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
Oct. 23, 2015 Carter: ISIL Prison Raid Saved Lives, Bagged Intelligence Info The defense secretary said he made the decision that U.S. Special Forces would assist Iraqi peshmerga partners in the Oct. 22 raid on an ISIL prison to rescue 70 hostages after intelligence indicated a mass execution was imminent.
Oct. 22, 2015 U.S. Forces Aid Hostage Rescue Mission in Iraq U.S. Special Forces supported an Iraqi peshmerga operation to rescue about 70 hostages from an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant prison in Iraq, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.
Oct. 22, 2015 315 AW announces quarterly award winners for 3rd quarter CY 2015 The 315th Airlift Wing selection boards for the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, Junior Officer, Field Grade Officer selected the following winners for July-September 2015 quarter:Airman Senior Airman Shakeyna Smith, 701st Airlift SquadronNCO
Oct. 20, 2015 315 AW’s November UTA rescheduled During the 315th Airlift Wing’s October Unit Training Assembly, the wing commander announced that the unit would not have a November UTA, but that it would be rescheduled to after the 2016 New Year.“Due to fiscal restraints in the current budget environment, with the continuing resolution, we do not