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  • Top 3 releases AF birthday 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 released a tri-signature letter in anticipation of the Air Force’s 68th birthday Sept. 18, 2015..To read the letter, click here.To view a 30-second Air

  • 315th MSG, APS welcomes new leadership

     New leadership assumed command throughout the 315th Airlift Wing during the September unit training assembly.Col. Cherie Roff, 315th Mission Support Group commander, assumed command Sept. 13, 2015, at the Joint Base Charleston base theater in conjunction with two 315th Aerial Port Squadron changes

  • 315 AMXS changes guard

    The 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from here held a change of command ceremony today, at the base theatre here.    Lt. Col. Cade Gibson relinquished command to new 315th AMXS commander Maj. Jason Dethier.    Gibson - a 25-year veteran of the Air Force and colonel selectee - will serve as the

  • CY15 Reserve Screening Board results announced

    Results of the CY15 Reserve Command Screening Board convened the Air Reserve Personnel Center, here have been released. The board reviewed the records of all eligible, qualified Reserve officers and recommended those officers as best qualified for assignment consideration to fill Reserve Wing

  • Team Charleston to hold 9-11 remembrance events

    Friday, Sept. 11 as our nation pauses to reflect on the tragic terrorism attacks that stuck us 14 years ago, Team Charleston will have several observances honoring the lost in the attacks. In addition, Team Charleston will also be honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on

  • DoD Team Surveys Charleston Site for Guantanamo Prisoner Transfer

    A Defense Department assessment team is surveying Joint Base Charleston’s Navy Consolidated Brig in South Carolina as a potential prison to house detainees after the wartime prison at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, closes, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Sept. 2.As directed

  • Special Report: Suicide Prevention: The Power of 1

    One person has the power to teach resilience, recognize warning signs, intervene, chat, or make a call; it only takes one person or one act to save another person's life. The Department of Defense, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, has launched the "Power of 1" campaign in

  • 315th AW completes Patriot Reach; largest exercise in AFRC history

    Members from the 315th Airlift Wing from here participated in the Air Force Reserve Command’s largest mobility-centric exercise in the command’s history in August, which took place at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.The exercise, Patriot Reach – which was also the 315th Airlift Control Flight’s biggest in

  • OPM Awards Contract to Protect Data Theft Victims

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials recently awarded to ID Experts a contract encompassing a comprehensive suite of identity theft and credit monitoring services for compromised victims, agency officials announced Sept. 1 during a media conference call.Beth Cobert, OPM’s acting director,