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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

AFSO 21 initiative improves mission efficiency
January 26, 2007 — Charleston Air Force Base C-17 aircrews may soon be able to fly longer missions thanks to an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative. Airmen used AFSO21 principles to examine processes, improve mission execution, and ultimately develop a more efficient mission pre-launch sequence of events. AFSO21 has encouraged service members...

News Briefs
January 22, 2007 — Spotlight Retirement: The 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will host a retirement ceremony for Master Sgt. Nathan Villar today at noon in the second floor auditorium of Building 709. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Nagewarao Kilaru at 693-4599. Around the base Appointment of Summary Court Officer: 1st Lt. Ryan Ellis, 437th Logistics...

Airmen in Action
January 22, 2007 —

CSA consolidation centralizes computer support Airmen
January 22, 2007 — The wing's client support administrators have begun to consolidate many of their positions into one centralized helpdesk in order to combat a significant reduction of CSAs Air Force wide. In 2006, the Air Force announced the 3A0X1 career field would be cut by more than 57 percent over the next three fiscal years. Charleston AFB will be losing 43...