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New Fitness Test around the corner
June 2, 2010 — Less than one month away, the new Air Force Fitness program will go into effect July 1. Thereafter, tests will be conducted twice a year.According to Air Force Instruction 36-2905 chapter 2.1, members must earn a composite score of 75 or greater, and meet the minimum component scores in each category.Trained civilian employees will conduct fitness...

Pilot for a Day dream comes true
May 25, 2010 — Allen John "AJ" Risor is not your typical nine-year-old boy. AJ, who has been fighting acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a potentially life-threatening childhood disease, visited Joint Base Charleston May 21 as part of his wish through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. His dream was to be a pilot for a day, and Team Charleston made that dream come true.AJ...

Don't be a victim of 'skimming'
May 19, 2010 — Imagine yourself getting a phone call from your bank telling you that while you were working at Joint Base Charleston, your card was charged for more than $500 at a Wal-mart in Georgia. After finding herself in this situation, Airman 1st Class Alexandra Hoachlander, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat photographer, realized she had been a victim of...

Consider the consequences of a DUI
February 9, 2010 — Each decision has its own consequences, and this is especially true for the decision to drink alcohol.Rarely does the story about driving under the influence begin with, "I headed out that night to drink and drive home drunk."In every situation, the idea was something completely different. The individual usually had a designated driver set before...

Lightning strikes twice toting set of chief stripes
November 18, 2009 — "My dad said you always have to learn how to be a company man," said the senior master sergeant with a smile. After his recent selection for promotion to chief master sergeant, the senior NCO had plenty of reason to grin at what his father had told him."A company man ... that's to buy into the whole Air Force concept," he said.Senior Master Sgt...

First sergeant-to-be continues to ‘pay it forward’
October 13, 2009 — She continues to "pay it forward" even though she's personally paid a high price. Just over two years ago, Master Sgt. Lisa Peele and her husband, Master Sgt. Melvin Peele Jr., were involved in a fatal forklift accident at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., which took her husband's life, leaving her with two broken bones, a torn anterior cruciate ligament...

More missions using less fuel, but how?
October 7, 2009 — The Air Force's premier airlifter, the C-17, weighs in at a hulking 138.5 tons, and with cargo onboard, approximately 100 tons of fuel are needed to move the massive machine along a nine-hour mission. Consuming enough fuel in one trip to gas up more than 1,000 sport utility vehicles, C-17s and the pilots who fly them are caught between missions...

Farewell to an old friend
October 5, 2009 — Without any pomp and circumstance, retirement ceremony or even a letter of appreciation, Team Charleston recently said goodbye to a 40-year veteran that contributed to the wing mission during the past five decades. The veteran is a walk-in refrigeration unit used by the 437th Aerial Port Squadron's special handling division that keeps perishable...

Twenty four years of honor and counting
September 30, 2009 — A passion for honor and precision has driven the 24-year career of a Charleston AFB chief master sergeant and inspired others toward the same pursuit along the way. According to Staff Sgt. Danial Sawyer, the effect has been the chief's defining characteristic. As the assistant NCO in charge of the Charleston AFB honor guard, giving honor to others...

AMC testing for runways increases C-17's deployed capabilities
September 29, 2009 — At many bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, C-17s, are landing on dirt runways bringing much-needed cargo to forward-deployed service members and coalition partners. These semi-prepared airfields are rugged and to improve operations to forward operating bases, Air Mobility Command tested the capabilities of aircraft landing through semi-prepared runway...