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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)

News briefs
March 21, 2007 — Spotlight Retirement: The 16th Airlift Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Todd M. Noltemeyer April 6 at 1 p.m., in the 16 AS auditorium. For additional information, contact Chief Master Sgt. Steven Woodside at 963-7130. Around the base DEFY: The Drug Education for Youth program is a two-week summer leadership day camp, which... MORE

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

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)