Jan. 25, 2016 Service Members Should Register and Request Absentee Ballots Now DoD personnel and their families who plan to vote absentee should complete a registration application and request their ballots now, according to the Federal Voting Assistance Program.
Jan. 25, 2016 Training like we fight Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing conducted a multifaceted training mission by way of a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina to Ramstein Air Base, Germany this weekend.The mission focused on several objectives, which maintained the pilot’s qualifications in flying,
Jan. 25, 2016 Ministry of presence – A Reserve chaplain’s way of connecting with Airmen Flying with an aircrew on an operational mission is not a task most people associate with when thinking about a military chaplain. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ronald Apollo, a chaplain with the 315th Airlift Wing, calls it “ministry of presence” and he sees this as the bedrock of what an Air Force chaplain
Jan. 22, 2016 Blended Retirement Talking Points Blended Retirement Talking Points• There is no need to be anxious about the blended retirement system in the current FY2016 NDAA. Everyone who is currently serving as well as those who enter the force on or before December 31, 2017 is grandfathered under the current military retirement system.
Jan. 19, 2016 Reservists reflect on Desert Storm 25th anniversary With the statement, “This will not stand” by President George H. W. Bush, the largest mobilization of U.S. Air Force Reservists since the Vietnam Conflict was initiated to respond in support of Operation Desert Storm Jan. 16, 1991.For, then, Charleston Air Force Base’s 3,618 Reservists, 1,413 Airmen
Jan. 14, 2016 Remembering Desert Storm: Where we are today in the Total Force Continuum A quarter of a century ago this week marked the opening salvo in Operation Desert Storm. The operation was an American shock and awe campaign to evict Saddam Hussein from Kuwait and displayed airpower that the world had not seen since Operation Linebacker II over Vietnam. I was honored to be part of
Jan. 14, 2016 A look back at Desert Storm Operation Desert Storm was an exceptional example of Total Force integration in support of combat operations with an all-volunteer force.Jan. 16, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, the coalition effort to free Kuwait from the grips of an Iraq invasion force. Below are some factoids on
Jan. 11, 2016 Development Training Flight prepares new Airmen for success “Fall in!” A group of young men and women pop to what they know to be “attention.” A general look of confusion, concern, and slight confidence stretches across the faces of a group of newly enlisted members of the United States Air Force Reserve. These individuals have not yet become Airmen in the
Jan. 11, 2016 IRS Form 1095 available on myPay All active-duty, Guard, Reserve, retiree and civilian Airmen will need proof of health care coverage when filing their federal tax returns for 2015.“This is the first year that Affordable Care Act requires health care validation for filing their taxes and Airmen need this information,” said Robert
Jan. 11, 2016 315th Airlift Wing announces annual award winners The selection boards for the 315th Airlift Wing Airman, noncommissioned officer, senior NCO, company grade officer, field grade officer, first sergeant, and civilian for calendar year 2015 announced its results during the January unit training assembly weekend.This year's winners are:Airman of the