June 29, 2015 Making a Splash: 300th AS conducts mass deployment exercise Sometimes the best way to learn to swim is to challenge yourself and jump in. More than 90 Airmen from the 300th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina did just that. After deploying to Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. for a mass deployment exercise June 24 to 26, 2015, they took
June 25, 2015 315th lean management gaining ground in the Lowcountry Maj. Kimberly Champagne, 315th Airlift Wing process manager here, spoke to members of the American Society for Quality Charleston Section June 23 about lean processes and project management tools used to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary and per deim funds.Champagne was invited to
June 25, 2015 Dempsey Addresses Pay, Compensation in Online Discussion Questioners didn’t pull any punches during the Facebook town hall conducted by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff June 24. In his fifth social media town hall, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey was asked if proposed changes to the pay and compensation package were a betrayal of those who have
June 24, 2015 Vietnam, a look back: Part II Editor's Note: Mr. Michael Petersen's story is a four-part series that takes an in-depth look at the hardships, camaraderie and challenges of the Vietnam War and integration back into daily life once returning home. Petersen is a retired Air Force Reserve command chief master
June 19, 2015 Vietnam, a look back: Part I Editor's Note: Mr. Michael Petersen's story is a four-part series that takes an in-depth look at the hardships, camaraderie and challenges of the Vietnam War and integration back into daily life once returning home. Petersen is a retired Air Force Reserve command chief master sergeant and currently
June 19, 2015 Enlisted evaluation, promotion systems to use new EPR forms, forced distribution, stratification restrictions With static closeout dates for each rank in place, the Air Force announced it will update the enlisted performance report forms and utilize new forced distribution and senior rater stratification restrictions to round out the incremental changes to enlisted evaluation and promotion systems with
June 15, 2015 Pressures On: Loadmaster aces her first evaluation When you’re a 317th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, there’s always something exciting happening. Most of the time, it’s from traveling the world on missions. For one Airman, the pressure added during a recent humanitarian aid mission to Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, when she wasn’t just performing her
June 15, 2015 Delivering Hope: 315th AW delivers Denton aid to Haiti, Saint Kitts Reservists from the 317th Airlift Squadron delivered humanitarian aid June 13, from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina to the islands of Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis. According to Capt. John Williams, 317th AS C-17 Globemaster III pilot and aircraft commander for the mission, bringing
June 15, 2015 DOD launches Integrated Lodging Program Pilot The Defense Department will launch an Integrated Lodging Program Pilot June 15, which will provide quality government and commercial lodging, with greater safety and security and better services at reduced rates. Travelers TDY, for 30 days or less, to select DOD locations will be directed to book
June 11, 2015 AF focuses 3rd round of VERA/VSIP for civilians In an effort to lead its force management actions with voluntary programs, Air Force officials announced a third round of civilian workforce shaping measures beginning June 15.