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One potato, two potato, three potato ...
August 19, 2008 — MORE

Senior Airman Michelle Emery bags sweet potatoes at the Lowcountry Food Bank, Charleston, S.C., Aug. 15. More than 45 Airmen from the Charleston First 6 council bagged 11,000 pounds of potatoes that will be distributed to more than 250 families in the lowcountry. Airman Emery is an aerial videographer with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

ALS gets served in volleyball challenge
August 19, 2008 — MORE

Rodney Koonce hits the ball to the Airman Leadership School team as Jesse Foor tries to block during a volleyball game on base Aug. 18. The Chiefs and Shirts team beat ALS 2-1. Koonce played for the Chiefs and Shirts from the 437th Force Support Squadron and Foor is with ALS from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

News briefs
August 19, 2008 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Kenneth Mayo Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. in Building 610. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Paul Valentine at 963-5089. Around the base AF Ball tickets: Tickets for the 2008 Charleston Air Force Ball are on sale now for the event scheduled to... MORE

437 AW receives 'Excellent' rating during operational readiness inspection
August 15, 2008 — Hundreds of Team Charleston members packed into the base theater Aug. 15 to hear the results of the operational readiness inspection held Aug. 3-10 at Alpena Air National Guard Base, Mich. Excitement and anticipation could be felt in the air from every Airman, Department of Defense civilian and family member present. Organizational chants from the... MORE

(From left) Brig. Gen. Donald Lustig, Col. Donald L. Schaffer, Col. John "Red" Millander and Chief Master Sgt. Bernise Belcer applaud Team Charleston for obtaining an "Excellent" rating during the Air Mobility Command Operational Readiness Inspection held Aug. 3-10. General Lustig is the inspector general for AMC. Colonel Millander, Colonel Schaffer and Chief Belcer are part of the 437th Airlift Wing leadership at Charleston Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

Charleston aircrew transports Georgian troops
August 14, 2008 — Charleston AFB Airmen and aircraft were key players in a mission that airlifted Georgian soldiers back to the Republic of Georgia earlier this week. The 14th Airlift Squadron, currently deployed to Iraq as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, along with the 4th Airlift Squadron from McChord AFB, Wash., airlifted approximately 2,000 Georgian... MORE

Crewmembers unload a pallet of humanitarian supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III in Tbilisi, Georgia. The pallet contains cots, blankets and medical supplies. Sixteen pallets of humanitarian supplies were delivered in the wake of conflict over the past week. (Department of Defense photo /Navy Lt. Cmdr Corey Barker)

Air Force Ball: Great time, celebration of heritage
August 14, 2008 — Charleston AFB leadership invites Airmen to fill 1,300 seats at the Air Force Ball scheduled for Sept. 6 at the North Charleston Convention Center. The ball is an annual Air Force-wide tradition to celebrate the heritage and history of the Air Force. This marks the 61st anniversary of the Air Force. "It's going to be a great night; our goal is to... MORE

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Robert Charest)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Stephen Adams
August 13, 2008 — Airman 1st Class Stephen Adams is a member of the 14th Airlift Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for eight months. He is currently on a deployment to Southwest Asia where he serves as a C-17 loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. As a C-17 loadmaster, his duties include preparing the jet, supervising the uploads... MORE

General Schwartz assumes command of Air Force
August 13, 2008 — The Air Force's 19th chief of staff spoke of mending fences and earning trust in his speech after assuming command of the service during a ceremony at Bolling AFB, Washington, Aug. 12. "Without trust, we are nothing," Gen. Norton Schwartz said to the crowd of about 600 people on the base's ceremonial lawn. "Trust must be earned, yet the American... MORE

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley prepares to pass the ceremonial Air Force flag to Gen. Norton A. Schwartz during a welcoming ceremony Aug. 12 at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., in honor of General Schwartz. The general is the 19th Air Force chief of staff. (Defense Dept. photo/Cherie Cullen)

Classified
August 13, 2008 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dillo checks on the status of a KC-135 Stratotanker supporting a local C-17 training mission on base Aug. 13. The 437th Airlift Wing Command Post is responsible for disseminating command control information that is vital to leadership and other agencies on base. Sergeant Dillo is the 437 AW/CP NCO in charge of operational control functions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

News briefs
August 13, 2008 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Kenneth Mayo Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. in Building 610. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Paul Valentine at 963-5089. Around the base ORI out-brief: There will be an operational readiness inspection out-brief Aug. 15 for the 437th Airlift... MORE