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Airmen in Action: 437 APS
October 10, 2007 —

Military retirees and their families get the 411
October 10, 2007 — More than 300 retirees from the local area attended the Charleston AFB and Naval Weapons Station Charleston Military Retiree and Spouse Appreciation Day Saturday at the Charleston Club. The military retirees and their family members received up-to-date information from keynote speaker, Douglas Smith, Director of the Defense Accounting and Finance...

Charleston gets a kick out of youth soccer
October 10, 2007 —

Warrior of the week: Staff Sgt. Jim Holt
October 10, 2007 — Staff Sgt. Jim Holt is the NCO in charge of the Charleston Air Force Base Honor Guard and has been stationed here for five years. As the NCOIC for the base honor guard, he oversees the entire program involving more than 80 Airmen. He is responsible for maintaining the budget, recruiting Airmen, training and outfitting for the unit. Military funeral...

News briefs
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...

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

Top III visits VA Hospital
October 3, 2007 —

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...

Charleston youth soccer kicks off in rain
October 3, 2007 —

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...