JB Charleston sheet metal shop

Senior Airman Tyrell Broughton, an aircraft metals technology journeyman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., pulls an air hose over to his work station to be attached to a drill May 9, 2012. Broughton is originally from Atlanta, Ga., and joined the Air Force because he wanted to serve his country and get an education. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

LRS Upgrade

Elmo Lameg (left) and Chris Kemp (right) install the Automotive Information Module, second generation, April 27 at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base. JB Charleston is a testing location for the AIM2 technology. Testing is scheduled to begin in August 2012 and if successful, the program is scheduled to go Air Force-wide in October 2012. Lameg is a vehicle mechanic with the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Kemp is a Syn-Tech Corporation field service technician. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Tom Brading)

Bio

Senior Airman Leah Erlandson checks air levels on a MSA Firehawk self-contained breathing apparatus during a demonstration at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base April 16. Bioenvironmental Engineering technicians perform health risk assessments for everyone on base to keep them safe from whatever exposures their job may present. Erlandson is a 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

BIO

Senior Airman Leah Erlandson sets up a Radeco radiation air sampler during a demonstration at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base April 16. Bioenvironmental Engineering technicians perform health risk assessments for everyone on base to keep them safe from whatever exposures their job may present. Erlandson is a 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class George Goslin)

C-17 ground refueling

Senior Airman Rafael Lopez-Martinez pulls the hose towards a C-17 Globemaster III before refueling, at Joint Base Charleston - Air base, April 18. The C-17 can hold up to 35,546 gallons of fuel and can carry a maximum of 17,900 pounds and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet which is crucial to resupplying remote areas from the air or ground. Lopez-Martinez is from the 437 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Gold AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

Fuel to the Fight

Airman 1st Class Mark Miller samples fuels at Joint Base Charleston –Air Base April 24. Fuel samples are tested for temperature and conductivity as well as the fuels’ systems icing inhibitor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Gieratz) (Released)