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Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Eric Yount
February 23, 2007 — Staff Sgt. Eric Yount is a capabilities forecaster with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and has been stationed at Charleston AFB for six-and-a-half years. As a capabilities forecaster, Sergeant Yount's job includes working in an office that is the point of contact for all unique, hazardous and explosive cargo throughout Southern Command and... MORE

Seven Team Charleston Airmen receive Bronze Stars from AMC commander
February 2, 2007 — In front of their families, friends and several hundred military members, seven members of Team Charleston were presented Bronze Stars here Monday by Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, during a commander's call at the Charleston Club. General McNabb said these individuals embody the heart of the nation. Those awarded Bronze... MORE

AMC commander visits, encourages Team Charleston
February 2, 2007 — The commander of Air Mobility Command visited Charleston AFB Monday to see the Airmen of the premier C-17 wing here. Team Charleston welcomed Gen. Duncan McNabb, a former Charleston squadron commander, to tour the base, get the Airmen's perspective, to see how the base executes the mission and how business can be done better. He was especially... MORE

Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of Air Mobility Command, speaks to Airmen at the Charleston Club during a commander’s call Jan. 29, 2007. While here General McNabb awarded seven Bronze Stars to Charleston Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

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... MORE

Sa'Michael Lopizich and his son, Sa’Michael Lopizich, exit the tail of a C-17 after the deployment. After processing through the deployment line, Team Charleston children were given a tour of a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Command Chief's Corner 1-12-07
January 16, 2007 — Good Morning Team Charleston! I pray that each of you had the opportunity to spend some well-deserved time with family and friends over the holidays. Thank you all for the tremendous effort you put forth each and every day of 2006. I know you will do the same in 2007 as we continue to save lives and deliver freedom and hope around the world. What... 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.)

Testing begins for new AC unit at Charleston AFB
December 8, 2006 — Since the Air Force began operations in hot climate areas, it has been in need of a more powerful air conditioning unit for heavy airlifters to keep avionics cool while they sit on blistering flightlines around the world. They have found what they're looking for with the TMAC, or trailer mounted air conditioner, currently undergoing testing here... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Smiddy, 437th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, puts together the TMAC hose during testing at Charleston Air Force Base, Dec. 1, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)(released)

Aerial port Airmen load oversized cargo on largest plane in the world
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Airmen from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, with help from Russian crew members, load cargo onto an Antonov AN-124 Ruslan, the largest mass-produced aircraft in the world. The AN-124 and its crew were contracted by the Tanker Airlift Control Center to airlift oversized cargo for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to Iraq. (U.S. Photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas) (RELEASED)

Charleston photojournalist featured on cover of national magazine
September 18, 2006 — An aerial combat photojournalist with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron here will be featured on the cover of a national professional women's magazine. Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall's self portrait flying in a helicopter over Iraq in 2003 graces the front of the October issue of Pink, a magazine targeting women executives, professionals and business... MORE

Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall shot this self-portrait Nov. 11, 2003, while flying over the Iraqi countryside near Babylon. Sergeant Pearsall is an aerial combat photojournalist with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. She is featured on the cover of the October issue of Pink, a magazine targeting women executives, professionals and business owners, which hits newsstands Sept. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo)