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  • President Bush visits Charleston, rallies military

    President George W. Bush met and spoke to a crowd of more than 4,000 servicemembers and families as he praised the military for their efforts fighting the war on terrorism Oct. 28 at a rally on the Charleston AFB flightline. The president's visit follows an Oct. 27 stopover by Vice President Dick

  • Difference in C-17 missions explained

    Banner, channel, SAAM, JA/ATT. Getting lost in the operations world is easy if you don't speak the language. The types of C-17 missions are as varied as those who fly them. "The simplest way to think of it is that (missions) are broken up into two pots," said Maj. Keith Moore, 315th Operations

  • November, a time of thanks

    I spent the last several days visiting our facilities and meeting many of our 315th and 437th Airlift Wing members. Becky and I truly appreciate the warm welcome by all of Team Charleston. It was immediately obvious to me as I traveled around and talked to people that there is a tremendous pride

  • Flight fends off diseases in the desert

    Attention Garfield, Felix, Heathcliff, Sylvester and Tom: Cancel your spot on the USO tour coming to Southwest Asia. Fast. Your agent should have told you: You don't want to be mistaken for a feline of mass destruction. For the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's entomology flight, work is

  • 315th gets new commander, Colonel Cook retires

    Col. Timothy Wrighton assumed command of the 315th Airlift Wing from Col. Gary Cook in a ceremony on Sept. 17 at Charleston Air Force Base. Maj. Gen. Martin Mazick, commander 22nd Air Force, presided over the ceremony. Wrighton comes to Charleston from 22nd AF at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., where

  • Get One: Aerial porter recognized for recruiting success

    A reservist from the 315th Airlift Wing was recognized this month as the winner of the Air Force Reserve's Get One Now Program, which utilizes reservists that are not traditionally recruiters to help in the process of finding new recruits. Senior Airman Dawn Larrieu of the 81st Aerial Port Squadron

  • 315th crew participates in patriotic 9-11 fly-by

    Members of the 315th Airlift Wing had the unique opportunity to participate in a special celebration at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., to thank military members for their service to our country on the 5-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. An aircrew consisting of members from each