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  • Team Charleston receives award for helping local school

    Team Charleston's was presented an award by Charleston County Wednesday for stepping up and volunteering more than 500 hours to help the students of a local school improve their basic studies and behavior. During the 2006 school year, Hunley Park Elementary asked the base for volunteers to come help

  • Sergeant receives $10,000 for great idea

    Everyone feels like they have a good idea every now and then, but Tech. Sgt. Cade Peterson, 92nd Maintenance Operations Squadron senior weapon system coordinator, had an idea that really paid off. Through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program, known as IDEA, Sergeant Peterson

  • Charleston maintenance officer receives AMC-level award

    A 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Operations officer was awarded the General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy July 31 at Charleston AFB. Maj. Mike Dailey, 437 AMXS operations officer was recently named Air Mobility Command's General Lew Allen, Jr. trophy winner and will compete this fall at the Air Force

  • New York Air Guard supports far-reaching science missions

    The gray and orange LC-130 Hercules, one of the world's largest cargo aircraft with skis, touched down 10,600 feet above sea level onto the frozen ice sheet here July 24 to continue an airlift mission that serves as the only supply line for some of the world's leading scientists studying our

  • Security Forces bring home a title

    It's 4 a.m., and you're running up a steep six-mile hill. Or perhaps that was yesterday, and today you're diving for bricks and running sprints in a pool. Better yet - you've made your morning jog a bit more interesting by strapping on a gas mask and flak vest. At the onset, this type of training

  • Fairchild NCO receives Air Force award

    Tech. Sgt. Eric Gazell does his job and he does it well. As a 92nd Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, he has proven his excellence in mission accomplishment, innovations, improvements and contribution. Out of 104 Airmen in the same category, Sergeant Gazell came out on top as the 2006 Air

  • Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 ends with top award going to Travis team

    In a rousing final celebration, Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 awards were announced here today.  The "best of the best" included teams from around the world. Rodeo, hosted by Air Mobility Command, is a readiness competition between U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving

  • ‘Devil Dogs’ vie for top air mobility flying award at Rodeo

    Waiting for the opening ceremony of Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 to begin here Sunday, restless troops started a "wave," the time-killing diversion practiced by crowds at sporting stadiums nationwide. It made its way through most of the 2,500 participants before stopping cold when it reached a group of

  • Twin staff sergeants mark Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 as a special event

    For the brothers Staff Sgts. Bryan and Brent Pechanec, participating in Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 together for the first time is something special. Bryan is a C-17 Globemaster III crew chief from the 514th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and Brent is a KC-10 Extender