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Enlisted Airman receives scholarship to Harvard
December 13, 2012 — They say nothing in life worth having comes easy. For some, it's getting promoted to staff sergeant and for others; it's getting a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious Ivy League schools in the world. According to one Joint Base Charleston Airman, they both were pretty tough.Staff Sgt. Katherine Lamb, knowledge operations manager at the...

Crouching Sailor, Hidden Airman
November 28, 2012 — To some, martial arts is not a sport, it is a way of life. Tim Boykin, Space and Naval Warfare Systems operations research analyst and retired U.S. Navy commander, has dedicated his life to not only serving his country but also tomartial arts. He has excelled in the Isshin-ryū style of karate, becoming an 8th degree Master Isshin-ryū black belt, as...

Tuskegee Airman shares his story with today's Airmen
November 7, 2012 — The faint sounds of an elderly man telling a story from an era long gone filled the 16th Airlift Squadron auditorium Nov. 2, 2012 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C..Retired Lt. Col. Hiram Mann, a former P-51D Mustang fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group during World War II, sat in his wheelchair holding a microphone telling his story...

Survivor: Airman battles breast cancer
October 23, 2012 — "I was 21 years old and didn't think I was strong enough to beat two cancers - I thought my life was over," said Senior Airman Latisha Chong.Chong, a Flight Kitchen specialist from the 628th Force Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer Jan. 19, 2012. Two weeks later, the same doctor...

Survival of the Fittest: Final Stand
October 18, 2012 — Survival of the Fittest is a three-part series on an Airman's battle with cancer while still serving in the Air Force.Cancer does not discriminate among its victims. Cancer does not care whether a person is male or female, old or young. Cancer - specifically brain cancer - did not care how hard Michael Moyles worked to beat it and for a third time...

Thoroughbred Airman
October 17, 2012 — Growing up in the small town of Bar Harbor, Maine, Laurie Lanpher spent her childhood pursuing a passion she shared with her mother, the spirited love of horses. From showing horses at local 4-H club competitions, to galloping through the pine forests of Acadia National Park, Lanpher found a sense of peace riding horses.Today, Maj. Laurie Lanpher,...

Survival of the Fittest: Fit to Fight
October 11, 2012 — Survival of the Fittest is a three-part series on an Airman's battle with cancer while still serving in the Air Force.A brain cancer diagnosis can send chills through the strongest of individuals, but a second diagnosis after beating brain cancer once before could bring someone to their knees.Michael Moyles, a boy with the dream of becoming a...

JB Charleston Command Post keep base informed
October 10, 2012 — One group of professionals work in the center of action at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base and they are essential in making sure base operations run smoothly and effectively - the 628th Air Base Wing Command Post section.The Command Post is the primary focal point for Force Protection Condition changes, weather warning notifications, base recalls...

The Spirit of Jazz
October 10, 2012 — Captain Lyndsey Moynihan, a 315th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III pilot, has flown around the world numerous times. But when she returns to Joint Base Charleston, her heart remains up in the air, but her passion for singing jazz soars through the stratosphere. The roots of her passion for jazz were planted at an early age, from the black and...

Survival of the Fittest: Battle Begins
October 4, 2012 — Survival of the Fittest is a three-part series on an Airman's battle with cancer while still serving in the Air Force.Some boys dream of becoming a policeman, a fireman, a doctor, an actor or even a star athlete. But for Michael Moyles, none of these appealed to him. Michael's dream was two generations in the making.His dream, to become a United...