Feb. 12, 2018 President’s Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget Request Calls for $686.1 Billion The president’s fiscal year 2019 defense budget request calls for $686.1 billion in spending and will reverse years of military erosion, defense officials said.
Feb. 12, 2018 AFRC announces 2017 Medical Award winners Air Force Reserve Command has announced the 2017 Medical Award selections. Master Sgt. Hope A. Lapoczka, 315th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, selected as Outstanding Air Reserve Technician Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
Feb. 12, 2018 315th Mission Support Group holds double squadron assumption of command ceremony The 315th Mission Support Squadron held a double assumption of command ceremony to fill the top role of its 38th Aerial Port and 315th Logistics Readiness Squadrons here Feb. 11.
Feb. 8, 2018 Uniformed Services University Offers Degree Opportunities for Enlisted Members The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a Defense Department agency that is the nation’s only federal health sciences university, offers a wide variety of educational opportunities open to enlisted personnel.
Feb. 8, 2018 Air Force to institute new method to protect PII Air Force officials announced Feb. 6, 2018, emails containing personally identifiable information, and similar numeric constructs, will be blocked from transmission unless the email is encrypted. For members unable to send or receive encrypted emails, members will be directed to utilize the AMRDEC
Feb. 7, 2018 Mattis Addresses White House Reporters About Budget Uncertainty Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told White House reporters he is heartened that Congress recognizes the sobering effect of budgetary uncertainty on America's military.
Feb. 7, 2018 FYI: Blended Retirement System One of the most wide-reaching and significant changes to military pay and benefits over the last 70 years took effect Jan. 1, 2018, with the implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System, known as BRS. Nearly 1.6 million current service members have the option to remain in the
Feb. 6, 2018 Base fitness center initiates eight-week challenge to Team Charleston The week of Jan. 8-15, 2018, began Joint Base Charleston’s Fitness Center’s ‘Move It to Lose It’ challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to assist base members achieve their weight loss and fitness goals in the new year.
Feb. 6, 2018 Mattis Urges Congress to Provide Budget Predictability for DoD While the National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review align with the president’s National Security Strategy, no strategy can survive without stable, predictable funding, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said.
Feb. 6, 2018 Helping those in need -- Reservists continue to deliver aid to Haiti Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston delivered nearly 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti this weekend. The missions involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering donated supplies and a well-drilling truck to the people of Haiti.