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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