Dec. 19, 2013 Airlift milestone: JB Charleston C-17 reaches 20,000 flight hours The first C-17 Globemaster III to join the Air Force fleet, "The Spirit of Charleston," reached new heights recently by logging more than 20,000 flight hours. This achievement marks the first C-17 to reach this milestone, and to honor the achievement Team Charleston celebrated with a small ceremony
Dec. 17, 2013 Wing successfully completes AFRC's first inspection under new system The 315th Airlift Wing successfully completed its first ever unit effectiveness inspection here Dec. 11 with an overall rating of "effective" after receiving two "effective" and two "highly effective" assessments in the inspection's four major graded areas."This visit by the Air Force Reserve
Dec. 16, 2013 Senate confirms James as next secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James will be the next secretary of the Air Force, according to a Senate confirmation vote Dec 13. James provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 19, before the full Senate voted on her confirmation. Now the president must appoint her before she can assume her new
Dec. 12, 2013 AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air
Dec. 11, 2013 AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement
Dec. 11, 2013 DOD officials order disability board results review Some Airmen who met a medical or physical disability evaluation board between Sept. 11, 2001 and April 30, 2012 prior to separating from the Air Force may be eligible for re-evaluation, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.When defense officials learned some diagnoses had been changed during
Dec. 11, 2013 Wing announces 4th quarter award winners The selection boards for the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, Junior Officer, and Field Grade Officer selected the following winners for October to December 2013: - Airman of the Quarter, Senior Airman Casey Griffin, 701st Airlift Squadron - NCO of the Quarter, Tech.
Dec. 8, 2013 Santa visits 315 AW airmen, families Airmen and their families gathered on the flight line here Saturday afternoon waiting for Santa's arrival aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and an opportunity for the children to tell him what they want for Christmas.This year marks the fifth anniversary for the Santa flight bringing more than
Dec. 6, 2013 VA Warns of Marketing Scam The Department of Veterans Affairs recently posted an alert on its Facebook page warning of a marketing scam targeting veterans.A marketing company has purchased telephone numbers that differ by one digit from the VA's national call center and the GI Bill call center. Callers who misdial and reach
Dec. 5, 2013 Pentagon Reductions ‘First Step’ in Realigning Defense Spending, Hagel Says The Defense Department's senior leaders announced changes today in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff designed to save money and better align the department's structures and resources. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs