Headlines
November 18, 2008
New C-17 arrives in Charleston today
The aircraft is slated to arrive Tuesday afternoon from its production site in Long Beach, Calif.
November 14, 2008
Military gets first female four star general
Ann E. Dunwoody will be the first woman in the U.S. military to attain the rank of four-star general.
September 30, 2008
Vietnam War Remains Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
September 24, 2008
Lowcountry Serviceman Killed in Iraq
Matt Taylor was killed while on patrol in Baghdad.
Christian soldier leaves Iraq war
Christian soldier ruled a conscientious objector
Charleston mourns loss of soldier
Small arms fire gunned down Staff Sgt. Matthew Taylor while he served his country in Iraq on September 21.
September 23, 2008
Airmen running to remember POW/MIA
A 24-hour run by more than 100 service personnel, students, base workers and family members begins Tuesday afternoon and concludes on Wednesday.
September 19, 2008
Force Protection announces more layoffs
Tommy Pruitt with the Ladson company told The Post and Courier of Charleston the company has laid off fewer than 100 workers. He would not elaborate.
September 16, 2008
Marine Corps stepping up to fight P.T.S.D.
The U.S. Marine Corps has stepped up the fight against P.T.S.D. and traumatic brain injury.
September 11, 2008
America remembers 9/11, seven years later
At 8:46 a.m., President Bush will mark seven years since the 9/11 attacks with a moment of silence at the White House.
September 05, 2008
Charleston Air Force Base upgrades to HURCON 1
Charleston AFB has upgraded its hurricane alert status to condition one at 8:41 a.m. Sept. 5 because of Tropical Storm Hanna. This means base officials expect heavy rains and winds in excess of 58 mph within the next 12 hours.
September 04, 2008
Charleston Air Force Base goes to Hurricane Condition Two
The 437th Airlift Wing commander here has put the base on Hurricane Condition Two alert status at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4 because of weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Hanna.
Charleston C-17s evacuated ahead of Hanna
Air Force officials say departures of the $200 million aircraft and their three-man crews started Thursday morning. An aircraft will take off every half hour until the entire group is deployed.
September 03, 2008
Charleston airmen returning home
Flying the huge C-17A Globemaster cargo planes, the unit transported more than 70,000 airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines throughout the region.
August 22, 2008
U.S., Iraq agree on troop withdrawl
Iraq and the United States have reached a preliminary agreement to withdraw American troops from Iraqi cities by June.August 14, 2008
Airmen Return
Thirteen Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing’s Security Forces Squadron return to Charleston today after more than six months in Iraq.
July 22, 2008
McCain, Obama differ on Iraq timeline
Today, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is in Jordan. It comes a day after he toured Iraq and got new support for his withdrawal timeline.July 20, 2008
B-52 crashes near Guam
Searchers looking for missing crew members from a crashed Air Force B-52 off Guam have located floating debris and an oil slick.July 18, 2008
Army will shoot live pigs during drill
The Army will not abandon plans to conduct a training exercise with live pigs, despite protests from PETA.July 06, 2008
