Dec. 23, 2013 Commentary: Answering the call ... even during the holidays It's six days before Christmas and the last place I thought I would end up this week would be Scotland and Turkey. Welcome to being an Air Force reservist.When duty calls, there is never a perfect time and it always seems to occur when we have something pressing at our civilian job, a family
Dec. 23, 2013 Reservists train, provide holiday mission support With just two days left until Christmas, many people are preparing for holiday dinners, grabbing last-minute gifts and spending time with friends and family. But one group of reservists assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. took to the sky Thursday to accomplish critical
Dec. 23, 2013 Air Force’s newest leader takes charge The Air Force's 23rd Secretary of the Air Force was formally sworn in, Dec. 20, in the Pentagon.Deborah James assumed the position of the Air Force's highest ranking leader, making her the second female in Air Force history to serve in the role. As James takes on her new duties, she said she knows
Dec. 20, 2013 CSAF hosts summit to address sexual assault Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III hosted a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Summit Dec. 11 and 12 as part of the Air Force's ongoing effort to provide education and analysis on the issue and to discuss the complex leadership concerns sexual assault presents. Welsh brought
Dec. 20, 2013 DOD Strives to Eliminate Sexual Assault Eliminating sexual assault in the U.S. military is one of the Defense Department's highest priorities and the department welcomes President Barack Obama's continued leadership on this issue and shares his commitment to doing what it takes to solve this problem, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in
Dec. 20, 2013 Budget 'Step in the Right Direction,' Hagel Says The budget deal that passed Congress yesterday means the page is turning on a prolonged period of fiscal uncertainty, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today during a joint news conference with Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.The deal, still to be signed by President
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