June 3, 2015 New program prepares Airmen, families to bounce back after deployments Air Force services recently added a new tool to encourage service members and their families who are affected by deployments to participate in morale, welfare, and recreation programs and activities. The “Recharge for Resiliency” (R4R) initiative was designed to help Airmen readjust to life at home
June 2, 2015 Distance learning PME demands greater commitment The Air Force’s new enlisted professional military education distance learning courses are demanding and require more study time.That’s according to a memo from the Air Force Barnes Center of Distance Education at Maxwell AFB, Alabama."The new EPME is a game changer," said Chief Master Sgt. Cameron
June 1, 2015 Programs provide opportunities for internships, jobs Recent college graduates interested in federal employment can take advantage of current open recruiting for the Recent Graduates Program as well as three other programs offered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make becoming a federal employee easier.
May 28, 2015 Carter: China Isolating Itself in Pacific US Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned China Wednesday that attempts to expand its influence in the South China Sea will ultimately lead to isolation for the Pacific power.Speaking in Honolulu at the change of command for US Pacific Command, Carter reaffirmed that the US does not respect Chinese
May 28, 2015 Follow up: 315th AW, Denton Program delivers to Haiti (Editor’s Note: The following article is a follow-up to an original story, 315 AW Denton Progam delivers to Haiti posted May 8, 2015)The 315th Airlift Wing has a storied history with humanitarian airlift. However, the results of those missions aren’t always shown. One of those missions, Operation
May 25, 2015 CMSAF Cody honors fallen at Memorial Day wreath laying Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Cody, gave the keynote speech during a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the Air Force Memorial May 25.
May 14, 2015 Winds of fury exercise hits the Lowcountry The 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, along with other local, county, state and federal entities, conducted a full scale response exercise May 12-13, 2015. The primary objective was to efficiently receive, regulate, transport and track patients to and from Natural Disaster Medical System
May 8, 2015 Through fire and flames: 315 AW fire dept conducts training Firefighter assigned to the 315th Civil Engineering Squadron Flight conducts training inside a C-17 Globemaster III May 2, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The flight line training was done with a dry hose and tested the members response time and ability to rescue crew members in the
May 8, 2015 315 AW, Denton Progam delivers to Haiti Airmen from the 701st Airlift Squadron deployed three Globemaster C-17s April 23 – 26, 2015, from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. to Key West Naval Air Station, Fla., to support the movement of Denton cargo to Haiti. The Denton Program allows donors by non-governmental agencies, international
May 7, 2015 Carter Urges Senators to Support Stable Defense Budget Slashed budgets and high worldwide demand for U.S. military forces have created an unbalanced defense program that is taking on increasingly greater risks, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a Senate panel May 6.The secretary testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee