Sept. 12, 2017 Combat Camera flies with Hurricane Hunters It’s not often that Air Force Reservists arrive at Unit Training Assembly “weekend drill” and in short order find themselves flying into an eye of a hurricane, but that’s exactly what happened to Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier and Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base
Sept. 11, 2017 Northcom Positions Military Assets to Support Irma Relief Missions U.S. Northern Command is working through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support authorities in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining relief to those in affected areas.
Sept. 11, 2017 Yesterday’s Air Force: Computers FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – This episode of Yesterday's Air Force looks at the history of the Air Force’s use of computers and how they have influenced the Air Force. Computers were originally developed to be problem solvers, but their vulnerabilities soon created a new era of problems,
Sept. 10, 2017 JB Charleston cancels HURCON status and partially terminates limited evacuation order The Joint Base Charleston installation commander cancelled Hurricane Condition actions at 10 a.m. Sept. 10, 2017, due to a decline in the projected effects of Hurricane Irma to the local area.
Sept. 7, 2017 JB Charleston goes into Hurricane Condition IV The Joint Base Charleston installation commander put the base on Hurricane Condition IV alert status at 6 p.m. Sept 7, 2017, due to weather conditions projected by Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Condition IV is declared when the forecast calls for the arrival of 50-knot (58 mph) sustained winds or
Sept. 6, 2017 Hurricane Irma: Initial Information Hurricane Irma continues its track to the Eastern United States. Recent projections show the Hurricane may directly strike the Charleston area. However, forecast projections can always change and only serve as an estimate. As we prepare for possible landfall in South Carolina, all military and DoD
Sept. 6, 2017 Current events make September 2017 particularly relevant as National Preparedness Month begins This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.”Most every day, a person needs look no further than their television to see haunting images of destruction from both manmade and natural events. Whether the danger comes from civil disturbances, involving clashes
Aug. 31, 2017 JB Charleston delivers medical supplies to support hurricane response efforts Airmen from Joint Base Charleston departed aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts aiming to deliver 15,779 pounds of medical supplies and more than 20 emergency responders to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas Aug. 30.
Aug. 31, 2017 315 AW Airmen STEP II next level 315th Airlift Wing officials have released the Fiscal Year 2017 STEP II promotion list today, and 12 wing members have been selected with an Oct. 1, 2017 effective promotion date.
Aug. 31, 2017 Charleston Aeromedical Reservists Support Harvey Victims This morning six Citizen Airmen from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, with more to follow, departed Charleston for Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas to be part of a major combined operation to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana.