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Reserve & Active Airmen team up at Palmetto Challenge
May 24, 2019 — Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 315th Airlift Wing, along with their active duty counterparts assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and 628th Air Base Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in the Palmetto Challenge, May 21-23 at Pope Army Air Field Field, North Carolina... MORE

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to jump out of a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the Palmetto Challenge Exercise May 23 near Pope Field, North Carolina.

Paratroopers honor legacy, professional development with 437th AW
February 7, 2017 — The USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier houses exhibits, artifacts, interactive features and the names of many heroes from the Army, Air Force and Navy. The museum pays tribute to all Medal of Honor recipients. One of the recipients is Sgt. 1st Class Felix Conde-Falcon, a Paratrooper once assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Neal Trump, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 82nd Airborne Division (1-505 PIR, 3 BCT 82 Abn. Div.) jumpmaster, left, listens as U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Griffin, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot, right, explains the different components of a cockpit during a C-17 Globemaster III tour here, Feb. 3, 2017. During the visit Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing discussed air drops, Army and Air Force capabilities, equipment characteristics and combat power with the 1-505 PIR, 3 BCT 82 Abn. Div. Soldiers. The tour provided the opportunity to develop more effective joint force airborne operations in the future. While in Charleston, the Soldiers also visited the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point to pay tribute to a Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Felix Conde-Falcon, a paratrooper from the 1-505 PIR, 3 BCT 82 Abn. Div.