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11 Team Charleston members selected as 2006’s best
February 2, 2007 — Eleven members of Team Charleston were selected as the 437th Airlift Wing's top performers at the 2006 Annual Awards banquet at the Charleston Club Jan. 26. Col. Glen Joerger, 437 AW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Melvin Willis, 437 AW command chief master sergeant, recognized the award recipients. The winners included: Senior Airman Jake... MORE

Seven Team Charleston Airmen receive Bronze Stars from AMC commander
February 2, 2007 — In front of their families, friends and several hundred military members, seven members of Team Charleston were presented Bronze Stars here Monday by Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, during a commander's call at the Charleston Club. General McNabb said these individuals embody the heart of the nation. Those awarded Bronze... MORE

Base Airman completes 41 years of ‘Funk’
February 2, 2007 — In August, 1966, Donald Funk joined the Air Force. He said all he wanted to do was work on airplanes. Now, Senior Master Sgt. Donald Funk, an air reserve technician with the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is preparing to say goodbye to Charleston AFB, where he has spent his entire career. He will also say goodbye to the men and women whom he... MORE

AMC commander visits, encourages Team Charleston
February 2, 2007 — The commander of Air Mobility Command visited Charleston AFB Monday to see the Airmen of the premier C-17 wing here. Team Charleston welcomed Gen. Duncan McNabb, a former Charleston squadron commander, to tour the base, get the Airmen's perspective, to see how the base executes the mission and how business can be done better. He was especially... MORE

Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, speaks to Airmen at the Charleston Club during a commander’s call Jan. 29, 2007. While here General McNabb awarded seven Bronze Stars to Charleston Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

Charleston AFB hockey team qualifies for championship game
January 26, 2007 — MORE

Christopher Pace, Air Force forward, battles for control of the puck with a Coast Guard player during the game. The Coast Guard beat the Air Force team 6-3, however, Air Force qualified for the Stingrays Military Cup to be held Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum against the Navy team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky Bloom)

Airmen in Action 1-26-07
January 26, 2007 — MORE

Senior Airman Louis Colon, 437th Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory journeyman, calibrates a radio frequency watt meter at the PMEL building Jan. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Warrior of the Week - Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen
January 26, 2007 — Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron, and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for more than two years. He contributes to the Team Charleston mission by issuing, inspecting, maintaining and accounting for parts, tools, publications and support equipment necessary to fulfill the... MORE

News Briefs
January 26, 2007 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Larry Moulton today at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Bldg. 60. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Charles Hughes at 963-4671. Around the base Appointment of Summary Court Officer: 1st Lt. Ryan Ellis, 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron, is... MORE

Children of Charleston AFB Airmen ‘deploy’ in support of ‘Operation Kookaburras’
January 26, 2007 — More than 75 base children here had the opportunity to experience what a deployment felt like by participating in a children's deployment here Saturday. The children's deployment, codenamed "Operation Kookaburras" gave military family members the opportunity to experience what their parents go through when preparing for a deployment in support of... MORE

Sa'Michael Lopizich and his son, Sa’Michael Lopizich, exit the tail of a C-17 after the deployment. After processing through the deployment line, Team Charleston children were given a tour of a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Team Charleston tests AF’s first hybrid fuel truck
January 26, 2007 — The 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight is currently testing the Air Force's first R-11 hybrid electric refueling truck. The vehicle, which is nearly identical to the standard R-11 refueling truck, operates with a diesel engine and an electric motor attached to a battery pack to optimize fuel efficiency. Diesel hybrid electric vehicles... MORE

Airman 1st Class Daniel Queen, 437th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, readies the new R-11 hybrid refueling truck Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)