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
Feb. 2, 2015 Military OneSource offers tax help You could pay for financial counseling and tax consultations, but why? You could pay for your tax software, but why? Military OneSource helps service members and eligible family members by providing access to no-cost financial counseling, tax consultations and secure online tax preparation and
Jan. 29, 2015 Air Force risks becoming too small to succeed under sequestration During testimony on Capitol Hill Jan. 28, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further budget cuts will lead to low morale and declined readiness in the Air Force."Pilots sitting in a
Jan. 27, 2015 315 AW takes home two AFRC media contest awards Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs released the 2014 AFRC Media Contest winners yesterday and the 315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs placed in two categories.The media contest is an annual event, and twenty-eight organizations from throughout the command submitted 260 team and individual
Jan. 26, 2015 Charleston Reservists help test new way to transport infectious patients 315th Airlift Wing Reservists at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina were part of the team in December to first test a new system for transporting patients suffering from Ebola, Acute Respiratory Syndrome and other contagious conditions aboard a C-17 Globemaster III.The rapidly developed