Commander offers update for wing status & June UTA

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  • 315th Airlift Wing Commander

15 May 2020

To the 315 AW Family…

315 AW Airman, Good Morning, I wanted to send you the latest information regarding this June UTA…The June UTA has been rescheduled for 27-28 June 2020.

Let me say first, the health and welfare of our members is my highest priority as we work through these trying times associated with a World Wide Pandemic. Please do not take this lightly…until we get a cure or a vaccine, every one of us is susceptible to this virus. As of this date, we are still at HPCON Charlie for Joint Base Charleston which is driving a “Mission Critical” only status. This is for the welfare of not only yourself but your peers and families.

As we have been in some phase of travel restricted movement since March, we have slowly started to atrophy in some of our readiness areas…readiness is my second priority during this pandemic. We must balance the welfare of our members and the required readiness of our Wing as we move forward to getting back to a near (NEW) normal posture in the future.

In consideration of all those factors, we believe the best approach to opening up our brick and mortar UTA’s is a phased approach. As you know, the travel restriction in place allowed for only those members who resided within a 75-mile radius to travel to JBC and then only for those who are mission-critical. We have open that aperture up to 200 miles now for those who are mission-critical. Anyone outside of that distance, who is deemed mission-critical will still need an ETP signed by the first GO in the chain of command. We will continue to evaluate those ETP’s on a case by case basis.

The June UTA will allow for 20-30% of our members who have been deemed mission-critical and are within the travel radii to come in and accomplish those items that are needed in order to maintain our readiness. With the additional members coming into the garrison, there will need to be a high level of awareness with respect to PPE. All members coming into JBC will wear a mask while working with their peers and will adhere to the current CDC and Base Health requirements for PPE. This is non-optional.

For those members who will not be coming in for the June UTA, we will still offer a virtual UTA or a liberal reschedule as deemed appropriate by your commander.              

I ask that all members of the 315 AW family look out for your fellow airmen in this extremely unique time in our history. Please look in on family members, friends and teammates to ensure they are doing well. We stand ready to help and assist anyone needing support while we safely and smartly get back to work…

Stay safe, stay proud, stay engaged…

Sincerely

                                                                                                            /Signed//

                                                                                                ADAM B. WILLIS, Colonel, USAF

                                                                                                Commander

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