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  • Forum brings senior leaders together

    A senior leadership training conference for the 315th Airlift Wing here took place Aug 26-27 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in North Charleston, S.C. The conference provided a forum for senior leaders to focus on current U.S. Air Force changes and key issues which directly impact the day-to-day operations

  • DATE CHANGE: VA Standown Again Homelessness is Oct. 18,19

    The dates for the 2012 VA Standdown Against Homelessness have been changed to Oct. 18 and 19 at Armory Park in North Charleston. A North Charleston city park, Armory Park was once a National Guard armory. It is located just off East Montague Avenue on Mixon Drive. Since 1999, the Department of

  • New rules mobilize Air Force reservists for national emergencies

    Officials are putting new policies and programs in place to mobilize Air Force reservists in response to national disasters and emergencies.This is the first time Title 10, or federal reserve forces from all services have been planned and funded to be mobilized, like their National Guard

  • 701st Airlift Squadron changes hands

    Colonel Michael Zaccardo relinquished command of the 701st Airlift Squadron here during a change of command ceremony August 18. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Rick Bennett assumed command of the 701st AS as Zaccardo transitioned to a position in the 315th Operations Support Squadron. Zachardo began

  • RED HORSE deployment briefing focuses on "family"

    Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 560th and 554th RED HORSE squadrons are leaving their loved ones behind and heading to Southwest Asia this month for a six-month deployment. Saturday, the deploying RED HORSE members were honored during a family deployment briefing at the Charleston Club, prior to

  • New instruction puts spotlight on standards, culture

    When referencing fundamental standards, Airmen now have a single source: Air Force Instruction 1-1, Air Force Standards.As one of the capstone acts of his 39-year career, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, put his signature on the brand new instruction, which communicates in one

  • AFRC looks outside the fence to manage bases

     A new Air Force Reserve Command program has mission support group commanders thinking more like city and county managers.The MSG as City Managers Initiative began at a conference in June where more than 60 MSG commanders and deputy commanders from across the United States gathered to learn how they

  • Fox Legacy lives on at 315th Airlift Wing

    For the last four decades, many things have changed throughout Joint Base Charleston - Air Base. Commanders have come and gone, missions have deployed countless times all over the world and our Air Force family has extended into joint basing. However, one thing has always seemed to remain constant;