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Charleston Airmen prepare for war with expeditionary combat skills training
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17 AS booster club participates in ‘Operation Sock Drop’
December 1, 2006 — The 17th Airlift Squadron booster club is always trying to find new ways to bring happiness to deployed servicemembers abroad. Recently, the booster club and the Lowcountry chapter of the Airlift Tanker Association have teamed up to send socks to Soldiers. They spent time talking with troops returning from the frontlines to assess what they felt... MORE

Dirt runway testing increases C-17 safety, agility
December 1, 2006 — In an effort to expand the capability of the C-17 Globemaster III, about 40 people from the C-17 Integrated Test Force are in the midst of a four-phase test program to determine the C-17 takeoff and landing performance on non-paved surfaces. Engineers and pilots are testing the aircraft in extreme runway conditions to eventually write the book for... MORE

Flight fends off diseases in desert
November 20, 2006 — SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Attention Garfield, Felix, Heathcliff, Sylvester and Tom: Cancel your spot on the USO tour coming to Southwest Asia. Fast. Your agent should have told you: You don't want to be mistaken for a feline of mass destruction. For the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's entomology flight, work is all about the cats. Hundreds of... MORE

Aerial port Airmen load oversized cargo on largest plane in the world
November 20, 2006 — MORE

Flying high
November 20, 2006 — MORE

Team Charleston urged to be safe for the holidays, winter
November 20, 2006 — Winter doesn't officially begin until December 21st. However, wintry weather is already here for many of us and fast approaching for others. The cold, icy conditions lead to increased hazards and typically results in spikes in our accidents, injuries and deaths. To keep ourselves and our loved ones safe this season, we need to apply the principles... MORE

Education center hosts annual education fair
November 3, 2006 — The Charleston AFB Education and Training Center here, is hosting its annual Education Fair 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at the education center. Participating schools include Embry-Riddle, American Military, Trident Tech, Park, Southern Illinois, South Carolina and many more. The education fair allows military members, dependents and other guests to... MORE

CFC makes all the difference
November 3, 2006 — Many people don't give much thought to Friday the 13th these days but for one Team Charleston family it's the day they received some terrible news. May 13, 2005, Tech. Sgt. David Dick, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics lead technician, and his family learned that his youngest daughter, Krista, was diagnosed with leukemia, a cancer of the... MORE

Aeromedical, C-17, critical care transport teams work together seamlessly to save Marine's sight
November 3, 2006 — It was a terrible scenario. A suicide bomber attack in Fallujah, Iraq, had injured a 21-year-old Marine. He suffered multiple burns to his face and hands, and blast injuries to his right arm with shrapnel embedded in his leg. But the worst part was shrapnel in his right eye, causing bleeding and a chance of retinal detachment, which would mean loss... MORE