Nov. 20, 2015 315 AW wins 2015 Fourth AF Aircrew Excellence Award The 315th Airlift Wing, from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded the Aircrew Excellence Award here Nov. 19."I am incredibly proud! The crew went through so much to make the mission happen. They did what they had to do under extraordinary circumstances. Most importantly, they kept
Nov. 19, 2015 AES maintains currency during Puerto Rico trip Reservists from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron performed a vital training mission in San Juan, Puerto Rico earlier this month allowing them to maintain and hone their life-saving skills. Their mission consisted of maintaining currency, performing check rides, and reacting to events that
Nov. 16, 2015 Keeping the reserve mission flying during budget uncertainty Terms such as continuing resolution, budget shortfall, doing more with less and uncertainty are almost becoming passé for military members now.As the Department of Defense operates under a continuing resolution and budget uncertainty looms, Reserve commanders are faced with making hard decisions on
Nov. 12, 2015 560th RHS wins two 622 CEG quarterly awards Two 560th REDHORSE Squadron Airmen, here, won 3rd quarter 2015 awards at the 622nd Civil Engineer Group level.“Please join me in congratulating SrA Benjamin E. Lytle for being selected the 622nd CEG Airman of the 3rd Quarter, and Capt. Robert B. Coan selected as the 622nd CGO of the 3rd Quarter,”
Nov. 11, 2015 AF veterans reveal what Veterans Day means to them The day when nearly 70 bullets riddled his HH-3E Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopter as his crew tried to save two Airmen during the Vietnam War remains vivid for retired Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Richardson. It was March 14, 1968, and Richardson, a flight engineer at the time, and others were called
Nov. 10, 2015 315 AW Citadel grads fly C-17 over Bulldogs game An Air Force Reserve aircrew consisting seven graduates of The Citadel flew over the Bulldogs Homecoming Military Classic of the South game against the Virginia Military Institute Keydets in Charleston, S.C. Nov. 7.The 701st Airlift Squadron “Turtles” flight crew performed the flyover of Johnson
Nov. 9, 2015 AF leaders release Veterans Day message Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody have issued a Veterans Day message to Airmen.
Nov. 3, 2015 Securing the future by Bending the Cost Curve Bending the Cost Curve, one of the 13 Make Every Dollar Count cost initiatives launched by the Air Force, includes a growing and evolving set of more than 20 acquisition reform activities. These activities are focused on finding ways the Air Force can be more effective at how it spends money to get
Oct. 30, 2015 White House, DoD Step Up Counter-ISIL Campaign in Iraq, Syria Intensifying the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will enhance U.S. military strategies that are working while moving away from those that aren't, a senior DoD official said.
Oct. 29, 2015 Guidelines for fundraising within the Air Force Anyone who is an active participant in a registered private organization with the 628 Force Support Squadron is aware that POs are permitted to have 2 fundraising events per quarter, that the fundraiser cannot occur in the workplace, and that PO members participating in the fundraiser must be on