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  • AFRC's Profiles in Leadership Volume IV highlights Citizen Airmen

    Air Force Reserve Pentagon display highlights Reserve Citizen Airmen. The fourth edition of the Air Force Reserve Profiles in Leadership featuring 16 Reserve Citizen Airmen, went on display in the Pentagon Dec. 14, 2018. This year’s display includes the first woman F-35 wing commander; a driven

  • 315th wins Aircrew Excellence Award

    The skillful response and handling of an in-flight crisis by a 315th Airlift Wing crew leads to a national level award.On Aug. 17, 2018, an all Reserve Charleston-based C-17 crew, carrying medical evacuation patients, experienced a cabin pressure malfunction then, successfully completed their

  • 315 AW wins big at AFRC comm excellence awards

    The 315th Airlift Wing won big Air Force Reserve Command’s 2018 Public Affairs Awards for Communication Excellence, according to a Nov. 2 announcement from AFRC leadership. Of the 10 categories, 315 AW Public Affairs took four, and 4th Combat Camera took two.

  • Turtles’ stadium flyover helps kick off Jaguars game

    While the Jacksonville Jaguars lost their Oct. 21 home game against the Houston Texans, 20-7, the game at least started off with a thunderous roar from a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III flown a mere 1,500 feet above by the 701st Airlift Squadron aka the “Turtles.”

  • It starts here: Training Continues

    It starts here: Training Continues: Part 2 of the Development and Training Flight series“I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor, and a legacy of valor,” was proudly recited during the Airman’s Creed by the young men and women of the 315th Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight

  • A step-by-step on becoming an AFRC pilot

    Becoming a pilot in the Air Force Reserve can be a challenging yet rewarding career opportunity and it is available to more people than one might think. If someone has an interest in flying for the Air Force Reserve, there are more than 100 units out there looking for qualified, motivated

  • Wing announces latest quarterly award winners

    The 315th Airlift Wing selection boards for the Airman, Non-commissioned Officer, Senior Non-commissioned Officer, Company Grade Officer, Field Grade Officer selected the following winners for the July – September 2018 quarter: