JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. —
C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th Airlift Wing made history hitting four million flight hours, Jan. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
Joint Base Charleston hosted and executed a ceremonial flight of the C-17 to celebrate the airframe’s four-millionth flying hour. The event is a celebration of the accomplishment and a thank you to the Airmen, industry partners and community leaders who made this possible.
Highlights of the event included reflecting on the 27-year history of the C-17 and its role as a strategic airlift workhorse in numerous humanitarian and military operations.
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – An aircrew from the 15th Airlift Squadron stationed at Joint Base Charleston, delivered two Halverson loaders, ground vehicles used to off-load and on-load cargo from aircraft, to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2020. The aircrew conducted an off-station trainer, OST, to swap loaders that were at NSGB with working loaders that came from Joint Base Charleston.
The Department of Defense selected 12 awardees for the National Defense Education Program Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) awards. Trident Technical College (TTC) in Charleston, South Carolina, was one of those awarded and partnered with Joint Base Charleston, which sub-awards $134K to the base to split between Civil Air Patrol initiatives and the 628th Force Support Squadron’s child and youth programs.
Members of Joint Base Charleston and the local community came together to honor members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Oct. 22, for their dedication to the Lowcountry. These Airmen assisted the Summerville YMCA and the Community Resource Center Summerville in providing over 60,000 boxes of groceries and 2,400 kits of school supplies to Dorchester County Residents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
