Sept. 28, 2012 Welcome home 81st APS Twenty-two Airmen from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron here returned to Charleston Sept. 28 after a six-month deployment to locations in Southwest Asia. The Air Force Reserve aerial port members deployed in March and were responsible for cargo and passenger operations at their deployed locations.While
Sept. 27, 2012 COURAGE WILL FOLLOW WHEN FAITH TAKES THE LEAD Aviator Eddie Rickenbacher once said, "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared."Isn't that so true? When we are facing a frightening situation in or personal lives, our career, in flight, or, for many here, in combat, we must somehow generate the
Sept. 26, 2012 315th Airlift Wing Spotlight Name: Anthony RowellRank: SrAMilitary Job: Wing Operations Controller/Command Post Controller Civilian Job: Chase Bank Research AnalystFavorite part of being in the Air Force: I really like the camaraderie in the 315th and the Air Force.Biggest Pet Peeve: Indecisiveness Favorite superhero or villain
Sept. 26, 2012 Wing Honor Guard member leads by example Senior Master Sgt. Gina Louis was a member of the flag folding team for Col. Sandra Opeka's retirement ceremony Sept. 8, 2012 at Joint Base Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas. Opeka was one of Louis' mentors in the Air force Reserve, and the two of them originally met during a conference for Women
Sept. 24, 2012 Reserve loadmasters participate in South African Exposition Three loadmasters from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. participated in the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition here, Sept. 22-23.The exposition partnered U.S. military members with the South African air force and allowed the 315 AW Airmen to showcase the capabilities
Sept. 23, 2012 CMSAF visits 315 AW Reserve airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing were joined for lunch by retired Chief Master Sergeant Robert D. Gaylor, the fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from 1977 to 1979, at the Gaylor Dining Facility Saturday Sept. 22, 2012. Gaylor beamed with a smile as he told the airmen it is an
Sept. 23, 2012 315th Airlift Wing welcomes new commander The 315th Airlift Wing welcomed a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony Saturday at the Joint Base Charleston base theatre here. Col. James Fontanella took command of the wing, succeeding the current commander, Col. Russell Fingar, who will assume the wing's vice commander position
Sept. 19, 2012 AFRC commander praises total force The Air Force Reserve Command's highest ranking officer discussed the virtues of total force integration in remarks at the 2012 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 18. Lt. Gen. James Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and the Air Force Reserve Command
Sept. 17, 2012 Dempsey: Public trust requires apolitical military The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wants service members and veterans to consider what using the uniform for partisan politics does to the trust Americans have in their military.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey has maintained throughout his 38-year career that the American military, as a whole,
Sept. 17, 2012 Leaders issue Air Force birthday message Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As we celebrate the United States Air Force's 65th birthday, we salute all of the