washing the engines will reduce engine fuel burn by... MORE

Contractors wash a Charleston AFB C-17 engine with the new
environmentally-friendly EcoPower Engine Wash System March 12. The
closed-loop system uses atomized water, collects the effluent water and
purifies it for recycled use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Sizelove)

Charleston AFB hosts Earth Day celebration
March 27, 2009 — Charleston AFB hosted approximately 600 fifth-grade elementary students from Charleston area elementary schools for its 13th annual Earth Day celebration March 25. Charleston AFB traditionally celebrates Arbor Day in conjunction with its annual Earth Day event held each spring. At Charleston AFB, a concerted effort is made to implement the... MORE

Charleston Area Elementary School Students react to an excited bird during the Earth Day celebration on Charleston AFB, March 25. More than 600 students came to the base's 13th Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

Airmen helping Airmen
March 27, 2009 — MORE

Col. Joseph Mancy fills out his Air Force Assistance Fund form at Charleston AFB, March 27. The AFAF is an annual campaign, which benefits active-duty Airmen, reservists, National Guard members, retirees and family members. The AFAF began March 23 and runs until May 3. Colonel Mancy is the acting 437th Airlift Wing vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz.)

Team Charleston celebrates MRAP milestone
March 25, 2009 — The 841st Transportation Battalion hosted a special ceremony March 23 at the Naval Weapons Station Charleston's Wharf Alpha to commemorate the shipment of 10,000 Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicles into the theater. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, as well as personnel from the... MORE

Airmen from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., load a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle on a C-17 Globemaster III for shipment to Iraq July 28. An estimated 3,500 MRAP vehicles are expected to be in Iraq by Dec. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

Safety check
March 25, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Graham makes sure a grounding wire is secure during a safety inspection at the picnic grounds for Earth Day on Charleston AFB, March 25. The safety office oversees the wing commander's Mishap Prevention Program through basewide inspections, education and investigations. Sergeant Graham is a confined space manager with the 437th Airlift Wing Ground Safety office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)