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  • Lt. Gen. Goldfein: An Iraq end-of-mission message

    As we enter the 2012 fighting season, I wanted to share what the final days in Iraq felt like here in the AOR [area of responsibility]. Many of us have spent the majority of our adult lives engaged in the campaigns to first free Kuwait, then contain Iraq and then free Iraq. For our Airmen, it is all

  • Charleston employer is presented with ESGR award

    Col. Steven Chapman, commander of the 315th Airlift Wing, presents Suzanne Wallace, director of sales for the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, with the Patriot Employer Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Ms. Wallace was selected for the award after being

  • Wing selects AMXS civilian for 4th award

    The selection boards for Civilian of the Quarter selected Mr. Brandon Bozeman 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron for 4th quarter (October to December 2011)."I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr. Bozeman whowas chosen for his outstanding achievements in the representation of the 315th

  • Airmen, mini C-17 support AF Falcons

    Despite frigid temperatures and a winter rainstorm stretching from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. to Washington, D.C., nothing was going to stop the mini C-17 Globemaster III and its team from their mission at the 2011 Military Bowl at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Wednesday Dec. 28. Reservists

  • Travis Chief selected for top Reserve enlisted job

    Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner, the 349th Air Mobility Wing command chief master sergeant, was selected for the Air Force Reserve Command's top enlisted position. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., made the

  • 315th Airlift Wing’s C-17 Replica displayed at 2011 Military Bowl

    Joint Base Charleston's C-17 Globemaster III replica will be displayed for a national television audience at the 2011 Military Bowl, Washington, DC, on Dec. 28.The Military Bowl, benefiting the USO, will begin at 4:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium, featuring the Air Force Academy Falcons and the Toledo Mud

  • WINTER SAFETY: Sports Safety

    As you adjust to darker days, colder temperatures and slippery surfaces, it's important to be mindful of safety issues that comes with winter. A change in weather should bring a change to your mindset. When temperatures get colder, it's important for athletes to adjust their routines," says " Tony

  • Core Values can help prevent social media headaches

    Social media is now a cultural norm. For many Americans it's part of their daily activities. We understand our Airmen and their families are part of a global Internet community using social media sites to stay connected and engage. We encourage our Airmen to engage and tell the Air Force story, but

  • Continuing resolution update

    Congress passed and President Obama signed a Continuing Resolution Dec. 17 that will continue through Dec. 23.The CR provides the funding for those executive branch departments and agencies which have not yet received full-year funding for Fiscal Year 2012.As a result, departments and agencies are

  • Air Force will continue normal operations

    According to the Office of the Secretary of Defense comptroller, Bob Hale, the House and Senate have now passed a defense appropriations bill as part of an omnibus appropriation package. "Later today we expect them to pass a six-day continuing resolution allowing time for enrollment and signature