Sept. 19, 2016 Mistaking Sextortion for “Hooking Up” “Hey! What’s up?” “Hot profile pic! Want to chat?” You may have received messages like this before, and if you have not, then there is a possibility you could. Messages like this might prompt you to send “personal” pictures to this person you have never met, setting yourself up for heartache and
Sept. 13, 2016 Eighteen 315 AW Reservist selected for lieutenant colonel The 315th Airlift Wing commander is happy to announce the names of its officers, today, who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel in the latest officer promotion round.The latest selectees are:Wesley Adams, 701 ASKelli Beaty, 315 AW Michael Bennett, 300 ASJason Brooks, 315
Sept. 11, 2016 315 AW celebrates latest NCO/SNCO inductions The 315th Airlift Wing welcomed newly promoted to the Senior Noncomissioned and Noncomissioned Officers tier during an induction ceremony at the building 60 Auditorium Sept. 10, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.Team Charleston leadership hosted the ceremony that covered various topics concerning
Sept. 11, 2016 315th partners with Google for bias and inclusion training Charleston reservists search biases with help from Google. The 315th Airlift Wing, in conjunction with Google, conducted bias and inclusion training for wing senior leaders on Sept. 9, 2016.“This training came about by partnering with our local business leaders,” said Col. Greg Gilmour, 315th
Sept. 1, 2016 Every Airman plays a role in suicide prevention The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but an Airman doesn’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Defense Department’s #BeThere campaign, which encourages making a difference
Sept. 1, 2016 Reserve RED HORSE Squadrons team up for construction project Four Reserve RED HORSE squadrons combined forces at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina this summer to help keep their skills sharp between deployments while building a storage building for the 560th RED HORSE Squadron. Members of the 556th RHS from Hurlburt Field, Florida, 555th RHS from Nellis
Aug. 31, 2016 YOUR "NEED TO KNOW" ON TAX FRAUD The nation, along with the Lowcountry, is experiencing a surge in telephone scams where scammers target individuals, claim to be affiliated with the IRS and demand immediate payment of a tax debt over the phone. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration announced in January they had
Aug. 31, 2016 Denton Program: providing worldwide humanitarian support The Jeremiah Denton Amendment, named in honor of former Navy pilot, Vietnam prisoner-of-war and Alabama senator, passed in 1987.The Denton amendment grants the Secretary of Defense the approval to delegate shipments of humanitarian supplies provided by nongovernmental organizations and nonprofit
Aug. 30, 2016 Northfield runway repairs to be completed in December Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 437th Operations Support Squadron, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron and 628th Contracting Squadron are leading repairs to the North Auxiliary Airfield landing zone in North, South Carolina. The project began in June 2016 and is scheduled for completion in
Aug. 30, 2016 81st APS Airmen finish big at ALS Three 81st Aerial Port Squadron Airmen graduated the latest Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina Airman Leadership School class last week while representing the excellence that our Reserve aerial porters are known for.Despite being the youngest member of the class, Senior Airman Waneisha Aull,