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Cargo upload
July 23, 2008 — MORE

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, IRAQ -- Staff Sergeant Shain Brower, 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Freight Loader, uses a 60k aircraft loader to upload a T-3 trailer onto a C-17 July 18. The 13,000-pound trailer was part of the 47,000 pounds loaded on the C-17. The 506 ELRS loads and unloads nearly 490,000 pounds of cargo a week onto military aircrafts. Sergeant Brower is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. and calls Middleville, Michigan home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Randi Flaugh)

DOD officials select new government travel card
July 23, 2008 — Department of Defense officials announced the selection of Citibank to provide travel charge card services for its members under the General Services Administration's umbrella SmartPay® 2 master contract recently. The new official travel cards will be activated Nov. 30. DOD currently has 1.2 million card holders who accounted for 61 percent of... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Maria Proaño
July 23, 2008 — Senior Airman Maria Proano is a member of the 437th Comptroller Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for three years. She recently returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia where she served as a financial management analyst with the 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squadron. As a financial management analyst, her duties included... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Maria Proa?o

Senate committee reviews Air Force nominees
July 23, 2008 — Senate Armed Services Committee members presented a number of questions and challenges to Air Force civilian and military leader nominees July 22 on Capitol Hill. Michael Donley, the acting secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. Norton Schwartz, nominated to become the next chief of staff of the Air Force, presented their vision for leading the... MORE

437 APS welcomes new ‘Port Dawg’
July 23, 2008 — The 437th Aerial Port Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony here July 18. Lt. Col. Robert Neal, former Joint Mobility Operations Officer and Sustainment Branch chief of operations and plans directorate, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., replaced Lt. Col. John Pepin. Colonel Pepin will go on to be a... MORE

German general learns C-17 capabalities during visit
July 23, 2008 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Jeff Harmon briefs German Generalmajor Ahrens Hans-Werner about a C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline July 21. The German general visited Charleston AFB for an orientation of the C-17 and to gain greater knowledge of the capabilities of the aircraft. Sergeant Harmon is a loadmaster with the 14 Airlift Squadron, General Hans-Werner is the commander of the German Air Force Air Transport Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Donley pledges to restore Air Force’s reputation, credibility
July 22, 2008 — The acting secretary of the Air Force told Capitol Hill legislators during a confirmation hearing here July 23 that he'll work to restore the Air Force's reputation for excellence. Michael Donley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he'll work to re-establish national confidence in the Air Force in the wake of missteps in the handling of... MORE

News briefs
July 22, 2008 — Spotlight Retirement: The 1st Combat Camera Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Christopher Nolan July 25 at 2 p.m. in the Education Center, Room 137. For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Veronica Giacovelli at 963-3515. Promotion ceremony: The 437th Airlift Wing will have a monthly promotion ceremony July 31 at 3 p.m. in... MORE

Charleston selects first AMC Icon finalist
July 22, 2008 — Charleston AFB was the first of 11 Air Mobility Command bases and affiliate units to host the one-night AMC Icon competition here July 18. AMC Icon is an AMC commander initiative based loosely around the "American Idol" TV show to showcase the vocal talents of AMC communities in a karaoke-style competition. Sabrina Begay, wife of Staff Sgt. Marc... MORE

Sabrina Begay performs ?I?m the Only One? at the base-level competition for AMC Icon at the Charleston Club July 18. Mrs. Begay won first place and a cash prize of $500 during the karaoke-style competition loosely based around ?American Idol. Mrs. Begay is the wife of Staff Sgt. Marc Begay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Melissa White)

Team Charleston member takes reigns of 437 MXS
July 21, 2008 — The 437th Maintenance Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony July 21 here. Maj. Sara Huiss, who was previously the squadron's operations officer, replaced Maj. George Unsinger. Major Unsinger will retire from the Air Force after 26 years of service. Major Huiss claims Tucson, Ariz., as her hometown, but has lived in... MORE