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  • JB Charleston test new equipment, saves AF millions

    An operational evaluation of new synthetic tie downs and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here in November 2016. Tie downs are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations; winch cables help adjust the tension on tie downs, securing the load.

  • 2017 Air Force Marathon sign ups

    Registration for the 2017 Air Force Marathon is now open.  The Air Force Marathon sold out in July 2016 and organizers anticipate selling out even faster in 2017. The featured aircraft for the event is still to be determined.  The Air Force Marathon, presented by Northrop Grumman, USAA and Boeing,

  • Face of Defense: Performance Report Spurs Airman to Find His Potential

    Air Force Staff Sgt. Preston Moten, an aerospace ground equipment schedule and training monitor with the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., said the rating from his first EPR made him realize it was time to straighten up and listen to the positive people around him.

  • COMCAM Airmen help Veterans decorate trees

    Members of the 1st & 4th Combat Camera Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston helped bring Christmas cheer to Veterans at the Veterans’ Victory House in Walterboro, South Carolina Dec. 2. Members of Joint Base Charleston's Air Force Sergeants Association and volunteers helped set up Christmas trees and

  • FY 17 NDAA impact on Airmen

    The approval of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 provides a number of changes for Airmen, retirees, and families, to include stabilizing readiness and end strength, improving pilot retention, modernizing compensation and benefits and enhancing transparency in the

  • New civilian appraisal program to begin in April

    The Air Force will roll out a new Department of Defense civilian appraisal program in April designed to improve overall job performance, enhance supervisor and employee communication, and more effectively develop and reward the workforce.

  • Air Force Marathon registration to open Jan. 2

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE – If you missed registering for the sold-out 2016 Air Force Marathon, mark Jan. 2 (at 9:00 a.m.) on your calendar. That’s when registration will begin for the 2017 event.  Registration will open with special New Year’s resolution discounts and participants who