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16th Airlift Squadron Airmen return from deployment
August 6, 2018 — Family and friends welcome home the Airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron Aug. 2, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston S.C. The 16th AS Airmen managed to complete a total of 1,045 sorties over a span of 2,212 hours, moving 35.6 million pounds of cargo to include 4,980 pallets and 10,914 passengers during their three-month tour in the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. ... MORE

Family and friends welcome home the Airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron Aug. 2, 2018, at Joint Base Charleston S.C. The 16th AS Airmen managed to complete a total of 1,045 sorties over a span of 2,212 hours, moving 35.6 million pounds of cargo to include 4,980 pallets and 10,914 passengers during their three-month tour in the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility.

C-17 aircrew members conquer in-flight AERPS training
March 17, 2017 — Three C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flew to North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina, March 15 to execute in-flight training with aircrew eye and respiratory protection system equipment, the first exercise of its kind in more than a decade for 437th Airlift Wing aircrew members. The training also marked the completion of the second phase... MORE

Capt. Jason Carroll, 15th Airlift Squadron airdrop instructor pilot, flies to North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina, March 15, 2017 to execute in-flight training with aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) equipment. The flight marked the first time in more than 10 years where aircrews wore AERPS equipment. AERPS equipment consists of a rubber mask, multiple layers of boots and gloves, fan filter system and an audio and speaker system.

Humble, approachable, credible
January 13, 2017 — Three Team Charleston pilots graduated from a six-month U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) Nevada, Dec. 17.Capt. Jeff Harnly, 16th Airlift Squadron (AS) evaluator, Capt. Matt Eggert, 16th AS pilot, and Capt. James Hall, 14th AS tactics flight commander, were among 120 graduates of... MORE

Capt. James Hall, 14th Airlift Squadron (AS) tactics flight commander, left, Capt. Matt Eggert, 16th AS pilot, center, Capt. Jeff Harnly, 16th Airlift Squadron evaluator, right, stand on the flightline here, Jan. 12, 2017. Hall, Eggert and Harnly recently graduated from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School where they learned to be tactical experts in C-17 Globemaster IIIs as well as experts in integration across all platforms in the Air Force.