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14 Airmen receive non-judicial punishment in September
November 1, 2007 — Several member of Charleston AFB received the following non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during September. 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 a military member... MORE

Team Charleston hosts CFC Shadow Program
October 31, 2007 — MORE

A boy with the Combined Federal Campaign's Shadow Program tries on a mask while on a C-17 during a visit to the base Oct. 26. The CFC Shadow Program is an event sponsored by the Air Force Combined Federal Campaign. More than 60 boys and girls from the Charleston area came to the base to learn about the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Richard Rose)

Federal Employess Health Benifits Open Season
October 31, 2007 — Charleston AFB will have its annual Open Season Benefits Fair on Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Airman and Family Readiness Flight in building 500. Beginning this year, the Office of Personnel Management is changing the focus and name of the annual Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Open Season to a more inclusive Federal Benefits Open... MORE

Airlift Tanker Association
October 31, 2007 — MORE

Several members from Team Charleston gathered together on the evening of Oct. 28 prior to the final event hosted by the Airlift/Tanker Association to take a group photo inside of the Gaylord Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. More than 140 Team Charleston members traveled to Nashville to attend the 39th Annual A/TA Convention (Courtesy photo)

437 AMXS claims the John Levitow Award at ALS graduation
October 31, 2007 — Senior Airman Clayton Simon earned the John L. Levitow Award during Airman Leadership School Class 07-G and was presented with this honor at the graduation dinner on Oct. 18 at the Charleston Club. The distinguished graduates were Staff Sgt. Justin Weed from the 437th Communications Squadron, Senior Airman Benjamin Peterson from the 437th Services... MORE

News briefs
October 31, 2007 — Spotlight Retirement: The 16th Airlift Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Ken Coburn today at 2 p.m. in the 16 AS auditorium. For more information, contact 1st Lt. Nathan Bailey at 963-7151. Retirement: The 437th Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Joseph VanPinxteren today at 10 a.m. in building... MORE

21 Airmen receive new stripes
October 31, 2007 — Team Charleston salutes the following Airmen being promoted in November: To Airman: 437th Operations Group: Jeffrey Walker To Airman 1st Class: 437th Aerial Port Squadron: Michael Fisher, Jason Swegle and Brian Titze 437 AMXS: Jesse Taylor 437th Civil Engineer Squadron: Elijah Rawls To Senior Airman: 14th Airlift Squadron: Derek Clements and... MORE

CAFB donates artifacts to local military museum
October 31, 2007 — Artifacts from the first Gulf War will have a permanent home after being in a bin for more than 16 years on Charleston Air Force Base. Various foreign weapons brought back to the U.S. after Operation Desert Storm were transferred from Charleston AFB to Patriots Points Naval and Maritime Museum Oct. 19. The weapons brought to the museum included a... MORE

Sergeant Marino inspects the chamber area of the SG-43 machine gun before being transported to the Patriots Point and Naval Museum Oct. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Brandon Dehond
October 31, 2007 — Airman 1st Class Brandon Dehond is a loadmaster journeyman for the 15th Airlift Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for almost two years. As a loadmaster journeyman, he is responsible for the safe loading and off-loading of the aircraft cargo. He computes the weight, balance and the center of gravity for the cargo. He also provides... MORE

CES Outlaws smash Navy 16-10
October 31, 2007 — MORE