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Aeromedical evacuation: Helping the wounded survive the journey home
February 6, 2008 — The Air Force Theater Hospital's 98 percent survivability rate for injured U.S. servicemembers would be meaningless if the wounded were unable to survive their journey out of the combat zone. Four years into the war, the process of saving lives and then safely transporting critically injured and ill troops out of Iraq has become one of the greatest... MORE

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Members of the 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility and volunteers, offload patients from a transport bus to a C-17 Globemaster III here, Jan. 1. The aircraft was reconfigured to support the transportation of patients, medical equipment and flight medical professionals to safely transport patients outside of the combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

C-17s to operate out of Ramstein
February 6, 2008 — In a coordinated effort between U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Mobility Command and the Air Force Reserve Command, USAFE will now have two dedicated C-17s that can provide direct support for strategic airlift requirements in the European and African areas of operation, as well as other world-wide missions. "This is the first time anything like this... MORE

Warrior of the Week - Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez
January 30, 2008 — Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez is an airplane general maintenance crew chief instructor for the 437th Maintenance Operations Squadron and has been assigned to Charleston AFB for six years. As an instructor, Sergeant Gonzalez teaches classes for new crew chiefs, and also specialty classes for flare loading, integral jacking and de-icer training. This... MORE

Warrior of the Week - Staff Sgt. Michael Balarillo
January 23, 2008 — Staff Sgt. Michael Balarillo is a senior controller at the 437th Maintenance Operations Center and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for six years. As a senior controller at the Maintenance Operations Center he gathers, categorizes, processes, and disseminates critical information on all base aircraft arrivals and departures from Charleston AFB... MORE

SECAF Letter to Airmen: New Year's Message
January 8, 2008 — Happy New Year -- and thank you again for the sacrifices you make in the service of this great nation! I had the privilege of spending some of the holidays with our deployed Airmen across the AOR and in Europe. I know those I met miss their loved ones and homes, but all impressed me with their professionalism, innovation and spirit. As always, I... MORE

Airmen, Soldiers deliver wheelchairs to Hondurans
January 8, 2008 — A Civil Military Operations team from Joint Task Force-Bravo delivered 100 donated wheelchairs to disabled villagers along the Miskito Coast of Honduras Dec. 28. The Alabama non-profit organization Missions Unlimited contacted the U.S. Agency for International Development to coordinate the donation. Missions Unlimited transported the wheel chairs... MORE

LA CEIBA, Honduras - Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, offload donated wheelchairs from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter here Dec. 28. The hand-crank wheelchairs were donated to isolated villages along the Miskito Coast of Honduras. The Alabama non-profit organization Missions Unlimited contacted the U.S. Agency for International Development to coordinate the donation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Holiday message from SECAF, CSAF
December 18, 2007 — Thank you for the difference you make every day, defending the United States of America and promoting our interests and ideals around the world. As the holiday season approaches, we encourage you to make a special effort to make a difference in the lives of those immediately around you. Many of you will travel to your hometowns across the country... MORE

Holiday message from AMC/CC
December 18, 2007 — As we celebrate this holiday season, Chris and I extend our very best wishes to the Air Mobility Command family. We are extremely proud of the dedication to service before self you so clearly display as you accomplish our nation's global air mobility mission. Because of you, the United States has the unprecedented ability to simultaneously confront... MORE

Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander

Base exceeds expectations in CFC
December 5, 2007 — The 2007 Combined Federal Campaign has come to a close, and Team Charleston has once again demonstrated its charitable spirit by contributing $239,313. To put this achievement in perspective, the 2007 total far exceeds the base's CFC efforts since 2001. Team Charleston has certainly done their part in helping the Coastal Carolina Combined Federal... MORE

Champ visits base-talks about missiles, football
December 5, 2007 — A three-time Super Bowl champion visited Charleston AFB Nov. 28 to 29 for a base tour and to give a presentation at the base theater. Riki Ellison, president of Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance and former team member of the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Raiders, spent two days learning about the mission of the base, talking about the... MORE