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
May 2, 2016 JB Charleston earns "effective" in major inspections Recently, Joint Base Charleston's 315th and 437th Airlift Wings and its 628th Air Base Wing successfully completed the Air Force Unit Effectiveness Inspection, with each wing earning an overall score of "Effective."
April 27, 2016 Carter: DoD’s FY17 Budget Request Takes Long View In testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the DoD's fiscal year 2017 budget request gives the department the means to change in “fundamental but carefully considered ways” in a new strategic era.
April 26, 2016 Goldfein nominated as 21st CSAF Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced April 26 that the president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to be the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who has served in the position since 2012.
April 26, 2016 Pentagon spokesman: Up to 250 more U.S. forces to deploy to Syria Up to 250 additional U.S. personnel are being deployed to Syria to support local forces on the ground and build on successes of U.S. forces already deployed there in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Pentagon's press secretary said April 25.