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437 AW crew provides Maria relief within hours
September 25, 2017 — Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency completed a humanitarian mission in support of Hurricane Maria to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 23.The mission provided the islands with a FAA mobile air traffic control tower with an instrument... MORE

Senior Airman Kenny Phonsyry, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs preflight checks at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 23, 2017. The 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, flew a mobile air traffic control tower, food and water to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts.

Joint team delivers relief in Maria aftermath
September 25, 2017 — Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, delivered 17 pallets containing more than 129,000 pounds of food and water to St. Croix, Virgin Islands in support of relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, Sept. 24.The mission to St. Croix was one of two humanitarian missions flown to the Virgin Islands within 48 hours. The air crew flew... MORE

Maj. Kari Flemming, left, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Flight Lt. Matt Jenkinson, right, 14th AS Royal air force exchange pilot, both from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., perform preflight checks at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 24, 2017. Members of the 14th AS delivered more than 129,000 pounds of food and water to St. Croix, Virgin Islands in support of relief efforts after Hurricane Maria. The mission to St. Croix marked the second mission the crew flew to the Virgin Islands for humanitarian aid in 48 hours.

C-17 conducts historic mission to Virgin Islands following Irma
September 13, 2017 — Members of the 14th and 15th Airlift Squadrons delivered a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control mobile tower from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 12.The mobile ATC tower was sent in response following Hurricane Irma to assist St. Thomas officials in conducting 24... MORE

Members of the 14th and 15th Airlift Squadrons transported a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control mobile tower from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 12.

JB Charleston provides aid to hurricane victims
August 30, 2017 — Two C-17 Globemaster III left Joint base Charleston carrying 30.6 tons of relief supplies to Alexandria International Airport, Alexandria, Louisiana in response to Hurricane Harvey Aug. 29.Once the aircraft arrived in Louisiana, the cargo was offloaded and brought to strategic forward positions to assist in relief efforts.Preparations for this... MORE

Tech Sgt. Joe Joiner, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a member of the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., as they load a cargo pallet on to the C-17 Globemaster III at the Robins AFB Aug. 29.

Airmen received diplomas during 2017 Spring CCAF Graduation
May 25, 2017 — Joint Base Charleston leadership presented 20 Airmen with their Community College of the Air Force degree in their respective career fields at the Charleston Club here, May 19. The Community College of the Air Force is a federally-chartered degree-granting institution that serves the United States Air Force's enlisted total force. MORE

Joint Base Charleston leadership presented 20 Airmen with their Community College of the Air Force degree in their respective career fields at the Charleston Club here, May 19. The Community College of the Air Force is a federally-chartered degree-granting institution that serves the United States Air Force's enlisted total force.

Take Flight Aviation Camp visits JB Charleston
May 12, 2017 — The 2017 Take Flight Aviation Camp participants tour a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston May 11, 2017. The camp is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program offered to encourage students to be career ready out of high school or college. MORE

The 2017 Take Flight Aviation Camp participants tour a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston May 11, 2017. The camp is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program offered to encourage students to be career ready out of high school or college.

437th, 315th AWs support Exercise Patriot Sands
April 19, 2017 — Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons, 437th Airlift Wing, recently supported the 315th Airlift Wing Airlift Control Flight during Exercise Patriot Sands, an Air Force Reserve Command exercise, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.U.S. Air Force Reserve ALCFs annually participate in the five-day exercise to train for their designed... MORE

Airman 1st Class Hope Harr, a C-17 loadmaster with the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., assists with the loading of a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck March 9, 2017.

Motorcycle safety a key focus at JB Charleston
February 16, 2017 — The Green Knights won the annual Knights of the Round Table tournament for a fifth consecutive year.The Green Knights are an armed forces motorcycle club with 130 chapters worldwide. The club consists of active duty, retired, guard and reserve military members who remain active in the military community. The clubs contending in the tournament are... MORE

The Green Knights motorcycle club local chapter members gathered in Joint Base Charleston headquarters to present the Knights of the Round Table tournament scepter to base leadership Feb. 7, 2017. There are over 130 Green Knight chapters worldwide on military installations.

New equipment could save AMC millions
January 4, 2017 — An operational evaluation of new synthetic tiedowns and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here Nov. 28 and 29. Tiedowns are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations. Winch cables help adjust the tension on tiedowns, securing the load.These prototypes were designed to help reduce aircraft gross... MORE

A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle was tied down with both the existing tiedowns and new synthetic tiedowns to conduct a side by side demonstration during an operational evaluation on Joint Base Charleston, Nov. 28 and 29. The evaluation was a culmination of an Air Force Research Labs, Advanced Power Technology Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, initiative to reduce aircraft weight by almost 1,000 pounds for better fuel efficiency.

Welcome home
November 5, 2016 — Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever III, of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, reunites with his children upon returning home from a deployment to southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons returned as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying... MORE

Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever III, of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, reunites with his children upon returning home from a deployment to southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons returned as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying wing. The wing flies and maintains one of the largest fleets of C-17 aircraft in the Air Force, providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s Global Reach airlift capability.