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Charleston AFB hosts Earth Day celebration
March 27, 2009 — Charleston AFB hosted approximately 600 fifth-grade elementary students from Charleston area elementary schools for its 13th annual Earth Day celebration March 25. Charleston AFB traditionally celebrates Arbor Day in conjunction with its annual Earth Day event held each spring. At Charleston AFB, a concerted effort is made to implement the... MORE

Charleston Area Elementary School Students react to an excited bird during the Earth Day celebration on Charleston AFB, March 25. More than 600 students came to the base's 13th Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

Warrior of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Aaron Avery
March 25, 2009 — Tech. Sgt. Aaron Avery is a member of the 16th Airlift Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for about two-and-a-half years. He is currently deployed to Southwest Asia as a C-17 evaluator loadmaster for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Sergeant Avery's responsibilities include performing flight evaluations on the loadmasters in... MORE

Air Force mourns the loss of first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
March 11, 2009 — Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey died March 11 in Panama City, Fla. "Chief Airey was an Airman's Airman and one of the true pioneers for our service," said Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff. "He was a warrior, an innovator ... and a leader with vision well ahead of his time. His legacy lives today in the... MORE

Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey died March 11 in Panama City, Fla. Chief Airey held the top enlisted from April 3, 1967 to July 31, 1969. During his tenure he worked to change loan establishments charging exorbitant rates outside the air base gates and to improve low retention during the Vietnam Conflict. Chief Airey also led a team that laid the foundation for the Weighted Airman Promotion System, a system that has stood the test of time and which is still in use today. He also advocated for an Air Force-level Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy. Chief Airey retired August 1, 1970. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Cyndi Smith)

New RED HORSE squadron stands up
March 11, 2009 — Marking the beginning of a new Air Force Reserve squadron here, an official stand-up ceremony and assumption of command of the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, including the unveiling of the unit's guidon and emblem, occurred at the Charleston Club March 8. The unit, 560 RHS, will consist of 209 personnel and is an engineering unit that provides major... MORE

A statue marking the arrival of the 560th Red Horse Squadron will be placed in front of their newly established squadron building. The squadron consists of 209 personnel and is an engineering unit that provides major force bed-down, damage repair and heavy engineering operations during wartime at locations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Kelly)

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Matthew Taylor
March 11, 2009 — Staff Sgt. Matthew Taylor is a member of the 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for more than nine years. He recently returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia where he served in the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron. While deployed, he worked as a senior maintenance operations center controller... MORE

Base children 'deploy' to Madagascar
March 10, 2009 — More than 40 children from Charleston AFB took part in the fifth annual mock deployment line March 7 to experience first hand what their parents go through when preparing to deploy. The operation, dubbed "Operation Save the Lemurs," gave military children a taste of what it's like to prepare for a deployment in support of military operations around... MORE

Zayra Alvarado gets her face painted at the children's deployment line here March 7. The children's deployment line is a program developed to help show children what their parents go through before they deploy downrange. Zayra is the 7-year-old daughter of Tech. Sgt. Angel Alvarado Rivera, assigned to the 437th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

News briefs
March 4, 2009 — To submit information for news briefs, send an e-mail to airlift.dispatch@charleston.af.mil with subject NEWS BRIEFS. Submissions must be received no later than close of business Friday the week before publication. Spotlight Children's deployment line: A children's deployment line will be held March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 437th Logistics... MORE

Warrior of the week: Senior Airman Wilbur Torres
February 25, 2009 — Senior Airman Wilbur Torres is a member of the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for about two years. He is currently deployed to Southwest Asia where the most interesting incidents he said he experienced was having an engine's hydraulic manifold assembly crack while it was being marshaled. When stationed... MORE

Senior Airman Wilbur Torres (Courtesy photo)

Exercise tests ability of Airmen’s response
February 25, 2009 — Units from across Charleston AFB participated in a base-wide exercise here Feb. 24. Crisis Look 09-01 tested the readiness of units and individuals on base during a simulated attack with a weapon of mass destruction. For this situation, exercise evaluation team members were looking at how first responders from the 437th Security Forces and the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jillian Marino and Capt. Luis Morales take care of a victim during an exercise on Charleston AFB Feb. 23. The base conducted the exercise to test how Airmen respond to a simulated explosion caused by an improvised explosive device. Sergeant Marino is a medical technician and Captain Morales is a flight nurse. Both are members of the 437th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)

315, 437 MXG capture AF Daedalian Trophy
February 4, 2009 — Maintenance groups on Charleston AFB were recently recognized as the best in the Air Force. The 315th and the 437th Maintenance Groups were awarded the 2008 Air Force Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy Award. Both maintenance groups last won the Daedalian Trophy at the Air Mobility Command level in 2005. "This is... MORE

Airman 1st Class Adrian Bozeman adds oil to a self-generating nitrogen servicing cart during a yearly inspection July 30. The 437th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight?s inventory includes more than 490 pieces of equipment that support Charleston AFB flightline operations. Airman Bozeman is an AGE apprentice with the 437 MXS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jennifer Arredondo)