Oct. 24, 2014 315th Airlift Wing announces quarterly award winners Selection boards for Airman, NCO, senior NCO, junior officer, field grade officer, and Air Force civilian have announced their selections for the 315th Airlift Wing third quarter award winners.Winners are:· Airman of the Quarter Senior Airman Lamont Capers, 315th MXS· NCO of the Quarter Tech. Sgt.
Oct. 24, 2014 Health Chief Outlines Precautions for Ebola Response Troops Fighting the West Africa Ebola epidemic is immediately and strategically important to the United States, and the Defense Department is taking every precaution to minimize risk to deployed troops, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said in a recent interview.In an Oct. 17 DoD News
Oct. 20, 2014 Political Activity Tips and Reminders As we continue further into political season, there are several policies that service members, both active-duty and reserve alike, should keep in mind before choosing to participate or actively involve themselves in. Below is a list of compiled tips and reminders including what military members can
Oct. 20, 2014 Obama activates reserves for Operation United Assistance President Barack Obama has authorized the Defense Department to call up a small number of National Guard or reserve troops that possess special skills needed to aid efforts in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa.Obama issued an executive order yesterday authorizing the
Oct. 17, 2014 U.S. Troops in Liberia at Low Risk of Infection, General Says The general charged with leading the U.S. military mission to aid in stopping the spread of Ebola in Liberia said today that deployed personnel are at a "relatively low" risk of contracting the disease, and that protocols are in place for anyone infected to be quarantined and then evacuated to a
Oct. 17, 2014 Chaplains' Corner: My Religious Freedom 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.The four pillars of resiliency in the Air Force are: physical, mental, emotional and
Oct. 15, 2014 I don’t want a “yes man” I'll always remember the time a technical sergeant on our team disagreed with me during a meeting by telling me I was "overthinking the issue, and there's a better solution." I was a little taken aback. No one on our team ever contradicted my ideas in public, and I certainly never heard that I
Oct. 14, 2014 315 AW's newest members enlist at Patriots Point The Air Force Reserve welcomed its newest members Oct. 10, 2014 during a mass enlistment ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.The members, who were given their oaths of enlistments by 315th Airlift Wing Commander Col.
Oct. 14, 2014 Safeguarding your digital footprint Social media is a great resource for Airmen and their families to share information and stay connected to relatives at home and abroad.Although many depend on these wonderful tools, recent events have encouraged us to re-evaluate our digital footprint to ensure our personal and professional
Oct. 8, 2014 SCRA protections note to non-military/non-dependents Be careful before adding a friend or family member to your lease agreement. Although the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act affords certain protections to military members and military dependents, those protections do not extend to non-military members.Most are aware that a member who is deploying,