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Airmen in Action
July 9, 2008 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Jacob Lurvey, left and Airman 1st Class Matthew Baldyga, right, go through their Airman's Manual at Charleston AFB July 9. Airmen across the base are participating in weekly exercises to prepare for the Headquarters Air Mobility Command operational readiness inspection in August. Airmen Lurvey and Baldyga are ground radio technicians with the 437th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

Airman in Action
July 9, 2008 — MORE

Senior Airman Michael Reed demonstrates a function check on an M-16 rifle July 16 at Charleston AFB. Airmen across the base are participating in weekly exercises to prepare for the Headquarters Air Mobility Command operational readiness inspection in August. Airman Reed is a structural maintainer with the 437th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cynthia Spalding)

CAFB looking for traffic violators
July 9, 2008 — Team Charleston members who illegally use cell phones and neglect to use seat belts while driving on base are getting ticketed for those offenses more aggressively. With the Air Mobility Command operational readiness inspection coming up in August, base leadership wants to get the attention of drivers on base, to include active-duty Airmen,... MORE

Airman 1st Class Dustin Miller checks the license and registration of a Team Charleston motorist while Tech. Sgt. James Sanscrainte maintains an overwatch position. The 437th Security Forces Squadron is taking a more proactive approach in citing violators who fail to adhere to base vehicle laws regarding use of cell phones and seat belts. Airman Miller and Sergeant Sanscrainte are patrolmen assigned to the 437 SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Team Charleston welcomes new 437 MOS commander
July 9, 2008 — The 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony here July 3. Maj. James Blackman, former maintenance operations officer for 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Beale AFB, Calif., replaced Maj. Stephen Sanders. Major Sanders went on to be a student at the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB,... MORE

News briefs
July 9, 2008 — Spotlight Retirement: The 15th Airlift Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Joseph Heirigs July 11 at 10 a.m. in the Charleston Club. For more information, contact Capt. John Anacker at 963-2522. Change of command: The 437th Aerial Port Squadron will have a change of command ceremony July 18 at 2 p.m. in the Charleston Club. To... MORE

MDG sacrifices game to Flyers by forfeit
July 8, 2008 — MORE

Kelby Hagerla hits a home run for the Flyers during a game at the base softball field July 7. The Flyers beat the Medical Group by forfeiture during intramural softball playoffs which began this week. Hagerla is with the 16th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

C-17 crew returns rescued contractors to America
July 8, 2008 — Three Americans flew to freedom aboard an Air Mobility Command C-17 July 2 after being held more than five years in captivity by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The three military contractors -- Marc Gozalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, all employees of the Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. -- were rescued by the... MORE

Col. John "Red" Millander welcomes home the Charleston AFB C-17 crew that flew to Colombia and returned July 3. The crew assisted in the release of three Americans being held as prisoners by the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Colombia for five years. Colonel Millander is the 437th Airlift Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cynthia Spalding)

Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Klemme
July 8, 2008 — Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Klemme is a member of the 437th Security Forces Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for two-and-a-half years. He is currently deployed to Camp Bucca, Iraq, as a security forces investigator with the 586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. As a security forces investigator, his duties include investigating... MORE

Air Mobility Command seeks more efficient fuel practices to conserve energy
July 7, 2008 — The pinch at the pump isn't just hitting cars. As oil prices continue to soar, Air Mobility Command is looking for even more ways to lower the amount of aviation fuel used by its fleet of airlifters and tankers. An Air Force study using 2006 data revealed aviation fuel accounts for 82 percent of the Air Force's total energy consumption, with AMC... MORE

SECAF Letter to Airmen: recommitting to our own high standards
July 7, 2008 — I am honored to be back serving with you in the world's finest Air Force. You deliver Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power, defending and protecting the United States and its global interests. You excel in the domains of air and space, and you are growing a critical capability in cyberspace. My immediate focus has been on gaining a clear... MORE