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7 Airmen receive Articles 15
July 18, 2007 — Several members of Charleston AFB received the following non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during June. 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

Airmen in Action: 437th Medical Group
July 18, 2007 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Josie Maple, pharmaceutical technician with the 437th Medical Group, counts pills for a prescription in the Charleston AFB pharmacy Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

Warrior Airman
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Staff Sgt. Amanda Phillips, 437th Operations Support Squadron intelligence operations analyst, pushes her team through the heat, dirt and sweat as they perform low-crawl movement techniques during Expeditionary Combat Skills Training at Charleston AFB Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

LRS runs over CES2 15-10 to win championship
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The 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron softball team kicks dirt over the pitcher's mound until it's covered in celebration of their win against the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron 15-10 on base Monday. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Charleston reserve crew supports airdrop
July 17, 2007 — A Charleston AFB reserve aircrew supported a joint service training exercise air drop with one active duty Airman, seven Marines and two Australian Army Soldiers over North Auxiliary Airfield, July 20. The training started July 9 and consisted of air drops, including multiple static line jumps, heavy platform drops and container delivery system... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David McGrath, Officer in Charge of the 2nd Air Delivery Unit out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., dons his parachute for a joint service airdrop training exercise July 12, 2007 at Charleston AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

Deployed Charleston Airmen answer call for critically injured Soldiers
July 17, 2007 — Deployed Charleston Airmen were part of a team that turned a typical transport mission into a lifesaving effort for a critically injured Soldier where time was of the essence and there was no room for error. Airmen from across the area of responsibility -- a Charleston C-17 aircrew, two KC-135 Stratotankers and medical evacuation teams --... MORE

Capt. Corbett Bufton, 816 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 aircraft commander (right), walks with Airman Methvan, 816 EAS loadmaster, on the flightline in Southwest Asia. The crew of the C-17 flight to save Soldiers in Iraq, otherwise known as the "RED 7," Captains Bufton, Scott Frechette and Justin Herbst, Staff Sgt. Matt Nemeth, Senior Airman David Methvan and Lt. Col. Jesse Strickland, all based out of Charleston AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Teresa Sullivan)

31 Airmen get new stripes
July 17, 2007 — Team Charleston salutes the following Airmen being promoted in July: To Airman: 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Trever Walker 437th Comptroller Squadron: Brittney Knowling 437th Contracting Squadron: Phillip Johns To Airman 1st Class: 437th Airlift Wing: Matthew Rowley 437 AMXS: William Grainger and Gregory Thie 437th Logistics Readiness... MORE

Air Force streamlines officer, enlisted evaluation forms
July 17, 2007 — Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its processes. "The new evaluation process is important for Team Charleston because the performance assessment area ratings on the performance feedback worksheets and Enlisted Performance Reports and Office Performance Reports forms correlate," said Chief... MORE

Charleston AFB hosts vendor trade fair
July 17, 2007 — The 437th Contracting Squadron will host the eighth annual vendor trade fair Tuesday at the Charleston Club from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The vendor trade fair is an opportunity for Airmen and Department of Defense employees affiliated with the Government Purchase Card program to meet a wide variety of service and supply vendors. The GPC program was... MORE