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17 AS booster club participates in ‘Operation Sock Drop’
December 1, 2006

Dirt runway testing increases C-17 safety, agility
December 1, 2006
A C-17 Globemaster III takes off during phase one tests at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Tests are being conducted to determine the C-17’s ability to bring a large force into a wet or dry dirt airfield without making runway condition corrections. Phase two is scheduled to begin Dec. 4 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka)

Flight fends off diseases in desert
November 20, 2006
Staff Sgt. Robbie Crumpton, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, examines a "light trap" for bugs.  The light trap allows Sergeant Crumpton, who works in the entomology flight, and the public health flight to see what sorts of bugs are in season and the potential for diseases like malaria and more.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)


Flying high
November 20, 2006
Col. Steven Harrison, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, and Lt. Col. Todd Hackett, 437th Mission Support Group deputy commander, check out the newly painted plane at the Aero Club Tuesday. The Charleston Aero Club is one of the first in Air Mobility Command to have one of their planes painted. The Aero Club partnered with the Air Force Recruiting Service to paint the aircraft. The club received $55,000 from the recruiting service to paint five aircraft. The second Charleston Aero Club aircraft is presently undergoing repainting. To schedule a flight in the newly repainted plane contact the Aero Club at 963-5152. (U.S. Photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty) (RELEASED)

Team Charleston urged to be safe for the holidays, winter
November 20, 2006

Education center hosts annual education fair
November 3, 2006

CFC makes all the difference
November 3, 2006
Krista Dick (front), daughter of Tech. Sgt. David Dick, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses with her family at Disney World while on a Make-A-Wish foundation trip.

Aeromedical, C-17, critical care transport teams work together seamlessly to save Marine's sight
November 3, 2006
Capt. Adam Bingham, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs preflight procedures on a C-17 aircraft for an aeromedical evacuation mission.