Oct. 13, 2017 Senior 315 AW leaders take on grueling ‘Mountain to Coast” bike tour Being over the hill is no excuse for not making it over the next hill. A few 315th Airlift Wing senior leaders proved it by completing the seven-day, 450-mile 19th Annual Mountain to Coast bike ride in North Carolina.
Oct. 7, 2017 Puerto Rico Governor Updates Pence on Recovery Efforts Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said he briefed Vice President Mike Pence on the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and underscored the need for urgent, ongoing support following the devastation from Hurricane Maria.
Oct. 6, 2017 Recruiting Service adding recruiters to address maintenance shortage In a move designed to increase the number of maintenance air reserve technicians, the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service and Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, known as A4, have teamed up to create a group of recruiters dedicated to the ART mission.
Oct. 6, 2017 Puerto Rico Governor Praises DoD for Hurricane Relief Efforts Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello described the relief missions on the U.S. island territory following Hurricane Maria’s devastation as part of a comprehensive effort and thanked the Defense Department for its assistance.
Oct. 6, 2017 From the base to the fight, every Airman can protect the power October is Energy Action Month across the federal government, and for the Air Force, it represents an opportunity to remind Airmen of the role energy plays in fulfilling the Air Force’s mission.
Oct. 5, 2017 Pentagon Begins Another Fiscal Year Under Continuing Resolution The Defense Department needs a sufficient and predictable budget, but for the ninth consecutive fiscal year the department has operated under a continuing resolution, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.
Oct. 3, 2017 Food, Water, Fuel Still Priorities for Puerto Rico; 9K Military Now Helping Effort Ahead of a presidential visit, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello briefed reporters on progress the unified collaboration of commonwealth and federal officials has made in delivering aid to the people of the island following Hurricane Maria.
Oct. 1, 2017 DoD Continues to Provide More Response Capacity to Puerto Rico The Defense Department is deploying more response capacity to Puerto Rico to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s need for a commodities distribution network able to reach isolated communities and sustained medical support for the island’s residents, a Pentagon spokesman said in a
Sept. 25, 2017 437 AW crew provides Maria relief within hours Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency completed a humanitarian mission in support of Hurricane Maria to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 23.
Sept. 25, 2017 Joint team delivers relief in Maria aftermath Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, delivered 17 pallets containing more than 129,000 pounds of food and water to St. Croix, Virgin Islands in support of relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, Sept. 24.