Jan. 13, 2014 315 maintenance managers make education top priority Every quarter maintenance managers from the 315th Airlift Wing attend specialized training here, which allows them to better perform their duties in real-world maintenance environments.The training is conducted in house by experts in their respective fields. Known here as "Maintenance University,"
Jan. 9, 2014 AF’s top leader to host online town hall The Air Force's newest and most senior leader will hold a service-wide, online town hall meeting Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m. EST, addressing issues relevant to today's Airmen. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James will answer questions from Airmen at the Pentagon, and also speak to her goals and
Jan. 8, 2014 Commentary: Looking ahead to 2014 This is the time of year prognosticators look ahead to predict what is on the horizon for the next 12 months. I don't claim to have any powers of prediction, but if one were to forecast some of the impacts that national and world events will have on our military in 2014, I'll offer these general
Jan. 3, 2014 DOD announces recertification of imminent danger areas Jan. 3, the Defense Department announced the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. A periodic review and recertification was conducted for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) purposes and was made in coordination with the joint staff,
Jan. 3, 2014 315th Airlift Wing announces 2013 Civilian Annual Award Winner Mr. Mark Graveline, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was named 315th Airlift Wing Civilian of the Year for calendar year 2013. He also won Civilian of the Quarter for the first quarter of 21013. Graveline is an Air Reserve Technician during the week and Reservist at least once a month."I would
Jan. 3, 2014 Video: SecAF message to Airmen In this video, the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, gives her first remarks as secretary of the Air Force about what Airmen and their families can expect from her in the future. James is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing,
Jan. 3, 2014 315th Airlift Wing Civilian Quarterly Award winner for 1st Quarter 2012 Mr. Joseph McElveen, of 315th, Maintenance Squadron has been named 315th Airlift Wing Civilian of the Quarter for October - December 2013."I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr. McElveen who was chosen for his outstanding achievements representing the 315th Airlift Wing. This is a very
Dec. 31, 2013 315 AW creates new, exciting mission video Officials at the 315th Airlift Wing recently updated the wing's new mission video "Why We Fly," to replace a previous video that was about 4 years old. While the 315th's mission remains the same and we are still flying the same jets, the current wing commander Col. James Fontanella wanted something
Dec. 31, 2013 Airlift Operations Complete in Central African Republic Initial airlift operations are complete in the Central African Republic, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said here Dec. 30.A small U.S. Air Force support team and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft began airlift operations Dec. 12 in response to a French request for airlift support. The
Dec. 30, 2013 Obama signs $633 billion defense authorization act President Barack Obama signed the $633 billion fiscal 2014 National Defense Authorization Act into law Dec. 26.The legislation allows the department to institute pay raises, bonuses and incentive pay, including a 1 percent pay raise for Air Force reservists and other military personnel. The act