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Swimming lessons available at base pool
July 3, 2008 — MORE

Allison Clayton and several children jump in to the deep end at the base swimming pool June 27. Mrs. Clayton is a lifeguard at the swimming pool on base. Swimming lessons are available at the base swimming pool for infants through adults; call the Outdoor Recreation Center at 963-1672. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

Area civic leaders take ride on C-17
July 3, 2008 — More than 50 civic leaders from the tri-county area participated in a C-17 orientation flight here July 2. The nearly two-hour flight "around the flag pole" took the leaders of various companies and industries on a flight up the coast, over downtown Charleston before returning to the base. The group came together for the orientation flight as part... MORE

Capt. Dan McVay explains to Geoff Mohney what a pilots job is while in the cockpit of a C-17 July 2. Mohney is one of more than 60 attendees of the 2008 Leadership Charleston C-17 orientation flight. Mohney is with Liollio Architecture and Captain McVay is a 17th Airlift Squadron pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cynthia Spalding)

Does it measure up?
July 2, 2008 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Shannon Frank measures the height of the all-terrain vehicle as Senior Airman Chris Hickie secures the tape measure to the bottom before a cargo move in the 437th Aerial Port Squadron cargo yard July 2. Airmen across the base are participating in weekly exercises to prepare for the Headquarters Air Mobility Command operational readiness inspection in August. Sergeant Frank is a aircraft cargo processing supervisor and Airman Hickie is an aircraft cargo processing journeyman for the 437 APS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

News briefs
July 2, 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. Around the base Hurricane preparedness briefing: Living on the South Carolina coast brings a high risk of being struck by a hurricane... MORE

Commander greets DV
July 2, 2008 — MORE

Col. John "Red" Millander greets Jean-Robert Cazarre at the wing headquarters building July 1 as part of a European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation visit. The purpose of Mr. Cazarre's visit was to observe how the Charleston community integrates its military and civilian airport and airfield management operations to benefit both operations. Colonel Millander is the 437th Airlift Wing commander and Mr. Cazarre is the director for the directorate of Civil and Military Air Traffic Management for EUROCONTROL. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

New vice commander joins Team Charleston
July 1, 2008 — The 437th Airlift Wing welcomed a new vice commander to Charleston AFB June 23. Col. Don Shaffer, former executive assistant to the assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon, replaced Col. John Michel after he left Charleston AFB May 27 to be the commander of the 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Colonel... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Brittani West
July 1, 2008 — Senior Airman Brittani West is a member of the 437th Communications Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for three-and-a-half years. She recently returned from a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia where she was assigned to the 380th Security Forces Squadron as a third-country national escort. "It was interesting seeing how another... MORE

437 SFS trains during MOBEX
July 1, 2008 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Christine Aylesworth applies M-9 Chemical Agent Detection Paper to the sleeves of Airman 1st Class Derek Brummett inside a defensive fighting position during the mobility exercise June 24 on Charleston AFB. Airmen from across the base are participating in a mobility exercise in preparation for the Headquarters Air Mobility Command operational readiness inspection in August. Airmen Aylesworth and Brummet are both installation entry controllers for the 437th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

437 CS welcomes new commander
June 30, 2008 — The 437th Communications Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony June 27 here. Maj. Gino Sarcomo, who recently graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., replaced Lt. Col. Darren Roach. Colonel Roach will go on to be the chairman of NATO military, Frequency Management Group for... MORE

Top-performing Airmen selected for promotion
June 27, 2008 — Sixty-seven Charleston Airmen were selected for promotion to master sergeant and 80 were selected for technical sergeant Thursday. This year, 24,223 Airmen were eligible for promotion to master sergeant, and 5,404 were selected -- an Air Force-wide selection percentage rate of 22.31 percent. The number of Airmen eligible for promotion to technical... MORE