Aug. 24, 2012 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
Aug. 23, 2012 Flying through history: Static planes at JB Charleston - Air Base get restored Two of the four static display aircraft at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base were recently given a routine "face lift," which consisted of being cleaned and painted for the upcoming decade. According to AFI 84-103, in an agreement with the Air Force Museum at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., the display
Aug. 20, 2012 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
Aug. 20, 2012 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
Aug. 14, 2012 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
Aug. 10, 2012 Chaplain candidates experience Joint Base Charleston's warm welcome, hospitality Twenty two second lieutenants sat comfortably in the spacious C-17 Globemaster as the jet's wheels touch the ground at Joint Base Charleston, Aug. 8, 2012.The young lieutenants, the latest group of Air Force chaplain candidates, were about to start the last leg of their summer tour of Air Force
Aug. 10, 2012 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
Aug. 8, 2012 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;
Aug. 7, 2012 Wing NCO reflects on Capitol Hill visit Multiple deployments and years of training missions have allowed me to become proficient at what I do in the U.S. Air Force Reserve: I stabilize patients in flight, I save lives, and I take care of servicemembers during transport back to the U.S.My job as an aeromedical evacuation technician with
Aug. 5, 2012 Building on even the smallest successes I learned an important lesson from a four-year-old. That four-year-old, my nephew William, was visiting from Virginia, and I thought it would be fun to take him bowling here, at the base bowling alley. He had never bowled before. My family and I enjoy bowling, so ten of us met there and paid for two