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Vehicle maintainers keep wheels rolling
July 1, 2013 — Senior Airman Matthew Fincher, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance technician, torques a bolt in a truck June 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Vehicle maintenance technicians maintain JB Charleston's entire vehicle fleet, keeping cars, trucks and buses operating smoothly.Click here for full slideshow. MORE

Senior Airman Matthew Fincher, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance technician, torques a bolt in a truck June 25, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Vehicle maintenance technicians maintain JB Charleston's entire vehicle fleet, keeping cars, trucks and buses operating smoothly. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)

Roadside delivery: Airman delivers son
June 24, 2013 — Jeremy and Cara wanted a natural birth for their second son. But, they never imagined how natural it would be. "The baby's coming," Cara said to her husband, as she experienced contractions around 7 a.m. on May 18, 2013, at their home on Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.Cara's husband, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Staten, 437th Airlift Wing quality... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Staten, 437th Airlift Wing quality assurance inspector, soothes his 1-month old son, Silas, June 18, 2013, inside the baby’s nursery at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Silas was born in the back of a van outside of JB Charleston – Air Base, while Staten, and his wife Cara were on their way to the medical birthing center. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Optometry: Keeping your vision clear
June 19, 2013 — A human eye is pictured through a phoropter June 17, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The optometry clinic provides eye care to active-duty service members and reservists on special orders. The most common services provided are eye examinations, visual acuity checks, repairing glasses, color vision tests and comprehensive exams.Click... MORE

A human eye is pictured through a phoropter June 17, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The optometry clinic provides eye care to active-duty service members and reservists on special orders. The most common services provided are eye examinations, visual acuity checks, repairing glasses, color vision tests and comprehensive exams. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)

Airmen bring 'Fuel to the Fight'
May 22, 2013 — Senior Airman Mark Miller, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Laboratory technician, checks a jar of Jet fuel from an R-11 Truck for water and sediments May 9, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. Since fuel is lighter than water the two separate during this test while sediments gather in the middle. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior... MORE

Senior Airman Mark Miller, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Laboratory technician, checks a jar of Jet fuel from an R-11 Truck for water and sediments May 9, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Since fuel is lighter than water the two separate during this test while sediments gather in the middle. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

The mission keeps rolling at JB Charleston
May 15, 2013 — Every day, rain or shine, the 437th Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base goes the extra mile to keep aircraft safely in the sky, but one shop makes sure they roll safely on the ground. And, without reinventing the wheel, these Airmen and civilians focus on the foundational aspect of the aircraft: the wheels and tires.On average,... MORE

Staff Sgt. Justin Brandt, 437th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation specialist, uses a torque wrench to put the finishing touches on a reassembled C-17 Globemaster III wheel and tire May 14, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C.. Once complete, the wheel and tire will be sent to supply and distributed as needed. The 437th MXS Repair and Reclamation shop is trained and equipped to be dispatched on short notice to crash sites for aircraft recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Jaga, an Airman's best friend
May 1, 2013 — It's been said that a man's best friend is his dog, and for one Joint Base Charleston Airman, that sentiment couldn't be truer. Staff Sgt. Kyle Shaughnessy, 628th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler at JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C., looks forward to going to work every day because he knows he gets to spend each day with his best... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kyle Shaughnessy, 628th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Jaga, a 3-year old German Shepherd Dog, assigned to the 628th SFS at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., take a moment to prepare for an odor detection exercise, where Jaga detects odors associated with explosive or harmful materials used in homemade Improvised Explosive Devices. Military Working Dogs perform multiple duties and training including obedience skills, obstacle courses and various training objectives, depending on their specialized skill. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Airmen “set” for All-Air Force Women’s Volleyball Camp
April 10, 2013 — Two Airmen from Joint Base Charleston were recently selected to participate in the 2013 All-Air Force Women's Volleyball Trial Camp April 14, 2013, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Joint Base Charleston - Air Base's Senior Airmen Sebastiana Solis-Lopez, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Sheila Sanchez-Tosado, 628th Communication Squadron, were... MORE

Senior Airman Sheila Sanchez-Tosado (left), 628th Communications Squadron unit deployment manager, and Senior Airman Sebastiana Solis-Lopez, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron UDM, will participate in the 2013 All-Air Force Women’s Volleyball Trial Camp April 14 to May 1, 2013, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. If chosen for a position on the Air Force team, they will compete in the 2013 Armed Forced Women’s Volleyball Championship May 2 – 13, 2013, at Hill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Airmen train to extinguish flames
April 4, 2013 — Members from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron gather in preparation for an aircraft, live-fire training exercise March 29, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. The base performs quarterly aircraft, live-fire training for firefighters and crew chiefs to maintain their qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)For... MORE

Members from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron gather in preparation for an aircraft, live-fire training exercise March 29, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The base performs quarterly aircraft, live-fire training for firefighters and crew chiefs to maintain their qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin)

Airman sacrifices time, supports Cambodians
April 1, 2013 — When this Airman dons his uniform, he flies a C-17 Globemaster III on missions transporting supplies and Airmen to where duty calls. But when he takes his uniform off, he still finds ways to make a difference in the world. 1st Lt. Joey Brewer, 16th Airlift Squadron pilot, and his wife, Tori, recently returned from a two-week trip to Cambodia in... MORE

1st Lt. Joey Brewer, 16th Airlift Squadron pilot from Joint Base Charleston and his wife, Tori Brewer, pose with children during a two-week trip to Cambodia, March 1 – 15, 2013, in support of Vets with a Mission, a not-for-profit agency that conducts humanitarian missions in Vietnam and Cambodia. (Courtesy photo)

40 years later: former Charleston Airman, Vietnam POW looks back
March 28, 2013 — Forty years have passed since the United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War, and forty years have passed since many of its sons who engaged in the war and were captured by the enemy, were liberated and returned home. One of those liberated prisoners was (Ret.) Col. Will Gideon, former 437th Airlift Wing Supply Squadron commander, who... MORE

(Ret.) Colonel Will Gideon, former 437th Airlift Wing Supply Squadron commander and Resource Management deputy commander, enjoys his retirement from his front porch, March 26, 2013, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Gideon was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after his F-105 Thunderchief fighter jet was shot down on August 7, 1966, and was held until his release on March 4, 1973. March 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the American POWs coming home from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)