May 19, 2016 AES prepares for disaster Members of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a National Disaster Medical System exercise May 18, 2016 at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.The training exercise, which has taken place annually for over five years, is conducted in order to efficiently receive,
May 19, 2016 Charleston Reservists take aim at African Lion 16 Three 315th Security Forces Squadron members from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina joined a multinational military force at African Lion 16 in Tifnit, Kingdom of Morocco April 14 to 29.Service members from the U.S. Armed Forces, the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, the Federal Republic of Germany
May 16, 2016 DoD Adds Funding to Enhance Zika Surveillance by Military Labs The Defense Department is providing $1.76 million in extra funding to military laboratories to expand Zika virus surveillance worldwide and assess the virus’s impact on deployed service members’ health and readiness.
May 16, 2016 315th OSS gets new commander Members of the 315th Operations Support Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony May 15, 2016 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.Lt. Col. Ronald Schier assumed command from Lt. Col. Lara Morrison at the ceremony.Lt. Col. Morrison was selected as one of only 15
May 15, 2016 Reservists aim high, earn CCAF degree Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing received their degrees from the Community College of the Air Force and participated in the graduation ceremony hosted at the Base Theater at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Sunday, May 15, 2016.The CCAF offers enlisted airmen the opportunity to earn an associate in
May 10, 2016 Humanitarian mission has unique family connection Capt. Ed Sutton, a C-17 pilot with the 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, helped deliver more than 170,000 total pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti April 21.Like other pilots who fly the Air Force Reserve mission, Ed draws a certain sense of satisfaction delivering
May 9, 2016 SecAF recognizes outstanding JB Charleston teammates 5/6/2016 - -- Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, middle, stands with Joint Base Charleston exceptional performers May 6, 2016, at JB Charleston, South Carolina. To the Secretary's left in the back row are our own Lt. Col. James Rigsbee and Maj. Kimberly Champagne. James had the
May 4, 2016 Election season playbook for political activities Election season has kicked-off. Whether you root for donkeys, elephants or some other breed of political persuasion, the following rules of the game should guide your political participation as we move to the November election:For active-duty membersThe Department of Defense strongly encourages
May 3, 2016 AMC Rodeo competition evolves into Mobility Guardian exercise Air Mobility Command's first Mobility Guardian readiness exercise is planned for 2017, from July 30 - Aug. 12, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The exercise will be one of the most realistic, real-world, scenario-driven exercises the command has ever undertaken, said Maj. Gen. Jerry
May 3, 2016 Charleston Reserve Squadrons get unique call signs Bronze, Prime and Turtle – these are the new call signs now used by Reserve aircrews assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.Operations officers from the 300th, 317th and 701st Airlift Squadrons agree that having unique call signs adds to unit pride and