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  • Charleston EOD troops help destroy Iraqi bombs

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  • Deployed airmen represent honor, dignity

    The American flag waves proudly in a light breeze, its bright colors standing out in stark contrast over the gray, cracked concrete of hardened, Soviet-built aircraft shelters.Below the Stars and Stripes a group of airmen, wearing perfectly pressed desert camouflage uniforms, stand at attention waiting for the sound of retreat and their cue to

  • AMC officials announce senior officer retirement, assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials have announced the following senior officer retirement and assignments:Retirement:Col. Fraser B. Jones Jr., staff judge advocate, Headquarters 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, will retire May 1.Assignments:Col. Jeffrey H. Curtis, staff judge advocate, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB Neb., will replace

  • Charleston trains Navy's 'Rocky' to become contender

    In the 1980's Rocky Balboa knocked out many contenders. At Charleston a new Rocky is poised to arise and become victorious in 2004. The 437th Security Forces canine unit is assisting the Charleston Naval Weapons Station in developing a kennel program. The Charleston AFB unit has opened its doors to kennel and train Rocky,

  • 817th EAS keeps crews flying

    A "C-17 one-stop combat ops shop" accurately depicts the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany.Members deployed from the 17th Airlift Squadron here provide every service needed for C-17 aircrews from Charleston AFB and McChord AFB, Wash., as well as C-141 and C-5 aircrews flying through Germany."We are the C-17 combat

  • AMC sergeant serves in war against terrorism

    It takes millions of people and parts to accomplish a successful Air Force mission. One Air Mobility Command sergeant manages $161 million in aircraft parts to keep B-1 Lancer pilots flying in the war against terrorism.Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Shanahan kissed his family goodbye for the holidays when he deployed here to a Southwest Asia location in

  • AMC commander thanks staff for success, looks to future

    The commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command brought a message of thanks and a glimpse of the future to his AMC staff at a recent special town hall meeting.Gen. John W. Handy led off by thanking his team for "making mobility happen" in support of the Global War on Terrorism.He talked about his pride in the men and women of

  • Deployed Travis sergeant dies from accident injuries

    A senior official here expressed condolences on behalf of the base to the family of Master Sgt. Jude Mariano who died Feb. 10, five days after sustaining serious injuries in a two-car collision while deployed to a military base in Qatar."Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Master Sgt. Jude Mariano," said Col. Jim Rennie,

  • Davis Center named in honor of Air Force general

    In a once-in-a-lifetime ceremony Feb. 9, the Mission Planning Center on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Fla., was officially named the Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Conference Center.James G. Roche, secretary of the Air Force; Gen. John P. Jumper, Air Force chief of staff; and Gen. John W. Handy, commander, U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility

  • McGuire youth fights her toughest battle

    She has spent more than 150 days in the hospital. Her parents don't understand what she has. The doctors can't diagnose it. This 13-year-old girl is suffering from a disease no one knows how to treat.Three years ago, Ada Bogle, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Kevin Bogle, 305th Aerial Port Squadron, contracted a rare neurological disease."It was strange at
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