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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

SVS defeats all bowlers to win the Starlifter Lanes Bowl-Off
March 21, 2007 — MORE

Rob Collins, 437th Services Squadron, sends his ball down the lane during the Charleston AFB intramural Bowl-off which was held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at Starlifter Lanes. 437 SVS cleaned house by winning both the end of season Bowl-off and the regular season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

Team Charleston proves imperative to Operation Iraqi Freedom
March 21, 2007 — March 19 marked the four-year anniversary of the Coalition-led operation to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. Team Charleston's track record includes numerous undertakings in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the start of the war, Charleston AFB has been involved - flying missions and transporting cargo around the world in support... MORE

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Ground crews load a 66 ton Abrams tank onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft here. The aircraft, from the 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., delivered the Army's main battle tank to an Operation Iraqi Freedom air base in northern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)

Charleston AFB hosts Earth Day
March 21, 2007 — MORE

Col. Steven Harrison, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, selects students from area schools to assist him in planting a tree for Earth Day celebrations March 21 at the base picnic grounds. Nearly 700 fifth-graders from local elementary schools attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Melissa B. Harper)

Driving safety violators to be given friendly reminders
March 21, 2007 — "You're busted!" That's what drivers on base who fail to follow driving safety regulations could be hearing from base safety officials soon. Beginning this week Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing Safety Office will be periodically handing out "You're Busted" cards to Airmen caught driving while talking on a cell phone without a hands-free device or... MORE

The 437th Airlift Wing Safety Office will be handing out "You're Busted" cards to Arimen found not wearing a seat belt or while driving while talking on a cell phone without a hands-free device. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Dedication
March 20, 2007 — MORE

General Duncan J. McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, watches as Carmen Mikolajcik reveals the plaque honoring her husband, retired Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Mikolajcik during a formal ceremony for the new Mikolajcik Engineering Laboratory Center located on Naval Weapons Station Charleston March 16. Construction is expected to be completed in June 2007. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)

Marshalling freedom
March 20, 2007 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Arnold Peña marshals out an aircraft loader after loading pallets of bombs onto a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo Jr.)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Timothy D. Womble
March 20, 2007 — Airman 1st Class Timothy D. Womble is an aerospace ground equipment apprentice with the 437th Maintenance Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB since October. As an AGE apprentice, he works in the servicing section of the shop where he keeps the flightline supplied with ground equipment by fueling and delivering the various types of... MORE