July 16, 2014 Air Force reorganization affects Air Force Reserve Command Changes to Air Force headquarters staff manning and organization announced by Air Force leadership this week will result in manpower reductions at the Air Force Reserve Command headquarters at Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia.The Air Force is reorganizing its major command headquarters in order to
July 14, 2014 315th hosts Junior Officer Leadership Development students, general officers It's not uncommon to see scores of cadets in military attire milling about the campus of The Citadel here in Charleston, but if you had visited the college from July 10th through the 13th you would have noticed an influx of young service members wearing Air Force uniforms. That's because the 315th
July 13, 2014 AFRC command chief visits JB Charleston Members of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., welcomed Air Force Reserve Command Command Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey Friday to base here.Kirksey - who is based out of AFRC headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. - arrived at JB Charleston where he stayed the weekend and visited several units
July 12, 2014 315th development council hosts general officers at open lunch Members of the 315th Airlift Wing's Human Resources Development Committee hosted three general officers during an open lunch and learn session in the wing conference room July 12.Maj. Gen. James N. Stewart, military executive officer for the Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of
July 11, 2014 JB Charleston triathletes take on military's best Two members of Joint Base Charleston competed for the Air Force Triathlon team during the Armed Forces Triathlon Championships May 31, at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu Calif.Capt. Brett King, 17th Airlift Squadron pilot and Capt. Jamie Turner, 315th Airlift wing C-17 pilot, had the honor of
July 10, 2014 Hagel: All Assessments Needed for Full Picture in Iraq Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are seeing initial assessments submitted daily from teams in Iraq, but only the full range of assessments seen as a whole will tell the story in Iraq, Hagel said at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay,
July 8, 2014 Critical Days of Summer: Some like it hot In AFI 1-1, Airmen are reminded that the Air Force is a way of life. Airmen are on call every hour of every day: "You must strive to be resilient: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually prepared to meet the challenges inherent to being a member of a fighting force, both in the deployed
July 7, 2014 July 7 – Pulse on AF force management Featured in this force management update are details regarding civilian force management program expansions and ongoing officer early retirement and enlisted retention boards.Civilian force management - voluntary early retirement authority (VERA) /voluntary separation incentive pay (VSIP)The Air
July 7, 2014 315th Airlift Wing comprehensive chaplains service program earns AFRC award The 315th Airlift Wing's Chaplain Service won the 2013 Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Chaplain Corps Program award recently."The award recognizes excellence within a comprehensive chaplain program," said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Painter, 315th Airlift Wing Chaplain. "Thus, the variety and
July 1, 2014 Reserve loadmaster transitions to recruiting service For many reservists, the notion of being a part of something bigger than themselves, and the benefits that come with the job are incentive enough to serve in the Air Force Reserve. However, Tech. Sgt. Joseph D. Poltor, a loadmaster assigned to the 317th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston,