Feb. 24, 2014 Growing Airmen, modernization and change vital to preserving airpower advantage Growing Airmen, dealing with organizational change and modernizing the force were key points from the top ranking officer in U.S. Air Forces Europe during a presentation focusing on preserving airpower advantage at the 30th annual Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition
Feb. 21, 2014 315th AW welcomes new Ops Group commander Col. Carolina Evernham assumed command of the 315th Operations Group during a ceremony in the base theater here Feb. 21.As Evernham took command of the 315th OG, Lt. Col. Russell Catanach returned to his original role of deputy commander of the Group."To be coming to this great wing is such a
Feb. 20, 2014 Next-generation mobility solutions beginning The initial rollout of modernized commercial mobile technologies, or CMT, has begun across the Air Force.The rollout will focus on BlackBerry replacement and executive users while the distribution process will be focused on enabling approximately 5,000 iOS devices.Major commands will be allowed to
Feb. 13, 2014 Air Force Secretary Outlines Plan to Address ‘Systemic Problems’ Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James today shared her observations from her visit with airmen across the ICBM community following revelations of a proficiency-test cheating scandal at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., last month.Speaking to an audience at the Center for Strategic and International
Feb. 13, 2014 Normal operations resume at Joint Base Charleston after winter storm Operations resumed to normal at Joint Base Charleston and the 315th Airlift Wing after yet another winter storm struck the Lowcountry this week, which left many without power after as much as a quarter inch of ice brought tree limbs down in outlying neighborhoods.Base leadership shut down the base
Feb. 11, 2014 JBC leadership delays report time due to winter weather again Joint Base Charleston will delay reporting until 10 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, due to adverse winter weather forecasts.Personnel travelling to work from off the installations should use discretion if conditions are worse than forecasted or if traffic builds up. Additionally, supervisors are
Feb. 10, 2014 Reservist assists, honors WWII WASPs at Rose Bowl Parade They say that birds of a feather flock together. And the same could often be said for females in the aviation field. The bond some servicewomen experience is so strong, in fact, that it can span more than half a century.Such is the case for Senior Master Sgt. Gina Louis, a production supervisor with
Feb. 10, 2014 Chairman Promises Vigorous Military Ethics Campaign Recent lapses in military ethics have Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey's full attention, and he promises a military campaign to reinvigorate the profession of arms.The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made the pledge in statements he issued following Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Feb. 7 news
Feb. 10, 2014 ‘Great deal of symmetry’ between AF, national commission recommendations The national commission which was created to examine how to modify the Air Force's structure to best fill current and future mission requirements, presented its recommendations during two public meetings on Capitol Hill here Jan. 30. The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force was
Feb. 9, 2014 Security Forces commander awarded Bronze Star The 315th Security Forces Squadron Commander, Maj. Shawn M. Swarz, was awarded the Bronze Star Feb. 9 for his leadership and involvement while engaged in ground operations in and around Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan from Sept. 1 to March 10, 2013.The Bronze Star is the fourth highest combat