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Pass your keys to a Wingman before the Super Bowl
January 30, 2008 — Super Bowl Sunday is one of the year's most dangerous days on the nation's roadways, due to impaired driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 158 people, representing 51 percent of all traffic fatalities, died during the 2004 Super Bowl weekend due to impaired drivers with blood alcohol concentration levels of .08... MORE

Justice files
January 30, 2008 — Four members of Charleston AFB received the following non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during December 2007. The maximum punishment under Article 15 depends on the rank of the member being offered the Article 15 and the rank of the officer imposing punishment. If the commander finds that a military... MORE

Mobile readiness team gets pallets back into the system
January 30, 2008 — The Airmen assigned to Task Force 586 here recently took on an additional tasking to redistribute equipment and supplies for the Army. Mobile redistribution teams go to forward-operating bases throughout Iraq to collect excess supplies, and the Airmen searched for pallets crucial for the air mobility mission. "While the primary mission of the force... MORE

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Visits Team Charleston
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Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, greets Marine General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jan. 23, on the Charleston AFB flightline. Gen. Cartwright stopped at Charleston AFB before heading to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C. to see the integration, testing and installation of advanced electronic systems on the MRAP vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

News briefs
January 23, 2008 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Aerial Port Squadron will be hosting a retirement ceremony for Sandra Tucker today at 11:30 a.m. in building 178. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Rohan Nugent at 963-3231. Retirement: The 437th Civil Engineer Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Lance Davis, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m., in the... MORE

Airmen airdrop 80,000 pounds of food, supplies for Afghans
January 23, 2008 — SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Airmen of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here airdropped nearly 80,000 pounds of food and water through the Afghan sky Jan. 14 as part of humanitarian efforts in the region. The supplies were pushed out the backdoor of a C-17 Globemaster III and the cargo landed at the feet of forward-deployed troops operating in... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Brad Pilgrim preflights a C-17 Globemaster III for a Joint Precision Airdrop Delivery System of 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies to a drop zone Jan. 14 in Afghanistan. Sergeant Pilgrim is a loadmaster from the 17th Airlift Squadron from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and is deployed to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

Warrior of the Week - Staff Sgt. Michael Balarillo
January 23, 2008 — Staff Sgt. Michael Balarillo is a senior controller at the 437th Maintenance Operations Center and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for six years. As a senior controller at the Maintenance Operations Center he gathers, categorizes, processes, and disseminates critical information on all base aircraft arrivals and departures from Charleston AFB... MORE

Free income tax preparation beginning Jan. 28
January 23, 2008 — The base legal office, with the assistance of more than 40 military, retiree and civilian personnel from Charleston AFB, has started preparations for what looks to be a great tax season. It is important to note there is a change to the way the Charleston AFB tax program will be run this year. There will no longer be a centralized tax office. Active... MORE

Justice files
January 23, 2008 — Four members of Charleston AFB received the following non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during December 2007. The maximum punishment under Article 15 depends on the rank of the member being offered the Article 15 and the rank of the officer imposing punishment. If the commander finds that a military... MORE

Sport Bike Rider Course mandatory as of Feb. 1
January 23, 2008 — A new policy starting Feb. 1 will require all military members who operate sport bikes, to complete the Sport Bike Riders Course prior to riding their bikes on or off base. Charleston is the first base in Air Mobility Command to make the SBRC mandatory but the rest of AMC is following suit. After Feb. 1, all riders will have 30 days after arrival... MORE