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  • Air Mobility Liaison Officers: Closing the Gap

    Today's world is dependent on rapid global mobility; it has been required in nearly every military and humanitarian operation this nation has undertaken in recent history. On a moment's notice, the U.S. military must not only be able to move forces or supplies around the world, but accurately

  • D-Day invasion remembered by local Veteran

    This is the first of a three-part series highlighting Charleston Veterans and their contributions on D-Day which will run through the month of June.Sixty-six years ago, Joint Base Charleston's 437th Airlift Wing began their first combat flight to the beaches of Normandy, France. The 437th Troop

  • AMC civil engineer ran the show while deployed to Afghanistan

    When 2nd Lt. Sarah Bodenheimer deployed to Afghanistan last year, she considered it a worthwhile challenge when she found herself responsible for $450 million in construction projects to build up more than 260 Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) essential to U.S. and coalition operations there. "During

  • Three Charleston Airmen awarded Bronze Star by CJCS

    For three well-deserving Joint Base Charleston Airmen, June 3 marked a milestone in each of their careers. Maj. William Skinner, Master Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan and Staff Sgt. Christopher Ferrell were awarded Bronze Star medals for bravery at the hand of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm.

  • C-17 brings global airlift capability to Southwest Asia base

    A C-17 Globemaster III deployed from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., stopped at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010, for a deployed airlift mission. The C-17 stopped at the base to deliver cargo and passengers for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing area of operations. According to its

  • Surge demands increased efforts from 437 APS

    As the surge in Afghanistan continues, so does the increasing operations tempo for many squadrons here at Joint Base Charleston. Among these is the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, who, despite the increase in pace, continues to carry out this vital day-to-day mission.Within the first five months of this

  • NCAA coaches tour kicks off at McConnell

    McConnell bared their school pride May 22 during the 3rd Annual NCAA Coaches Tour Kickoff when football coaches from the University of Oregon and Harvard University toured McConnell to thank Airmen for their service.The event was the first stop in the 2010 tour and gave coaches Chip Kelly; Oregon,

  • Surge participation by McChord reminiscent of the historic Berlin airlift

    Sixty-two years ago on July 2, Airmen in the 1-year-old United States Air Force made history with a mission which airlifted 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to Berlin, Germany after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russia.The Soviet blockade on

  • U.S. Air Force delivers humanitarian cargo to flood-stricken Tajikistan

    An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III delivered approximately 100,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies valued at $250,000 to Tajikistan May 16, following two weeks of flooding and mudslides in the nation, according to AMC officials.The flooding, caused by heavy annual rains, killed at least 24

  • Large formation flight provides training opportunity for Airmen and Soldiers

    Seven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flew a local area flight formation Wednesday.The flight was part of a joint requirement to execute Army forcible entry operations by airdropping an entire brigade on short notice. "Basically, the mission today is to qualify the loadmasters so they would be able to