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  • Charleston reservist reaches for Ms. Veteran America crown

    Sitting in front of an interview panel in the big city of Washington D.C., Tech. Sgt. Kierstin Flores waited patiently but nervously for her chance of a lifetime. As the many possible questions she would be asked by the panel ran through her mind, she relaxed and took it all in. Flores - a technical

  • 315th Airlift Wing announces quarterly award winners

    The 315th Airlift Wing here named its quarterly award winners July 18. Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Curtis Thomas, 315th Aerospace Medicine SquadronNCO of the QuarterTech. Sgt. Joshua Hawkins, 701st Airlift SquadronSNCO of the QuarterMaster Sgt. Bernard Graham, 315th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Get ready for the base career fair

    Get a degree and score big with the help of Joint Base Charleston Education Fair here Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the education center on Hill Blvd.

  • 315th AW Religious Support Team will lead Sunday services

    Chaplains (Maj.) Ronald Apollo, (Maj.) Nealy Brown, and  (Maj.) Craig Abee, will lead worship services at the 628th Air Base Wing Chapel on Joint Base Charleston begining July 15. The 315 and 437 AW Chaplain Teams have worked collaboratively for many years, sharing real-world and exercise

  • Navy, AF hosts joint half marathon, five-miler

    The Navy 5-Miler is expanding into the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and Navy 5 Miler in 2012. The Inaugural Navy-Air Force Half-Marathon and 9th Annual Navy 5-Miler will take place at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Science Applications

  • Employer gets flight of a lifetime

    The cargo compartment was configured, the engines steadily hummed, and the six member aeromedical evacuation team worked skillfully to treat a patient who suffered from chest pain, labored breathing, and decreased oxygen levels in her body. Looking back, the patient never thought she would be

  • 315 AW loadmaster conducts in-flight spot check

    Tech. Sgt. Travis Nettles prepares to be evaluated during a no-notice spot evaluation by Master Sgt. Dennis Moore during a flight on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in Panama City, Panama June 22. No-notice evaluations are conducted during missions to ensure Airmen are constantly maintaining

  • 315 AW hosts ESGR Bosslift

    Employers and human resource managers from South Carolina traveled to Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi Miss, with the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. as a part of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve's annual Bosslift June 21-22.The flight was part of a training mission for

  • Senior NCO recognized as 4th Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year

    Senior Master Sgt. Rob Grimsely, 315th Security Forces Squadron, recieved a medal and a trophy for being named 4th Air Force's Outstanding Airman of the Year, June 24. Col. Russell Fingar, 315th Airlift Wing commander, presided over the ceremony here during the Unit Training Assembly. Grimsely was

  • 315 AW honors newest NCO and Senior NCOs

    The 315th Airlift Wing held an induction ceremony for the wing's newest NCO and Senior NCOs here June 23.The ceremony was presided over by Col. Terry Lawrence, 315th AW Operations Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gigi Manning, 315 AW command chief master sergeant, who recognized the Airmen's