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CAFB Airmen participate in Habitat for Humanity
February 13, 2008 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jody Miller, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, uses a mitre and table saw to cut a section of wood Feb. 8 at the Top 3-sponsored Habitat for Humanity project in Summerville, S.C. More than 20 Airmen from both the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Kilgallon)

Base children experience deployment line first hand
February 13, 2008 — More than 60 children from Charleston AFB took part in a mock deployment line here Feb. 9 to experience first hand what their parents go through when preparing to deploy. The operation dubbed, "Operation Icecap," gave the children a taste of what it's like to prepare for a deployment in support of world wide missions. Upon arriving at the 437th... MORE

Staff Sgt. Brandon Bennett, 437th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health Clinic NCO in charge, sizes his stepson, Oliver Heaviside, 6, for a flak jacket at the family deployment line on Charleston AFB Feb. 9. The family deployment line oriented family members through the deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Team Charleston "Adopts-A-Highway"
February 6, 2008 — MORE

On Feb. 2, more than 30 Airmen and family members from the Air Force Sergeants Association and the Charleston AFB Top 3 participated in the first Team Charleston "Adopt-A-Highway" program this year. More than 70 trash bags were collected totaling more than 1,000 pounds. Last year the AFSA and the Top 3 "Adopt-A-Highway" program had more than 200 volunteers in the Charleston area. They collected more than 75,000 pounds of trash in 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. David Stinard)

Charleston personnel receive AMC awards
February 6, 2008 — Editor's note: The Airlift Dispatch will recognize additional award winners as names are released in later editions. Six Charleston AFB personnel have been selected as the best in their specialty by Air Mobility Command for 2007. These individuals will now compete for Air Force Level awards. Highlights of their award packages follow: Senior Airman... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Daniel Jackson
February 6, 2008 — Airman 1st Class Daniel Jackson is a contracting specialist for the 437th Contracting Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for seven months. As a contract specialist, he buys commodities and services for Charleston AFB. He purchases everything from tools to managing the base barbershop contract. He also administers the postal service... MORE

Airman in Action: 437th Aerial Port Squadron
February 6, 2008 — MORE

Senior Airman Nicholas Sansone, 437th Aerial Port Squadron special handling section, performs a joint inspection with Dyncorp personnel on a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle. The inspection is performed to ensure an MRAP is ready to be loaded on to an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

CMSAF focuses on Airmen development
February 6, 2008 — The Air Force's top enlisted leader emphasized the importance of each Airman's contributions, as well as their responsibilities in the development of their Airmen and their own careers during an enlisted call at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Jan. 18. Echoing the sentiments of the three Air Force priorities, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force... MORE

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley greets Senior Master Sgt. Larry Williams, Tanker Airlift Control Center acting first sergeant, during a visit to Scott Air Force Base's Bud Andres Airman Leadership School Jan. 18. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Gilliand)

Team Charleston honors five new chiefs
February 6, 2008 — Charleston AFB honored its five newest chief master sergeants at the 2008 Chiefs Recognition Ceremony Saturday at the Charleston Club. The formal annual ceremony, put on by the Charleston AFB Chiefs' Group, officially brought two reserve and three active duty Airmen into the chiefs' realm. Those inducted into the top enlisted grade were: Chief... MORE

(From left) Chief Master Sgt. Denise Mikolajczyk, 437th Mission Support Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Tom Clemons, 315th Maintenance Group, Chief Master Sgt. Steven Woodside, 16th Airlift Squadron and Chief Master Sgt. Danna Dibbar, 15th Airlift Squadron, perform honor guard duties during the 437th and 315th Airlift Wing Chief Master Sergeant Recognition ceremony Feb. 2 at the Charleston Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Charleston Mavericks defeated by Moncks Corner Bulls, 47-51
February 6, 2008 — MORE

Lorimar Bowers, 14, of the Charleston AFB Mavericks basketball team attempts a shot during a Feb. 4 basketball game at the Sports and Fitness Center here. The Mavericks played against the Moncks Corner Bulls. They lost to the Moncks Corner Bulls with a final score of 47-51. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

Aeromedical evacuation: Helping the wounded survive the journey home
February 6, 2008 — The Air Force Theater Hospital's 98 percent survivability rate for injured U.S. servicemembers would be meaningless if the wounded were unable to survive their journey out of the combat zone. Four years into the war, the process of saving lives and then safely transporting critically injured and ill troops out of Iraq has become one of the greatest... MORE

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Members of the 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility and volunteers, offload patients from a transport bus to a C-17 Globemaster III here, Jan. 1. The aircraft was reconfigured to support the transportation of patients, medical equipment and flight medical professionals to safely transport patients outside of the combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)