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  • AF updates voluntary education programs for FY15

    Active-duty Airmen who want to take advantage of military assistance programs for voluntary education in the coming academic year will experience several changes beginning Oct. 1.Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online, or AF COOL, will take the place of the military tuition assistance, or

  • Airmen Deploy to Deliver Ebola Treatment Facility

    Airmen from the 633rd Medical Group here partnered with representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service on Sept. 26 to deliver a modular medical treatment center as part of the U.S. whole-of-government effort to support humanitarian relief operations in Ebola-stricken African nations.Airmen from

  • Chaplains' Corner: Coping with Loneliness

    Editors Note: The 315th Airlift Wing Chaplains office is partnering with the 628th Chaplains Office in providing weekly Chaplain's Corner articles that will apear on our Website as well as in the base newspaper. Virtually everyone experiences loneliness from time to time, with many people becoming

  • Roll Call: The Evolution of PME

    The Air Force senior enlisted Airman released the latest installment of Roll Call, outlining the way forward for enlisted professional military education."The science of education is changing before our eyes," said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody. "The blended learning approach

  • AES Ops Building named after influential Wing, AES member

    A dedication ceremony was held Sept. 20, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., formally naming a 315th Airlift Wing building after Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Ronald Hall, who made significant contributions to the Aeromedical Evacuation field during his career. Hall began his military and AE career in

  • 315th MXG covers flightline during active duty wingman day

    Joint Base Charleston's 437th Maintenance Group got to take a break from work yesterday to enjoy time together courtesy of the 315th Maintenance Group.The 315th MXG came to tap in for the 437th MXG and take control of all flightline and maintenance operations as the 437th MXG participated in the

  • Top Airman discusses Air Force future

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III spoke about the importance of embracing change and creating an adaptive Air Force at the 2014 Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Sept. 16."We need to be bold - we need to be a little fearless right now," he

  • 67 plus years of airpower

    What does the Air Force want for its 67th birthday; new state of the art fighter jets, more unmanned aircraft, new maintenance facilities or how about additional satellites to launch into space?The answer is none of the above. What the Air Force really wants for its birthday is for all Airmen to

  • Hagel Explains President’s Strategy to Destroy ISIL

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel explained the military portion of President Barack Obama's strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL to the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 16.Hagel told the panel that military and civilian leaders agree that action must be taken to combat the Islamic State