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Be safe during winter outdoor activities
January 30, 2008 — I love winter. It is my favorite time of year, the crisp air, snow on the ground and ice hanging from the trees. Boone, N.C., or Maggie Valley, N.C., are the closest locations to go skiing or snow boarding in the area. Sure, it is not Colorado or Utah but the North Carolina ski areas are some of the best on the East Coast without heading further... MORE

68 Airmen receive new stripes
January 30, 2008 — Team Charleston salutes the following Airmen being promoted in February: To Airman: 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron: Brittney Kelly 437th Maintenance Squadron: John Bainter 437th Security Forces Squadron: Ryan Dodson Airman 1st Class: 17th Airlift Squadron: Joseph Berglund, Raheem Crockett, Ashley Jones 437 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Kenneth... MORE

Warrior of the Week - Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez
January 30, 2008 — Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez is an airplane general maintenance crew chief instructor for the 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron and has been assigned to Charleston AFB for six years. As an instructor, Sergeant Gonzalez teaches classes for new crew chiefs, and also specialty classes for flare loading, integral jacking and de-icer training. This... MORE

Team Charleston recognizes its Annual Award winners
January 30, 2008 — MORE

Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Bernice Belcer, 437th Airlift Wing command chief master sergeant, present the 437th Airlift Wing Airman of the Year award to Airman 1st Class Lawrence Hunt, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, at the 437 AW Annual Awards dinner at the Charleston Club Jan. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

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
January 23, 2008 — MORE

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)