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Command Chief's Corner 12-22-06
January 9, 2007 — Good Morning Team Charleston! Hopefully you are taking full advantage of this Wingman Day. What a great opportunity to spend some time really getting to know your wingman. As I tell our newest Airmen during my First Term Airmen Center briefing, it is critical that you develop a close enough relationship with your wingman that you are able to detect... MORE

Commanders Comments
January 9, 2007 — Team Charleston, 2007 is almost here and what a phenomenal year we had in 2006. As we begin to reflect on the amazing accomplishments of the past year, I'd like to highlight some of the early 2007 award winners we've just received. The 437th Civil Engineer Squadron is a dynasty! It has once again been selected for the Air Mobility Command Curtin... MORE

Commanders Comments
January 9, 2007 — What a great time to be a member of Team Charleston. Not a day goes by that I don't receive an e-mail, phone call or hear a story about how Team Charleston is making an impact on the global war on terror. When an up-armored vehicle hits an IED in Iraq and people aren't killed, it's because of you. When an Army unit is supplied with the ammunition... MORE

Charleston AFB breaks C-17 flying record
December 21, 2006 — The largest formation of C-17 Globemaster IIIs from a single base took off from here Dec. 21 in a demonstration of Charleston AFB's strategic brigade airdrop capability. After taking off at 9:30 a.m. at 30-second intervals, the 20 C-17s flew over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and then back over the base to "wave" at maintenance, aerial port and... MORE

Twenty U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21, 2006. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., were part of the largest C-17 formation in history from a single base and demonstrated the strategic airdrop capability of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard W. Rose Jr.)

Base photographer returns from DOD duties
December 15, 2006 — A base photographer here recently returned from his third assignment as the official photographer for the secretary of defense. Jaime Bowman, who has been working as a photographer at the base multimedia center for nearly a year, was assigned to be the photographer for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld from Sept. 21 to Nov. 17. Mr. Bowman also... MORE

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld listens to a reporters question during a press meeting, while in Portoroz, Slovenia, Sept. 29, 2006. Secretary Rumsfeld is visiting Slovenia to attend the NATO Defense Ministerial and conduct bilateral discussions with Slovenian leaders. Defense Dept. Photo by James Bowman.

437 APS competes for Air Force-level award
December 15, 2006 — The 437th Aerial Port Squadron is one of three finalists for the Air Force Large Terminal Unit of the Year for 2006. The other units competing for the award are the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and the 60th Aerial Port Squadron at Travis AFB, Calif. A team of four judges from Air Mobility Command Air Transportation at... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Ted Braun, 437th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, sorts through pallet straps at the port’s warehouse Dec. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)

437 MXG embraces AFSO 21, streamlines equipment processes
December 15, 2006 — Organizations from Team Charleston continue to lead the way in Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century by challenging themselves to find new and better ways of accomplishing the mission. Recently, the 437th Maintenance Group formed an integrated process team that focused on finding smarter and better ways to provide aerospace ground... MORE

CES1 Outlaws crush CES2 Firedogs; 26-14 win secures base championship
December 15, 2006 — Three touchdown passes and two field goals from Outlaws quarterback Brandon Barnes led to victory for the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron Outlaws over the 437 CES Firedogs for the base flag football championship Monday. The bitter rivalry between the two civil engineering football teams culminated with the Outlaws coming out on top 26-14. Derrick... MORE

Brandon Barnes, Outlaws quarterback, runs the ball during the game. Barnes connected with receivers three times in the end zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)

Army parachute team jumps from Charleston C-17 over Miami football game
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Al Vernon, the fourth and final member of the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., jumps from the ramp of a CHarleston Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III over the Miami Dolphins football game Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Kilgallon)

Combat Cameraman takes job to new heights
December 8, 2006 — A staff sergeant assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron here recently accomplished training that is slightly outside his normal duties as a combat photographer. Recently, Staff Sgt. James Harper became one of two 1 CTCS Airmen who have been awarded an Army air-assault badge for completing air-assault training with the 101st Airborne Division at... MORE