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Up-armored vehicles save lives in attacks
May 16, 2007 — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is exploring ways to speed up the timetable for getting more Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles to troops in Iraq. Secretary Gates told reporters during yesterday's Pentagon news conference that he's impressed by what he's read about the MRAPs and the improved troop protection they offer over up-armored Humvees... MORE

17 AS one step away from national AFA award
May 2, 2007 — A Charleston C-17 squadron is the Air Force's nominee for the 2007 Air Force Association David C. Schilling Award. The 17th Airlift Squadron will compete for the award at the national level and could become part of a group of former winners that includes Capt. James Jabara, the world's first jet ace, and the crew of the first Space Shuttle... MORE

Combat Cameraman named AMC’s Airman of the Year
April 18, 2007 — An Airman from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron received the Air Mobility Command Airman of the Year award at a ceremony April 5 at Scott AFB, Ill. Staff Sgt. Richard Rose was honored by more than 200 people from AMC bases at the ceremony and will now represent AMC at the Air Force-level competition. He was chosen as Airman of the Year out of... MORE

Mother and daughter's worlds collide at 30,000 feet
April 11, 2007 — An Air Force reservist had an opportunity few Air Force parents get during an aeromedical evacuation mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Andrews AFB, Md. Master Sgt. Vivian Caraviello, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron nurse, was able to fly the mission alongside her daughter, Stefanie Caraviello, who was onboard the same flight... MORE

Charleston Airman feeding war machine in Iraq
April 4, 2007 — The drone of forklifts moving pallets breaks the smoke-filled haze as members of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight work against the clock to expedite critical hub-and-spoke missions. Air transportation journeyman and Airman 1st Class Luther Franklin is among members of the Aerial Port Flight here who are... MORE

Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight prepare to in process cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III March 14 at Balad Air Base in Iraq. Balad AB is the aerial port hub for all of Iraq and is the busiest cargo aerial port in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

Maintenance officer fights fire, saves 2
April 4, 2007 — A Charleston AFB Airman saved two lives by putting out a house fire March 24 around 12:30 a.m. at Park Hill Place in North Charleston, S.C. Capt. Clinton Varty, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer in charge of Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit, had no prior firefighting experience when he helped combat the flames burning the house. The house... MORE

Seven things you can do for Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 4, 2007 — Many times when we read about child abuse we feel helpless and overwhelmed by statistics. Here are eight things you can do as an individual to help prevent abuse of children:Know what child abuse is and what the signs are. Physical and sexual abuse clearly constitute maltreatment, but so does neglect or the failure of parents or other caregivers to... MORE

437 APS hosts Patriot Partner Exercises for reservists
March 29, 2007 — Aerial port reservists from various units and bases come together two weeks every year to train at Charleston AFB as part of the Patriot Partner Exercises. Patriot Partner Exercises are designed for reservists to partially take-over an active-duty aerial port for training purposes as an annual tour. This year, reservists from five units... MORE

Staff Sgt. William Daniels, 53rd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation craftsman, drives a 60k loader on the flightline during the Patriot Partner Exercises Program. The program brought nearly 150 aerial port reservists to the base to work side-by-side with their active-duty counterparts. For the full story see Page 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Hall)

DOD implements Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
March 7, 2007 — The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP, mandating Airmen assigned to high-threat areas receive the Anthrax vaccine, while also providing Airmen the choice to continue anthrax vaccines if they are not assigned to a designated high-threat area, will go into effect here soon. The Department of Defense issued a new policy memo Oct. 12... MORE

Updating personnel records readiness vital to mission
March 6, 2007 — Nobody can predict the twists and turns that life can take, but with a little bit of preparation Airmen can make the best of any situation. The Air Force Personnel Center has designated March as Personnel Records Readiness Month. Military members should use this opportunity to review such items as their virtual record of emergency data, or vRed,... MORE

Airmen are reminded to review such items as their virtual record of emergency data, or vRed, and personal information in the Virtual Military Personnel Flight at http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil. (U.S. Air Force graphic)