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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

Drug Education for Youth program participants swear in
March 20, 2007 — MORE

Drug Education for Youth program participants swear in as junior deputy officers during the phase II DEFY March workshop. Guest speaker, Deputy John Droney from the Charleston County Sheriff?s Office, instructed the class on gang resistance and dealing with bullies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nina Murphy)

Team Charleston provides airlift support for VP
March 14, 2007 — A Charleston AFB aircrew transporting the vice president through Southwest Asia, had to react quickly when a suicide bomber struck the base where they were staying. The bomber struck the main entrance of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, last month where Vice President Dick Cheney was lodging and the 14th Airlift Squadron aircrew promptly transported... MORE

Lt. Col. Rick Rupp, 14th Airlift Squadron commander, visits with Vice President Dick Cheney in the cockpit of a C-17 while en route to Afghanistan. 14 AS aircrew members provided airlift support for the vice president during his recent Middle East tour. (White House photo by David Bohrer)

What's on the Chief's Scope?
March 14, 2007 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley launched a new Web feature Wednesday to tell Airmen what is of special interest to him. Known as "The Chief's Scope," it is designed to briefly highlight current topics General Moseley feels are important to America's Airmen. "The issues on my scope are ones that keep me up at night," said General... MORE

The Chief's Scope is designed to briefly highlight current topics Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley feels are important to America's Airmen. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Mike Carabajal)

AMXS hammers SVS 58-31 in base intramural basketball action
March 14, 2007 — MORE

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
March 14, 2007 — MORE

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
March 14, 2007 — MORE

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