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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)

Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected egress simulator
March 25, 2009 — MORE

Senior Airman Raymond Banks guides a 60k loader into position to load a Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected egress simulator here March 20. The simulators are used to train deployed military members how to egress out of a MRAP that has overturned. Airman Banks is with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)(RELEASED)

Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Aaron Avery
March 25, 2009 — Tech. Sgt. Aaron Avery is a member of the 16th Airlift Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for about two-and-a-half years. He is currently deployed to Southwest Asia as a C-17 evaluator loadmaster for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Sergeant Avery's responsibilities include performing flight evaluations on the loadmasters in... MORE

Charleston Airmen guide KC-135 to safety
March 25, 2009 — Thanks to aircrew actions onboard a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, was able to safely land after its navigation systems failed. Shortly after taking off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, the crew from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here, who are deployed from the 16th Airlift... MORE