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AMXS hammers SVS 58-31 in base intramural basketball action
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Yale Akers, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tries to block a shot by Clinton Coleman, 437th Services Squadron, during the March 13 basketball game at the fitness center. AMXS defeated SVS 58-31. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)

Grilled to order
March 14, 2007 — MORE

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dallas Ratliff enjoys a Charley's grilled sandwich at the grand opening of the new Base Exchange food concessionaire March 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Kilgallon)

Gen. McNabb flies in Charleston C-17 simulator
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Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, flies in the C-17 simulator here Monday with Capt. Paul Adams, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot. General McNabb visited Charleston AFB to become qualified on the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Airmen in Action: leaving on a jet plane
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Airman 1st Class Veronica Anderson, 437th Aerial Port Squadron passenger service representative, checks in a passenger at the aerial port passenger terminal Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Women impact history of American aviation
March 14, 2007 — Do the names Lindbergh and Yeager sound familiar? What about Anne Lindbergh and Jeana Yeager? These women, along with many others, played important roles in the advancement of aviation throughout its history. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of Charles Lindbergh, served as her husband's navigator when he set a new transcontinental speed record in 1930;... MORE

7 base members receive UCMJ punishment
March 14, 2007 — Articles 15 Seven members of Charleston AFB received the following non-judicial punishments under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during February. 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... MORE

Visitor Control Center offers online visitor pass request form
March 14, 2007 — Base members wishing to sponsor a visitor onto Charleston AFB can now fill out much of the required form via the Globemaster intranet site. Since April 2006, all Airmen on base with a ".mil" account have been able to go to the Globemaster home page under "Items Of Interest" and click on the visitor pass link which will allow them to fill out an Air... MORE

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. David Peacock
March 14, 2007 — Staff Sgt. David Peacock is a functional systems administrator with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for more than 4 years. As a functional systems administrator, he is responsible for the design, installation and configuration of network operating systems for 1 CTCS servers and also provides desktop support... MORE

DOD implements Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
March 7, 2007 — The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP, mandating Airmen assigned to high-threat areas receive the Anthrax vaccine, while also providing Airmen the choice to continue anthrax vaccines if they are not assigned to a designated high-threat area, will go into effect here soon. The Department of Defense issued a new policy memo Oct. 12... MORE

Charleston Airman takes 16th in PBA tournament
March 7, 2007 — The bystanders at the bowling alley paused their games and watched in suspense as the young fifteen year old entered the 10th frame with a perfect score tallied. The crowd of a more than a hundred people was in awe as the game finished three frames later with a score of 300. Tears in Mom's eyes and a hug from Dad, it was the first of many perfect... MORE