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Global mobility Air Operations Center brings troops home
May 9, 2008 — Airmen of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center here have eliminated most flight delays resulting from the loss of commercially contracted airlift support to AMC from ATA Airlines Inc., a member of a Federal Express team. "18th Air Force and AMC have pulled out all the stops to remedy flight delays resulting from the loss of ATA," said Maj. Gen... MORE

Rock Climbing at Base Outdoor Recreation Center
May 8, 2008 — MORE

Jared Arredondo climbs the rock wall while he is cheered on by his family at the Outdoor Recreational Center on Charleston AFB May 7. Base members are allowed to pay to use the facilities at the ORC during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jared, 7, is the son of Tech. Sgt. Mark and Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arrendondo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

Turn right safely from both lanes onto Dorchester
May 7, 2008 — The Dorchester Gate outbound lanes were changed April 19 to make both lanes able to turn right. Since the change, base leadership have noticed numerous situations where people turning right were cutting off others as they turned into the left lane on Dorchester Road instead of their respective lane on the right side. "Everyone needs to exercise... MORE

The new traffic pattern at the front gate allows motorists to turn right, left or go straight from the left lane. Motorists turning right onto Dorchester road should stay in their own lanes while making the turn off the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

Goodie bags
May 7, 2008 — MORE

Airman DeAngelo Brundidge sorts bags for Airmen returning to Charleston Air Force base May 6 from a mobility exercise. The MOBEX was held in Alpena, Mich., this week to evaluate the base?s readiness in preparation for an operational readiness inspection in August. Airman Brundidge is a war readiness technician with the 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

AMC Services offers additional FitFactor prizes
May 7, 2008 — In an effort to maximize participation in the Air Force FitFactor program, Air Mobility Command Services will further encourage AMC youth participation by awarding three guaranteed monthly prizes during the months of May through September. The prizes will include two 1 GB iPod shuffles and one $15 iTunes Music Card. Additionally, two grand prize... MORE

S. Divinorum: Legal drug but not for Airmen
May 7, 2008 — Airmen have another potentially harmful drug to worry about, not only to their health but to their careers: Salvia Divinorum. This drug, sometimes called Diviner's Sage, is considered legal under civilian law, but if an Airman is found to have smoked or ingested this drug, there could be lasting ramifications to a career. Salvia Divinorum is a mint... MORE

17 AS returns from 120-day deployment
May 7, 2008 — The North American Airlines flight carrying more than 115 Airmen from the 17th Airlift Squadron touched down at Charleston AFB in the early morning hours Sunday. The 17 AS returned from a 120-day deployment in Southwest Asia to a crowd filled with moms and dads, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, as well as children in their pajamas... MORE

Lt. Col. Scott DeThomas greets his wife, Marta, and his two children, Brad and Anna, after returning to Charleston AFB from a 120-day deployment May 3. The 17th Airlift Squadron was part of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Southwest Asia for the past four months. Colonel DeThomas is the commander of the 17 AS and was the 816 EAS commander while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

'Army Wives' features Charleston AFB aeromedical evacuation crew
May 7, 2008 — Airmen of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on Charleston AFB had the opportunity to play themselves Monday for an upcoming episode of the Lifetime Television drama "Army Wives." The scene simulated a medical evacuation mission from Iraq to Germany in the belly of a C-17 Globemaster III. "Army Wives" used the Reservists as technical... MORE

Army Wives is filmed inside a C-17 Globemaster III on the Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., flightline May 5, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

Ingestion of cigarettes among children has toxic affects
May 6, 2008 — In recognition of the recent National Poison Prevention Awareness Campaign, the Charleston AFB Health and Wellness Center is alerting the public about ways to prevent childhood poisoning. Cigarettes and cigarette butts may poison children who ingest them. The American Association of Poison Control Centers receives more than 6,400 reports of... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Dan Atwell
May 6, 2008 — Staff Sgt. Dan Atwell is a member of the 437th Operations Support Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for one-and-a-half years. He is currently deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, as an intelligence analyst with the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. As an intelligence analyst, his responsibilities include ensuring all... MORE

Staff Sgt. Dan Atwell (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)