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Military Saves Week begins Feb. 25 at Charleston AFB
February 23, 2007 — The Department of Defense has designated Feb. 25 through March 4 as Military Saves Week to encourage servicemembers and their families to establish savings goals and set money aside for emergencies and other needs. Charleston AFB is supporting this effort by asking Airmen, retirees, civilian employees and family members to join Military Saves as... MORE

News Briefs
February 23, 2007 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. William Budkey today at 1 p.m., in the 15th Airlift Squadron auditorium. For more information, contact Tech. Sgt. Amanda Lynch at 963-6081 Retirement: The 437th Operations Support Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Tech... MORE

ABU wear policy effective immediately
February 23, 2007 — Air Force officials at the Pentagon released the wear policy for the new Airman Battle Uniform Feb. 7. The policy comes in time to help many of the Airmen deploying to the area of responsibility in May, as these Airmen will be among the first to get the ABU. "We hope to have the ABU's here around October," said Diane Breedlove, Charleston AFB... MORE

AFSO 21 duo visits Team Charleston
February 23, 2007 — The head of Air Force Smart Operations 21 from the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon visited Charleston AFB recently to meet with the base people putting AFSO 21 into action. Brig. Gen S. Taco Gilbert III and Dr. Ron Ritter, AFSO 21 special assistant to the secretary of the Air Force, visited with Team Charleston Feb. 16 to... MORE

Senior Airman Nicholas Horine, 437th Maintenance Squadron maintenance coordinator, briefs Dr. Ron Ritter, AFSO 21 special assistant to the secretary of the Air Force, and Brig. Gen. S. Taco Gilbert, AFSO 21 chief, on the home station check lean initiative on the Charleston AFB, S.C., flightline Feb. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Annual AFAF campaign lets Airmen help Airmen
February 23, 2007 — This year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign will give Team Charleston the opportunity to donate to four organizations that give back to Airmen between Monday and April 6. "This is an opportunity for us to give back and help others in the Air Force who need assistance through the organizations under the AFAF," said Capt. Latonya Kelly, 437th... MORE

Airmen in Action
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Senior Airman Meredith Hazel, 437th Civil Engineer Squadron, recieves a singing valentine from members of the Charleston Barbershop Chorus Tuesday at the CE complex. Airman Hazel's deployed boyfriend, Senior Airman Tyrone Greer, 437 CES, sent the singing valentine which included two love songs, a long-stemmed rose and a card. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Janet Schenck
February 15, 2007 — Staff Sgt. Janet Schenck is a contract specialist with the 437th Contracting Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for a year. As a contract specialist, Sergeant Schenck's job includes tasks such as purchasing, renting, leasing or obtaining supplies and services from various civilian sources. She has contributed to Team Charleston's... MORE

Consolidated Medical Center to be built at NWS
February 15, 2007 — Construction will begin this spring on a new Consolidated Medical Clinic at Naval Weapons Station Charleston. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast awarded a $41.5 million military construction project to GSC Construction Company Inc., of Augusta, Ga., Dec. 28 to build a 188,000 square-foot Consolidated Medical Clinic at Naval Weapons... MORE

Base First Six Association helps keep Valentine’s Day special
February 15, 2007 — The Charleston First Six Association coordinated with a group of school-age children from local area schools to make Valentine's Day cards and letters for veterans at the local Veteran's Administration Medical Center. They wanted to show veterans and injured servicemembers from overseas their service and sacrifice for the country doesn't go... MORE

Senior Airman Leslie Fuller, 437th Medical Group Bio-environmental Flight, gives Valentine's Day cards made by local school children to William Grady, a Navy veteran who served from 1941 to 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

Charleston Airmen to process legal claims online
February 15, 2007 — The Air Force Claims Service Center will start accepting all household good claims from Charleston AFB March 1. The Air Force has consolidated the processing of most personnel claims at a single location in Dayton, Ohio. Personnel claims generally arise from loss or damage to household goods and privately owned vehicles during permanent change of... MORE