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Charleston pilot, mother race together 8,000 miles apart
March 17, 2008 — Most people would never want to run a full marathon, but even fewer would think of running one in the desert with a dust storm looming. "Looks like I might have to run the whole 26 miles on a treadmill," 1st Lt. Jessica Lopez joked two days before the Los Angeles Marathon. "Last time I ran in a dust storm, it was miserable." She had been keeping an... MORE

1st Lt. Jessica Jessica Lopez trains for the L.A. Marathon from her deployed location Feb. 13 in Southwest Asia. After she received deployment orders and realized she would miss running the marathon stateside with her mother, Dawn, on March 2, the duo decided to run the marathon at the same time, 11 time zones apart. Lieutenant Lopez finished in 3:39. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Domonique Simmons)

News briefs
March 12, 2008 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Contracting Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Bernice Moragne today at 10 a.m. in Building 60. For more information, contact Senior Airman Jordan Gunn at 963-5178. Retirement: The 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Tech. Sgt. Robert Schafer today at 2 p.m... MORE

Local students celebrate Earth Day with Team Charleston
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Fifth-graders from Westview Elementary School in Goose Creek plant a tree during the Earth Day celebration on base Wednesday. More than 700 students came to the base's 12th Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

Charleston Airman leads basketball team to glory
March 12, 2008 — A Team Charleston Airman coached a base youth basketball team that finished second in the state at the 2008 South Carolina Athletic Programs State Tournament at the Sports and Fitness Center here Saturday. Senior Airman Charles Barbee, 437th Communications Squadron Official Mail Center information management journeyman, was the head coach for the... MORE

Tevin Wadley lays the ball up during the state championship game at the base gym Saturday. Tevin, the 16-year-old son of Lenelle Reid, plays on the Charleston AFB Blue youth basketball team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

CAFB takes top honors in AF talent contest
March 12, 2008 — Charleston AFB recently took the top three spots in the 2007 Air Force Family and Teen Talent Contest. The winners included: first place, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mike Hemphill and his wife Kim, who attend the base chapel; second place, Danielle Major, 14, daughter of Jennifer Major, 437th Services Squadron; and third place, Drew DeLeon, 8,... MORE

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mike Hemphill, Naval Engineering Support Unit Charleston, and his wife, Kim, sing "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" at the 2007 Family and Teen Talent Contest on base Sept. 28, 2007. The couple recently took first place in the husband and wife category at the Air Force level. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Kilgallon)

Airmen in Aciton: 437th Aerial Port Squadron
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Staff Sgt. James Scarbrough services a C-17 lavatory on the Charleston Air Force Base flightline March 11, 2008. Sergeant Scarbrough is a fleet services supervisor with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

437 APS “Port Dawgs” are best in show
March 11, 2008 — Editor's note: The Airlift Dispatch will recognize additional award winners as names are released in later editions. Air Mobility Command has recognized Team Charleston's 437th Aerial Port Squadron "Port Dawgs" for a job well done in 2007. Members of the 437 APS were recently presented with a number of AMC 2007 Annual Logistics Readiness Awards and... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Erik Goodwine
March 11, 2008 — Senior Airman Erik Goodwine is an aircraft electro-environmental systems journeyman and is currently deployed to Southwest Asia with the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. He has been stationed at Charleston AFB for four years and is a member of the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. While deployed or at home station, he is... MORE

Spring is coming to base housing; be prepared
March 10, 2008 — Spring is a time when the last leaves of winter have fallen, the first grass starts to grow, some people think about spring cleaning and many folks start thinking about planting a garden. All of these items are topics for Charleston AFB housing. The last leaves of winter need to be raked and bagged. The first grass or weeds need to be cut. Boxes... MORE

Capt. Josh Long and his wife, Leslie, beautify their yard at Charleston AFB Monday. Captain Long is a C-17 pilot with the 15th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Help others by ‘Linking Military Neighbors’
March 10, 2008 — Seventy percent of active-duty families assigned to Charleston AFB now live in off-base housing. Because the tri-county area is so large, it is very easy for Airmen to live in a community and not know if other military families are their neighbors. In an effort to help Air Force families develop supportive social relationships with other... MORE