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
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