Charleston Air Force Base News

Melvin Kahle wrote the book on how to crash land a jet fighter plane - literally.

A new commander has been named for Grand Forks Air Force Base. Col. Donald Shaffer is to succeed Col.

A new commander has been named for Grand Forks Air Force Base. Col. Donald Shaffer is to succeed Col.

Residents friends and family will come together to honor an Air Force fighter pilot and former resident who died last month during a training exercise in South Carolina.

Originally published November 3, 2009 at 8:07 a.m., updated November 3, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. GRAND FORKS, N.D. a ' A new commander has been named for Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Tech. Sgt. Sherri St. John, a reservist with the 315th Maintenance Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., saws a piece of stock metal during her two-week stay at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where she worked in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in nearby Dayton.

The Air Force's newest C-17 Globemaster III arrives Oct. 28, 2009, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Lt.

Charleston Air Force Base's 58th C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane arrived Wednesday afternoon.

President Barack Obama signed a $680 billion defense budget Wednesday that includes funding for up to 10 new Boeing C-17s, though Congress will decide in December just how many jets are ultimately ordered.

North Charleston, SC - Charleston Air Force Base gets another tool in getting aid to those in need and fighting the war on terror with an addition to their arsenal of planes.

From the Annals of 1909 A delightful party was given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Keith at their home on N. Sixth Street.

"It's a lot busier than when I did this job in Iraq. There, I had time to watch a movie or, when I wanted, take a two-hour break and go to the gym.

Air Force loadmasters assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct an airdrop from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Sept.

The investigation has begun into what caused last week's collision of two F-16s collision off Charleston, in which a Shaw Air Force Base fighter pilot perished with his plane.

The Air Force is holding a memorial service to honor an F-16 pilot killed in a collision with another jet off the South Carolina coast.

Authorities said an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate -- described as "one of the best" by a former instructor -- had no opportunity to eject from his F-16 Fighting Falcon when it collided with another F-16 offshore near Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on Thursday.

Dover Air Force Base, Del., has won the 2010 Commander-in-Chief's Award for Installation Excellence for Air Mobility Command.

Cpt. Michael McAllister, sector commander with the United States Coast Guard, discusses the search and rescue mission, Friday, Oct.

The C-5A transport's four engines let out a collective groan as the gigantic plane lifted off the runway and climbed into the evening sky, hugging the S.C. coastline.

The C-5A transport's four engines let out a collective groan as the gigantic plane lifted off the runway and climbed into the evening sky, hugging the S.C. coastline.