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  • Reservists meet local country music star

    Four reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston S.C. participated in a meet and greet today hosted by country artist Lee Brice at the offices of WEZL FM in Mt. Pleasant S.C.Lee Brice, a native of Sumter S.C., greeted the group of about 30 fans and treated them to an impromptu

  • AFRC recognizes outstanding AMXS civilian

    Congratulations to Mr. Scott R. Reu, the 2011 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award winner for outstanding civilian manager in the Category of Aircraft Maintenance.The Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award is given to civilian or military officials in the Air Force who excel in technological maintenance.

  • Reservists continue Haiti humanitarian relief

    Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. delivered almost 56,000 lbs. of humanitarian aid to the island nation of Haiti this weekend.The three-day mission involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering medical supplies, food, clothing, a van and construction

  • Real-world mission helps reserve Aerial Porters prepare for deployment

    A humanitarian mission to Haiti turned into the perfect training opportunity to help prepare a group of reserve Aerial Porters for upcoming deployments.Reservists from the 81st Aerial Port Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. embarked on a three-day mission to help deliver humanitarian supplies

  • Fiscal austerity requires leveraging 'total force'

    In wartime and peacetime, the total force construct is virtually seamless, with Guardsmen and Reserve service members who are indistinguishable from their active-component peers. Our recent air operations in Libya are but the latest example.The ability of our Guardsmen and Reservists to deploy on

  • Reservists train under cloak of night

    Under the cloak of darkness, Reservists assigned to the 701st and 300th Airlift Squadrons, along with active duty members from the 17 AS, partnered with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron to perform night airdrop and refueling training here January 31, 2012.Night training is one of the critical

  • DUI Detection: field sobriety testing

    It is two o'clock in the morning and a car swerves in and out of lanes, barely missing on-coming traffic. The car speeds through a red light at an intersection almost causing an accident with another vehicle. A police officer witnesses the event, pursues the driver and speeds up to initiate a

  • Joint Base Charleston Receives New C-17 Globemaster III

    The 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston received the latest C-17 to the base's fleet January 26.The aircraft was flown from the Boeing assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., by aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing. Accompanying the flight crew was Maj. Gen. Robert C. Kane, director

  • JB Charleston Tax Center now open

     It is that time of year again. As members of Team Charleston receive their W-2s and other related tax documents the question on everyone's mind is when will the tax center open? The tax center opened Jan. 25 and remain open until April 17.Joint Base Charleston's Tax Center is a free service

  • Air Force Talent Contest winner continues to shine

    Since winning second place in the 9 to 12-year-old category for the worldwide Air Force talent competition, Shayla Degregorio has continued to flourish and will release her first single this month.Shayla, the daughter of Maj. Robert Degregorio, a reservist and commander of the 315th Logistics