By | June 13, 2012
Team Charleston Honorary commanders and base leadership attend a pre-flight briefing before an orientation flight, out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C. June 12, 2012. The Honorary Commanders program educates local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. The flights take place quarterly. As part of that education process, the 437th Airlift Wing set aside a full day to give the Honorary Commanders an in-depth look at the wing's mission, Allowing them to meet the Airmen, both maintainers and operators, who support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
During a C-17 Globemaster III orientation flight for the Team Charleston honorary commanders, out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Airmen demonstrate a low-level air drop, to show the capabilities that the 437th Airlift Wing has to offer June 12, 2012. The Honorary Commanders program is used as a tool to educate local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. The tours take place on a quarterly basis, and as part of that education process, the 437th AW set aside a full day to give the civics an in-depth look at the wing's flying mission. It afforded them the opportunity to meet the Airmen, both maintainers and operators, who support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
Team Charleston honorary commanders watch as Airmen out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., demonstrate a low-level air drop, June 12, 2012, to show the capabilities that the 437th Airlift Wing has to offer. The Honorary Commanders program is used as a tool to educate local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. The tours take place on a quarterly basis, and as part of that education process, the 437th AW set aside a full day to give the civics an in-depth look at the wing's flying mission. It afforded them the opportunity to meet the Airmen, both maintainers and operators, who support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
Staff Sgt. Danny South, 15th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., lowers the cargo door of the C-17 Globemaster III, to demonstrate the capabilities of the 437th Airlift Wing aircraft to the Team Charleston honorary commanders June 12, 2012. The Honorary Commanders program is used as a tool to educate local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. The tours take place on a quarterly basis, and as part of that education process, the 437th AW set aside a full day to give the civics an in-depth look at the wing's flying mission. It afforded them the opportunity to meet the Airmen, both maintainers and operators, who support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
Colonel Erik Hansen, 437th Airlift Wing commander out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., flies a C-17A Globemaster III during an orientation flight for the Team Charleston honorary commanders June 12, 2012. The Honorary Commanders program is used as a tool to educate local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. The tours take place on a quarterly basis, and as part of that education process, the 437th AW set aside a full day to give the civics an in-depth look at the wing's flying mission. It afforded them the opportunity to meet the Airmen, both maintainers and operators, who support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)
Colonel Erik Hansen, 437th Airlift Wing commander out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., speaks with Team Charleston honorary commander Michael Allen, president and chief engineer of Coastal Engineering & Testing Company, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III with Team Charleston honorary commanders during an orientation flight June 12, 2012. The Honorary Commanders program is used as a tool to educate local community leaders about the various missions at JB Charleston. The tours take place on a quarterly basis, and as part of that education process, the 437th AW set aside a full day to give the civics an in-depth look at the wing's flying mission. It afforded them the opportunity to meet the Airmen, both maintainers and operators, who support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ashlee Galloway)