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Awareness: Airmen encouraged to make responsible choices
August 17, 2006 — Base officials are urging Airmen to make responsible decisions when it comes to drinking alcohol. Airmen should be specifically aware of the consequences from consuming too much alcohol and drinking and driving. "I have worked with hundreds of Airmen who have gotten into trouble because of their drinking," said Capt. Jose Gomez, 437th Medical Group... MORE

437 SFS members receive Army commendation medals
August 17, 2006 — Thirty-six members of the 437th Security Forces Squadron received Army Commendation Medals Aug. 11 here for meritorious service for their support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Paul Stang, 437 SFS commander presented the medals. "Being deployed for a long period of time is never easy and providing the care, custody and control of these detainees... MORE

Maj. Paul Stang, 437th Security Forces Squadron commander, presents the Army Commendation Medal to Senior Airman Melyne Carson Aug. 11 (U.S. Air Force photo by James Bowman)

Gait analysis system comes online at the HAWC
August 17, 2006 — The 437th Medical Group Health and Wellness Center has a new tool to help Airmen get in shape and stay there: a gait analysis system. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the HAWC Tuesday and was attended by Col. Steven Harrison, 437th Airlift Wing vice commander, and group and squadron commanders. Just after the ceremony Col. Donnalee Sykes,... MORE

Staff Sgt. Chad Butler, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electro-environmental craftsman, has his gait analyzed by Laura Markuly, 437th Medical Group exercise physiologist, on the Health and Wellness Center's new gait analysis system Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)

Joint Basing with Naval Weapons Station moves forward
August 1, 2006 — Charleston AFB and Naval Weapons Station Charleston have taken the first steps to becoming one big inter-service family through the new joint-basing concept. In May, nearly 100 Airmen and Sailors from the two installations met at the Charleston Club for a briefing by Lt. Col. Tom Egbert, 437th Airlift Wing joint base coordinator, who set up the... MORE

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18 AF commander shares viewpoints with CAFB
August 1, 2006 — Charleston AFB will host the 18th Air Force Commanders and Command Chiefs Conference Wednesday and Thursday at the Charleston Club. Maj. Gen. James Hawkins, 18 AF commander, and more than 70 wing commanders and command chiefs from the numbered Air Force will be here for the two-day conference. "Charleston was handpicked by General Hawkins to host... MORE

AFSO21 set to make Team Charleston 'smarter'
August 1, 2006 — Team Charleston has been involved in every major military operation since the base's creation. A new operation has begun and it has the potential to make all future operations smarter. Air Force Smart Operations 21 is an Air Force initiative that applies a mix of business strategies designed to streamline everyday processes across the Air Force... MORE

Team Charleston members participate in Operation Iron Thunder
August 1, 2006 — Team Charleston participated in Operation Iron Thunder July 17 through July 20. The exercise, hosted by the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C., included participation from 30 different U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine units as well as British and NATO units. During the four-day multinational exercise, approximately 100 aircraft simulated a... MORE

Senior Airman Donnie McCorkle waits to lock a pallet in place as ground crew personnel in Southwest Asia help load a C-17 Globemaster III on July 22. C-17 Globemaster III crews from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are filling their cabins with pallets of supplies such as water, Meals, Ready to Eat and cots for the American citizens leaving Lebanon. This C-17 transported 17 pallets, about 64,000 pounds, of cargo to Cyprus on this mission. Airman McCorkle is a loadmaster with the 816th EAS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

APS uses lean initiative to slim down processes
July 7, 2006 — In keeping with Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, the 437th Aerial Port Squadron was tasked by Air Mobility Command to put together a team to recommend lean initiatives to improve productivity. The initiatives were developed by a team of civilians and military members who cam up with ways to make daily operations at the port more... MORE

Team Charleston gears up for hurricane season
July 5, 2006 — Hurricane Steven, a category 3 hurricane, smashed through Charleston Tuesday although some Airmen may not have felt the wind and rain.Hurricane Steven was a training exercise designed to test Team Charleston's effectiveness in responding to the tropical natural disasters. "With hurricanes in Charleston, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of... MORE

Maj. Roy Bacot, 437th Airlift Wing command post chief, goes over a HURCON3 checklist during a crisis action team meeting for the hurricane exercise Tuesday.

Team Charleston NCO receives Bronze Star
July 5, 2006 — The noncommissioned officer in charge of quality assurance for the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight received the Bronze Star for exceptionally meritorious service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom here Wednesday. Tech. Sgt. William Baird received the medal from Col. Steven Harrison, 437th Airlift Wing vice... MORE