April 15, 2013 VA funding reflects commitment to vets Emphasizing that a nation's budget reflects its core priorities, a senior Veterans Affairs Department official said the proposed 10 percent fiscal year 2014 budget increase for VA and the fact that the department is specifically sheltered from sequestration demonstrate America's unwavering
April 14, 2013 315th FSS gets new commander The 315th Force Support Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., welcomed a new commander today during an assumption of command ceremony at the Building 60 auditorium.Maj. James A. Rigsbee, who took command of the 315th FSS, succeeding the previous commander Lt. Col. Maureen Robinson, took a
April 12, 2013 Red Horse finds warm welcome from family, friends as they return to Charleston Hundreds of family members and friends waited anxiously in a packed Joint Base Charleston Passenger Terminal for a 747 charter jet carrying nearly 100 Airmen from 560th Red Horse Squadron returning from a six-month deployment April 11.The Air Force Reservists have been deployed as part of the the
April 12, 2013 FY 14 budget: Sequester puts key Air Force objectives at risk Upon release of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2014 budget here April 10, the services' senior leaders said the shadow of sequestration in 2013 and on-going fiscal uncertainty will affect critical programs and objectives for years to come.While Air Force officials have scrambled to minimize impacts on
April 12, 2013 Air Force Reserve celebrates 65 years of historic service President Harry S. Truman signed legislation on April 14, 1948, establishing the modern-day Air Force Reserve. The new organization reaffirmed the "Citizen Airmen" concept that reaches back to the Army Air Service reservists of the First World War. This came seven months after Truman established the
April 11, 2013 Furious Moose involves 13 Charleston C-17s in large training mission A multi-ship formation of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft took off today from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to conduct a multi-plane airdrop training mission.The mission, named Exercise Furious Moose, was a joint total-force effort between JB Charleston's active duty airmen of 437th Airlift Wing and
April 9, 2013 Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat Sequestration will have no effect on the drawdown in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said April 6."[Sequestration] is an avalanche, not a light switch," Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said in a round-table discussion with members of the press traveling with him on his trip to
April 9, 2013 MilPDS upgrade complete: Review emergency contact information If you married, have a new address or experienced significant life changes in March, you should review your emergency contact information to ensure it is accurate, Air Force Personnel Center officials advised.The Military Personnel Data System manages such military personnel and pay information as
April 5, 2013 Commentary: The bad guy Who likes to be the bad guy? Do you? How many of you like to tell someone that they need a hair cut or to stop chewing tobacco outside a tobacco-use area? No one likes to be the bad guy; no one likes to correct someone doing something wrong.Is it because of the confrontation or is it the fear of not
April 4, 2013 DOD Review Will Lead to 'Big Choices,' Hagel Says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel April 3 signaled possible big changes ahead for his department in acquisition, personnel and organization as he delivered his first major policy speech as Pentagon chief.Hagel outlined his plan of attack for the strategic and financial challenges the Defense Department