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October 3, 2007 — Wing Fitness Challenge today: The following describes the planned activities for Commander's Fitness Challenge to be held at the softball fields near the static display by the Rivers Avenue gate. Kickball is the designated game: The game will be conducted tournament style with single elimination. Team composition: Each squadron will be permitted... MORE

C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
October 3, 2007 — MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., takes off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, July 4, while a C-130 Hercules from the Alaska Air National Guard waits to take the runway. Strategic and tactical airlift are the backbone of the logistics efforts for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

Top III visits VA Hospital
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Senior Master Sgt. Curlie Alexander, 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron Top III member, meets with retired Army Staff Sgt. Jackie Wicks during the Top III's quarterly visit to the Charleston Veterans Administration Hospital in downtown Charleston. Monday. The Charleston AFB Top III collects donated health and comfort items from the base populace and brings them to veterans receiving treatment at the VA Hospital (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Kilgallon)

Charleston Airmen merge life support, survival equipment
October 3, 2007 — Despite any differences, the Air Force has decided to merge two career fields because of their overlapping similarities as a lean initiative to save time, money and manpower. On July 1, survival equipment (2A7X4) and aircrew life support (1T1X1) Airmen merged. Both career fields on Charleston AFB and the entire Air Force will be merged into one Air... MORE

Airman 1st Class Francisco Quezada, 437th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, places an emergency breathing device in a C-17 on Charleston AFB Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Melissa White)

Charleston youth soccer kicks off in rain
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Jacob LeCroy, 9, son of Tech. Sgt. William LeCroy, works his way through the Hannahan Battery team in the rain Oct. 2 on Charleston AFB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Charleston Airmen push their limits in AF marathon
October 3, 2007 — Two Charleston Airmen competed in the 11th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon, Sept. 15 at Wright Paterson AFB, Ohio. 1st Lt. Joshua Brock, 437th Contracting Squadron acquisition officer, and Col. Frank Jones, 437th Mission Support Group commander, ran the 26.2 miles course along with more than 1,600 other participants in 38 degree weather. For... MORE

11th Annual United States Air Force Marathon

Charleston stays safe for Fire Prevention Week, recalls history
October 3, 2007 — Members of Team Charleston will recognize National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7 to 13 following the theme "Practice Your Escape Plan." National Fire Prevention Week has been recognized since 1925, but its roots date back even farther. October 9, 1871, sparked a proverbial fire throughout North America to further fire safety in the United States and... MORE

Airmen in Action
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Airman 1st Class Megan Latteyer, 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron war readiness technician, inspects the contents of a C-bag prior to the mobility processing line Tuesday at the mobility processing center on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Melissa White)

BSC Charleston celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 3, 2007 — In an effort to educate the American public about issues related to disability and employment, Congress designated each October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Base Supply Center Charleston, as part of the BSC network of National Industries for the Blind and National Industries for the Severely Handicapped - Creating Employment... MORE

Leon Baldwin, assistant manager of the Base Supply Center Charleston, stocks blind-made products in building 713 on Charleston AFB Tuesday. Mr. Baldwin is legally blind from Diabetic Retinopathy and has been employed at the base supply center since 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Melissa White)

Law restricts loan options for military and their families
October 3, 2007 — The Predatory Lending Regulation, 32 Code of Federal Regulations Part 232, was officially implemented Sunday to place a cap on interest rates for military members at an annual percentage rate of 36. The regulation's purpose is to protect servicemembers and their families from predatory loans and will impact payday, rent-to-own and... MORE