Feb. 25, 2015 OTS eliminates component distinctions The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses.Regular Air Force and Reserve cadets no longer receive their commissions through Basic Officer Training or Air National Guard cadets through the Academy of Military
Feb. 23, 2015 Winter Weather Advisory at Joint Base Charleston Feb. 24 2015 Due to inclement weather forecasts, Joint Base Charleston has authorized late reporting for most personnel until 10 AM on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Individual commanders will determine which personnel need to report before 10 AM. This announcement follows winter weather forecasts of freezing rain
Feb. 20, 2015 Carter Greets Workforce, Outlines Priorities at All-hands Meeting During a standing-room-only all-hands gathering in the Pentagon's auditorium today, Defense Secretary Ash Carter enthusiastically greeted those he will lead and discussed his priorities as the 25th secretary.Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work introduced Carter, citing the defense secretary's "deep
Feb. 20, 2015 628th SFS implements traffic citation changes Changes in traffic enforcement are coming to Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station.Effective Feb. 1, 2015, the 628th Security Forces Squadron expanded the charges under which they can issue the United States District Court Violation Notices, also known as Central Violations Bureau Form 1805. This
Feb. 17, 2015 State Department Welcomes Vets to Fellowship Program Veterans took the forefront as Secretary of State John F. Kerry welcomed the inaugural fellows of the Veterans Innovation Partnership Feb. 13.Speaking in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department, Kerry said the fellows will bring a unique way of looking at America's foreign policy.Air
Feb. 13, 2015 Senate Confirms Carter as 25th Secretary of Defense The U.S. Senate Feb 12 confirmed former Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as the 25th secretary of defense.Two days after the Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to approve Carter's nomination, the full Senate, in a 93-5 affirmative vote, confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee
Feb. 10, 2015 AF Ebola support winds down After more than four months of continuous airlift support to Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Air Force is winding down efforts in Senegal, Monrovia and Liberia.To help counter the deadly Ebola virus, Airmen from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, as well as Air Mobility Command
Feb. 5, 2015 Joint Base Charleston - An Awesome Association! I wonder how often people assigned here really realize or even think about all the elements that are associating as part of the total and joint force her on Joint Base Charleston? I have been here about a year now, and I would like to let you know that I'm very impressed with what I've seen, and I
Feb. 4, 2015 Air Force presents FY 16 budget request The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2016 President's Budget request Feb. 2, following the Defense Department and sister services budget briefings.The Air Force fiscal year 2016 budget request supports the defense strategy and combatant commander requirements. It continues readiness recovery,
Feb. 3, 2015 Work: FY 16 Budget Request Targets Modernization Efforts President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Defense Department is strategy-driven and resource-informed, and will meet the United States' 21st century national security needs, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said today.The surest way to guarantee the opposite -- a