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Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Brian Francis
April 4, 2007 — Staff Sgt. Brian Francis is a passenger travel journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for four years. As a passenger travel journeyman, he supervises daily passenger travel operations. He also advises military members, eligible civilians and family members on passenger travel allowances and arranges... MORE

Seven things you can do for Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 4, 2007 — Many times when we read about child abuse we feel helpless and overwhelmed by statistics. Here are eight things you can do as an individual to help prevent abuse of children:Know what child abuse is and what the signs are. Physical and sexual abuse clearly constitute maltreatment, but so does neglect or the failure of parents or other caregivers to... MORE

Airmen in Action
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Staff Sgt. Christopher Harris and Staff Sgt. Kevin Kelley, 437th Medical Group diagnostic imaging journeymen, review the X-ray of a patient's broken left shoulder March 30, 2007 at the Charleston AFB clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

29 Airmen get new stripes during ceremony
March 29, 2007 — Team Charleston salutes the following Airmen being promoted in April. To Airman: 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron: Christian Dinoia 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Terry Mazzeo 437th Operations Support Squadron: Stacey Golden To Airman 1st Class: 16th Airlift Squadron: Austin Goodman and Travis Randolph 437 AMXS: Brian Cheshire, Krystopher... MORE

Air Force’s newest leaders graduate ALS
March 29, 2007 — Thirty-six Charleston Airmen graduated from the Airman Leadership School here March 22. Staff Sgt. Marc Safford, 14th Airlift Squadron, earned the Sergeant John Levitow Award and was presented this honor at the graduation dinner. The distinguished graduates were Staff Sgt. Kevin Boxberger, 437th Civil Engineer Squadron, Senior Airman Carlos Silva... MORE

DOD observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
March 29, 2007 — This April, the Department of Defense will take a concerted stand against sexual assault as it observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual Assault Awareness Month provides Team Charleston members with opportunities to increase knowledge and promote prevention of this crime through special events and public education. This year's theme for SAAM... MORE

Team Charleston continues to make energy conservation strides
March 29, 2007 — Charleston AFB continues its pledge to conserve energy and natural resources. New initiatives which will be implemented by this year will further increase the energy-saving impact Charleston AFB will have. "An energy savings performance contract is presently in the construction phase and is scheduled to be complete this December," said Darrell... MORE

437 APS hosts Patriot Partner Exercises for reservists
March 29, 2007 — Aerial port reservists from various units and bases come together two weeks every year to train at Charleston AFB as part of the Patriot Partner Exercises. Patriot Partner Exercises are designed for reservists to partially take-over an active-duty aerial port for training purposes as an annual tour. This year, reservists from five units... MORE

Staff Sgt. William Daniels, 53rd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation craftsman, drives a 60k loader on the flightline during the Patriot Partner Exercises Program. The program brought nearly 150 aerial port reservists to the base to work side-by-side with their active-duty counterparts. For the full story see Page 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Hall)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Angelo McGee
March 28, 2007 — Airman 1st Class Angelo McGee is a material manager with the 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for almost two years. As a material manager, he issues aircraft parts to maintainers to fix C-17s. He also stores and maintains vehicle parts and tires. He contributes to Team Charleston's mission by being a team... MORE

News briefs
March 28, 2007 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Maintenance Group will host a retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Jim McCabe today at 2:30 p.m. in building 60. For additional information, contact Senior Master Sgt. Rodney Benefiel at 843-568-4308. Retirement: The 16th Airlift Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Todd Noltemeyer April 6... MORE