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Team Charleston receives award for helping local school
August 22, 2007 — Team Charleston's was presented an award by Charleston County Wednesday for stepping up and volunteering more than 500 hours to help the students of a local school improve their basic studies and behavior. During the 2006 school year, Hunley Park Elementary asked the base for volunteers to come help their students with reading and math or for... MORE

Michael Ard, Hunley Elementary school principal, presents 1st. Lt. Stephen Held, 437th Civil Engineer Squadron Network Control Center crew commander, an award for community service during the wing staff meeting Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Cynthia Spalding)

Airmen in Action
August 22, 2007 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Baxley, 437th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance device specialist, explains to a group of retirees why C5 explosive would be used and how it would be used to detonate Improvised Explosive Devices on base Wednesday.

Charleston inducts new senior NCOs
August 22, 2007 — MORE

Charleston AFB's Top 3 members perform "Spirits of the Past" during the senior NCO induction ceremony Aug. 16 at the Charleston Club. "Spirits of the Past" is a historical presentation highlighting the accomplishments of NCOs from the Air Force's beginnings to today's war-fighting Airman.

Team Charleston names CDC for past commander
August 22, 2007 — Team Charleston commemorated a former wing commander by naming the base's child development center in his honor Aug. 17. The Brigadier General Thomas R. Mokolajcik Child Development Center was named for the retired general who commanded Charleston AFB from 1991 to 1994. He later retired from the Air Force after holding a position at Headquarters... MORE

Retired Brig. Gen. Tom Mikolajcik waits as children from the child development center pass by in preparation for a song on his behalf during the dedication ceremony Aug. 17. General Mikolajcik has dedicated years of service to the Charleston AFB families. (U.S. Air Force photo/James Bowman)

Honor Guard Spotlight: Senior Airman Kristan Butler
August 22, 2007 — Job title: Communication and navigation systems specialist Time in the Air Force: three years Time on the Honor Guard: one year Hometown: Brooklet, Ga. Why did you join the Honor Guard? To provide honor for veterans and retired servicemembers who served before me and to represent the Air Force in surrounding communities. What are your short- and... MORE

General Bishop speaks to Charleston officers
August 22, 2007 — MORE

Lt. Gen. Robert "Rod" Bishop Jr., 3rd Air Force Commander, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, speaks to the Company Grade Officers Council on a variety of issues while at Charleston AFB Aug. 17. General Bishop was also visiting Charleston Air Force Base to be the guest speaker for the dedication ceremony of the child development center. (Air Force photo by James Bowman)

Web content migration takes place Air Force-wide
August 22, 2007 — Charleston AFB took part in an Air Force-wide initiative for Web content migration to be completed by all bases no later than Sept. 30. The base's intranet Web page, the Globemaster, officially went away at 4 p.m. Aug. 15 and automatically redirects all members to the Air Force Portal any time they try to access it. Though Charleston AFB was not... MORE

Charleston Reservists volunteer to assist in Utah mine rescue
August 22, 2007 — An Air Force Reserve crew from the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB was among some of the most recent volunteers to help with the mine rescue operation currently taking place in Utah. Six miners continue to be trapped hundreds of feet below the surface after the collapse Aug. 6; their condition is still unknown. "This is the reason we fly... MORE

315 AES ready at moment's notice for Hurricane Dean
August 22, 2007 — Seventeen Reservists from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron answered a call to duty on Sunday and were deployed to Lackland AFB, Texas, to stand at the ready for looming evacuations caused by Hurricane Dean. The 17 Reservists, carrying more than 600 pounds of medical and life support equipment, deployed literally at a moment's notice, with... MORE

Charleston hosts transport of MRAPs
August 21, 2007 — Charleston AFB and Dover AFB members came together to load Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles onto a C-5 Galaxy at Charleston AFB Aug. 16. Teamed together, it took the Airmen less than four hours to load the aircraft, strap down the MRAPs, refuel the plane and take off. A C-5, under the authority of the Air Mobility Command, is the largest... MORE

Charleston AFB and Dover AFB members load Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles onto a C-5 Galaxy assigned to the 436th Air Wing, Dover, Air Force Base (AFB), Del. at Charleston AFB, S.C., Aug. 16, 2007. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)