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OSI agents conduct crime scene investigation exercise
October 23, 2008 — The special agent got a call from the security forces desk sergeant early the morning of Oct. 17 -- a crime scene needed investigating. When agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 310 arrived on the scene of the exercise they found a simulated dead man -- presumably killed by a gunshot wound -- with a handgun near... MORE

After a brief inspection of the exercise crime scene, Special Agent Matthew Tonay briefs investigation team members about details on the scene prior to completing a full investigation in base housing Oct. 17. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 310 put together an exercise to test their investigatory preparedness and to work with their counterparts with the 437th Security Forces Squadron and the 437th Airlift Wing Law Center. Agent Tonay is assigned to AFOSI Det. 310. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sam Hymas)

Supplying warfighters
October 22, 2008 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Heather Kern secures a cargo shipment filled with force provider kits that will be airlifted to forward deployed locations in U.S. central command area of responsibility on Charleston AFB Oct. 22. The base has been shipping force provider kits to war fighters for more than a year. Sergeant Kern is assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

CAFB to sponsor bimonthly blood drives
October 22, 2008 — Charleston AFB held the first bimonthly American Red Cross blood drive at the Fitness and Sports Center here Oct. 15. More than 125 Team Charleston members came out to the 437th Maintenance Squadron sponsored blood drive to donate 137 units of red cell and whole blood that will be used in the Charleston area. Charleston AFB officials and the ARC... MORE

DOD civilian drops 120 pounds with Air Force's help
October 22, 2008 — Tipping the scale at 365 pounds, a 5-foot-10-inch male joined the Air Force in 2003 ... as a civilian. Five years and 120 pounds later, he now checks in at 245 pounds thanks to the Air Force for helping make his weight loss successful. Dominick Ward, who is a civilian pickup and delivery forklift operator assigned to the 437th Logistics Readiness... MORE

Dominick Ward does bicep curls at the Charleston AFB fitness and sports center Oct. 15. He recently lost 120 pounds with the help of wingmen and an Air Force Instruction allowing him excused absence to exercise three hours a week during the work day. Mr. Ward is a civilian pickup and delivery forklift operator assigned to the 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Chris Cozart
October 22, 2008 — Airman 1st Class Chris Cozart is a member of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for more than a year. He recently returned from a deployment to Jordan, where he was a part of the military assistance program with the U.S. Embassy. At home station, Airman Cozart is a passenger service agent but, while he was... MORE

News briefs
October 22, 2008 — 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. Around the base Closure: The 437th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Section, to include the wing command support section and... MORE

Top 3 sponsors Oktoberfest cookout
October 22, 2008 — MORE

Master Sgt. Jeffrey Wagner unloads hamburgers and hot dogs from a vehicle in preparation for Oktoberfest on Charleston AFB Oct. 17. The Charleston AFB Top 3 provided food, drinks and entertainment for junior-enlisted Airmen during the annual event. Sergeant Wagner is with the 437th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Kilgallon)

The Moving Wall comes to Charleston
October 20, 2008 — MORE

Master Sgt. Keith Coyle shows Marilyn and David Lair the name of a Vietnam War veteran they were looking for on The Moving Wall displayed at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 17. Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Coast Guardsmen stood watch 24 hours a day from Oct. 16-20 at the wall which is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial, The Wall, located in Washington, D.C. Sergeant Coyle is with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the Lairs are from Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

Airmen give back with blood
October 16, 2008 — MORE

Leonard Hilton checks Airman 1st Class Renee Turcotte's blood pressure prior to drawing her blood during an American Red Cross Blood Drive held at the fitness and sports center Oct. 15. One-hundred twenty-seven Team Charleston members participated in the blood drive to donate a total of 140 pints of red cell blood and whole blood. Mr. Hilton is a collection specialist with the American Red Cross and Airman Turcotte is a receiving specialist with the 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

Charleston Airmen officiate high school football
October 15, 2008 — MORE

From left to right, football officials Randall Edwards, Sean Houlihan, Ed Ebersole, Scott Vendrely and Rocky Huggins review last-minute assignments before the Colleton County High School and Fort Dorchester High School freshman game in North Charleston, S.C., Oct. 2. The five-man crew is made uip of Airmen or former Airmen who give back to the community through officiating high school football games. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)