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Beep ... beep ... beep
February 4, 2009 — MORE

Senior Airman Shane O?Kelley spots a driver moving a 20-ton wrecker during training in the vehicle operations yard on Charleston AFB Feb. 4. Airmen working in the vehicle operations yard are also responsible for disabled vehicle recovery, picking up aircrew members and for picking up parts involving anything from screws to aircraft engines and delivering them to different organizations on base. Airman O?Kelley is a documented cargo supervisor with the 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

Base family child care providers receive national accreditation
February 4, 2009 — Two Charleston AFB child care providers recently earned national accreditation from the National Association for Family Child Care. Lyvonnia Hyche and Sandy Borgerding are both providers for Charleston AFB. There are only four nationally accredited family child care providers in the state of South Carolina and Charleston AFB has two of them. The... MORE

Lyvonnia Hyche teaches children how to jump rope in the Youth Programs Center gym Feb. 3. Once a week, providers get together at the Youth Programs gym for indoor play. Mrs. Hyche is a family child care provider. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Ian Hoachlander)

What does Air Force Association do for Airmen?
February 4, 2009 — Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series about Air Force organizations that advocate for Airmen, retirees and their families. Anyone and everyone can be a member of a professional, nonprofit organization that supports aerospace power and presents numerous opportunities. All active-duty Airmen, Reservists, National Guard members,... MORE

315, 437 MXG capture AF Daedalian Trophy
February 4, 2009 — Maintenance groups on Charleston AFB were recently recognized as the best in the Air Force. The 315th and the 437th Maintenance Groups were awarded the 2008 Air Force Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy Award. Both maintenance groups last won the Daedalian Trophy at the Air Mobility Command level in 2005. "This is... MORE

Airman 1st Class Adrian Bozeman adds oil to a self-generating nitrogen servicing cart during a yearly inspection July 30. The 437th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight?s inventory includes more than 490 pieces of equipment that support Charleston AFB flightline operations. Airman Bozeman is an AGE apprentice with the 437 MXS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

Construction update
February 4, 2009 — Joint Base Headquarters renovation, Building 1600: Second floor demolition complete, steel stud installation began Feb. 3. Child Development Center: Approved land disturbance permit package. Finalizing groundbreaking ceremony preparations for Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. Chapel addition and renovation: Slab for new addition in progress. Interior demolition... MORE

Tasting heritage
February 4, 2009 — MORE

SFS wins as first to 100K mark
February 4, 2009 — Team 18, 437th Security Forces Squadron, was the first team to complete 100,000 repetitions for the 100 Days of Push-ups and Sit-ups Commander's Fitness Challenge here on day 10, Jan. 30. Second and third place are still open for the next teams to meet 100,000 repetitions and there will also be a prize for the team with the most push-ups and... MORE

Meghan Donahue performs a sit-up during the 437th Security Forces Squadron's completion of 100,000 push-ups and sit-ups during a 100-day Commander's Fitness Challenge at the base Fitness and Sports Center on base Jan. 30. The challenge is a base-wide event for teams of 10 to complete 100,000 push-ups and sit-ups in 100 days. Donahue is a 437 SFS Raven apprentice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

FSS Airman tried in special court-martial
February 4, 2009 — A member of Charleston AFB was tried at a special court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice during January. The maximum punishment at a Special Court-Martial consists of a bad-conduct discharge, 12 months confinement, forfeiture of two-thirds pay per month for 12 months and a reduction to E-1. A 437th Force Support Squadron airman... MORE

UAVs being shipped from Charleston AFB
January 29, 2009 — MORE

A Copperhead Tigershark Unmanned Air Vehicle System is loaded onto a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III here Jan. 26. The UAV system is used in theater to support the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

Printing cards
January 28, 2009 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Eboni Brown scans Staff Sgt. Aubrey Arnold's fingertip for an inactive reserve identification card at the 437th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight Jan. 28. Members of the ID card section update more than 300 ID cards on a weekly basis. Airman Brown is with the 437th Force Support Squadron and Sergeant Arnold is separating from the Air Force and is here with her husband, Staff Sgt. Curtis Arnold, from the 437th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)