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Do not become a victim of property theft
June 21, 2007 — Here are a few helpful tips provided by the 437th Security Forces Squadron Security Forces Crime Prevention Program to help reduce the chances of becoming a victim of property theft during this summer. Base housing: · Always use all the locks available on both your home and your garage. Lock up every time you go out, even if it is only for a few... MORE

Commander bids farewell Team Charleston, Air Force
June 20, 2007 — After 24 years of faithful service to the Air Force, Team Charleston's commander decides it is time to say "goodbye." Col. Glen Joerger, 437th Airlift Wing commander, will officially retire Oct. 1 after some terminal leave this summer because he wants to have more time to focus on his wife, DiAnna, and 15-year-old twin sons named Alex and Cody. "We... MORE

Charleston NCO digs into history
June 20, 2007 — When was the last time you were walking around and found something laying on the ground, covered in dirt and dust only later to find out it was a 30 million-year-old fossil? For most people this would never happen, but for a Charleston NCO this happens more often than you think. Tech. Sgt. Richard Kaminsky, NCO in charge of multimedia at the 437th... MORE

Left to right Mark Bunce, amateur fossil collector, Dave Cicimurri, curator of collections at the Campbell Geological Museum at Clemson University, Tech. Sgt. Richard Kaminsky, 437 CS amateur fossil collector and curator, Paul Bailey, fossil finder, each clean off the top and sides of the 30 million-year-old leatherback sea turtle in the Saw Branch Canal in Summerville, S.C., June 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch)

Know purpose, procedures of medical referrals
June 13, 2007 — As a TRICARE Prime beneficiary enrolled to the 437th Medical Group, your Primary Care Manager team includes a medical provider, nurse and technician. This team is your key to gaining the best healthcare services available as a TRICARE Prime enrollee. Your PCM team will assist you in getting the right care at the right time. The bottom line is that... MORE

Consequences steep for pornography on government computers
June 13, 2007 — Airman - Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 28 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and reduction to E-1. Airman 1st Class - Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 6 months and reduction to E-1. Master Sergeant - Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 24 months and reduction to E-1. Despite these real world consequences for government... MORE

Government computer misuse (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Hymas)

Know the difference between emergency, urgent care
June 5, 2007 — As a TRICARE Prime beneficiary enrolled to the 437th Medical Group, your primary care manager team includes a medical provider, nurse and technician. This team is your key to gaining the best healthcare services available to you as a TRICARE Prime enrollee. Your PCM team will assist you in getting the right care at the right time. The bottom line... MORE

Prepare, be safe during hurricane season
May 30, 2007 — With hurricane season upon us again, it's time to dust off that family disaster plan, or in many cases, create one. Keeping your family safe during a hurricane starts with proper planning. Living along the Charleston coastline makes hurricane preparation a must for many servicemembers and their families. Hurricane season officially starts today and... MORE

Reflections of the past keep the memories alive
May 23, 2007 — The crowd watched in silence as he made his way to the front of the church. Upon taking a seat, he pulled out his creased, worn notes to begin speaking. The stillness in the room was an implicit reminder that this could be the last time a personal account of surviving the Holocaust is shared. Pincus Kolender, an Auschwitz survivor, began his... MORE

Pincus Kolender, a holocaust survivor, spoke of his experience during the Holocaust Remembrance Service at the base chapel May 22. (Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)

$339,129,016.36 and every drop of fuel accounted for
May 2, 2007 — In early 1997, the Air Force noticed they were losing millions of dollars on fuel and no one knew why.In order to reduce loses Air Mobility Command created the wing refueling document control office position, dedicating one person to manage and provide technical and managerial support to wing commanders and organizations for the aviation,... MORE

OVER THE PACIFIC -- A C-17 Globemaster III approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker to practice air-to-air refueling during a local training mission recently. The C-17 is on loan to the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from the 437th AW at Charleston AFB, S.C. The KC-135 is assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 203rd Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Team Charleston : No one comes close
April 12, 2007 — Team Charleston members and base organizations continue to set the standard for others to follow Air Force wide. There were numerous accomplishments made by individuals and units during 2006 to the present. 437th Airlift Wing Staff The 437th Comptroller Squadron was recognized as the Air Force 2006 Financial Services Office of the Year and as the... MORE

Airman 1st Class Jared Lambert, 16th Airlift Squadron, walks down the aisle of a Charleston C-17 during evacuation procedures from Lebanon to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 23, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall)