Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, center, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, back left, observe a training exercise being performed by the 437th Medical Group here Dec. 1. General Allardice visited Charleston AFB on a two-day visit after assuming command of the 18th Air Force Aug. 19, 2009. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Laidlaw)

Senior Airman Meghan Mayhew shows Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody a mold of a set of teeth during a tour of the 437th Medical Group here Dec. 1. General Allardice visited Charleston AFB on a two-day visit after assuming command of the 18th Air Force Aug. 19, 2009. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander, Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief and Airman Mayhew is assigned to the 437th Medical Group as a dental lab technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Laidlaw)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice talks with Airman 1st Class Jared Palmer, left, and Senior Airman Ryan Forge, right, during his tour of the base fire station on his recent visit here Nov. 30. General Allardice toured the fire department among other facilities during his two-day visit after assuming command of the 18th Air Force Aug. 19, 2009. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander. Airmen Palmer and Forge are firefighters assigned to the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Laidlaw)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, left, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, center, speak with Maj. Sara Huiss, right, during their tour of the Home Station Check Hangar here Dec. 1. General Allardice visited Charleston AFB during a two-day tour after assuming command of the 18th Air Force Aug. 19, 2009. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief. Major Huiss is the 437th Maintenance Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Laidlaw)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, center right, Mrs. Susan Allardice, center left, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, left, receive a briefing on Raven tactics and procedures from Tech. Sgt. Tony Frese, right, on the flightline here Nov 30. General Allardice stopped at Charleston AFB for a two-day visit during his tour of the bases within his command. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Susan is his wife. Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief. Sergeant Frese is assigned to the 437th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, center, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, left, receive a briefing from Master Sgt. Mike Patterson, right, during a tour of the fire department here Nov 30. General Allardice stopped at Charleston AFB for a two-day visit as part of his tour of the bases within his command. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief. Sergeant Patterson is assigned to the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron, fire emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, left, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, center, receive a briefing from Chief Master Sgt. Denny Heitman, right, during a tour of the fire department here Nov. 30. General Allardice stopped at Charleston AFB for a two-day visit during his tour of the bases within his command. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief. Chief Heitman is the Fire Chief assigned to the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Chief Master Sgt. James Cody speaks with Chief Master Sgt. Denny Heitman at the fire department here Nov. 30. Chief Cody accompanied Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice on a two-day visit to Charleston AFB which included tours and briefings from multiple squadrons here on base. Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief and Chief Heitman is the Fire Chief assigned to the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, right, and Tech. Sgt. Raymond Pomeroy, left, lead members of the 437th Airlift Wing and the explosive ordnance disposal team on a 1.5 mile ruck pack march around McCombs Way here Dec. 1. General Allardice stopped at Charleston AFB for a two-day visit as part of his tour of the bases within his command. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Sergeant Pomeroy is the EOD superintendent assigned to the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, right, and Tech. Sgt. Raymond Pomeroy, left, lead members of the 437th Airlift Wing and the explosive ordnance disposal team on a 1.5 mile ruck pack march around McCombs Way here Dec. 1. General Allardice stopped at Charleston AFB for a two-day visit as part of his tour of the bases within his command. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Sergeant Pomeroy is the EOD superintendent assigned to the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, center, and Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, left, watches as Staff Sgt. Michael Sibley, right, demonstrates how a vehicle being shipped out gets weighed prior to being loaded onto an aircraft during a tour of the cargo deployment facility here Dec. 1. General Allardice stopped at Charleston AFB for a two-day visit as part of his tour of the bases within his command. General Allardice is the 18th Air Force commander and Chief Cody is the 18th Air Force command chief. Sergeant Sibley is assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)