Feb. 7, 2014 Hagel recognizes DOD agencies for audit progress A clean audit is the Holy Grail of U.S. military financial goals.Generations of defense secretaries have pushed an unwieldy and confusing financial system closer to a clean audit, and Feb. 6 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recognized Department of Defense organizations that are at the forefront of
Feb. 6, 2014 Press Secretary: Ethical Lapses Have Hagel’s Full Attention Cheating on proficiency tests at an Air Force missile base and at the Navy's nuclear propulsion school have Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel concerned that systemic issues may be threatening the health of the force and they have his full attention, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said
Feb. 4, 2014 Overcoming adversity - Crew chief keeps mission flying The top of the forward fuselage began to vibrate and rumble loudly as the aircrew flew their jet 10,000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico. The sound lasted for a little more than a minute - then it was gone. This had started as a routine training mission, and the crew had started their decent toward Key
Feb. 4, 2014 Reservists train while delivering humanitarian aid to the Caribbean, Central America Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing delivered more than 124,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti, Panama and Honduras this past weekend.The missions involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 701st and 300th Airlift Squadrons, which delivered humanitarian aid, medical and school
Feb. 3, 2014 TRICARE Retiree Dental Program Open for New Enrollments The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) offers comprehensive dental coverage to all enrolled members. Available to retired service members and their family, retired National Guard and Reserve members and their family, Medal of Honor recipients, their family and survivors, TRDP is currently open
Feb. 3, 2014 CSAF Airman To Airman - Mission Focus . The Air Force's highest ranking uniformed Airman released another edition of 'Airman to Airman' - a video series designed to highlight important topics to the force.In his latest message, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III acknowledges the many concerns facing the service, and stresses
Jan. 30, 2014 Direction leads to motivation I once heard a man say a person who lacks direction in life is a person who gets unmotivated about it. As I thought about that statement I couldn't help but reflect on my direction in life as a young airman, fulfilling my duties to my country as well as fulfilling my duties to myself.All service
Jan. 30, 2014 Base operations resume as Charleston thaws As Charleston thaws out from a rare winter storm that swept across the Southeast this week hitting the Lowcountry Tuesday night suspending non-essential base operations, members of the 315th Airlift Wing returned to work mid-morning today.Base officials announced Wednesday that normal operations
Jan. 27, 2014 Base issues 'mission essential personnel' status for Tuesday Due to winter weather forecasts, Joint Base Charleston will implement "mission essential personnel" status as of midnight Monday, 27 Jan 14. This means that unless you have mission-essential status, you should not report for duty Tuesday, 28 Jan 14, in order to keep the roads clear and safe.If you
Jan. 24, 2014 Fourth AF commander visits 315 AW DUKES, MICHAEL E GS-09 USAF AFRC 315 AW/PA Normal DUKES, MICHAEL E GS-09 USAF AFRC 315 AW/PA 1 2 2014-01-24T20:45:00Z 2014-01-24T20:47:00Z 2 482 2749 U.S Air Force 22 6 3225 14.00 Clean Clean false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE