June 22, 2012 Air Force Reserve air mobility competition wraps up On the final day of the Air Force Reserve's biennial air mobility competition Airmen from across the nation made their last best effort to win it all.The 2012 Port Dawg Challenge has brought together 19 Air Force Reserve Command Aerial Port squadrons from 17 states - including Hickam Air Force Base,
June 21, 2012 Carter urges Charleston service members to consider future Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter visited service members in the coastal low country of South Carolina on June 18, urging the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen who serve the nation here to think about the future. Against the backdrop of a hulking C-17 Globemaster III transport jet, one of 54 on
June 21, 2012 'Port Dawg' Challenge underway at Dobbins The Air Force Reserve's biannual air mobility logistics competition kicked off this week at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., pitting 19 Aerial Port Squadrons from 17 states in a battle to determine who's the best "Port Dawg."Six-person teams from installations across the nation - including Hickam Air
June 14, 2012 MyMC2: JB Charleston 1st joint base to go live Joint Base Charleston became the first joint base to go live with the My Military Communities Application, commonly known as MyMC2, June 12.Developed by the 375th CSPTS web-application development team at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., the app links to Facebook pages, lists telephone numbers and pulls
June 11, 2012 315th Airlift Wing delivers humanitarian cargo to Nicaragua Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. delivered almost 60,000 lbs. of humanitarian aid to Managua, Nicaragua Saturday, June 9.The three-day mission delivered school supplies, food, and clothing to the people of Nicaragua and provided training opportunities for the
June 10, 2012 315th AW hosts recall of inactive reservists Reservists from Air Force Reserve Command's 315th Airlift Wing hosted an Air Force Individual Ready Reserve muster here June 08.The muster gave IRR members the opportunity to update their contact information and medical records as well as receive information on current veteran's benefits and U.S.
June 5, 2012 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham visits JB Charleston Colonel Russell Fingar (right), 315th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Erik Hansen (center), 437th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Richard McComb (left), Joint Base Charleston commander, greet U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham from South Carolina upon his arrival May 29, 2012 to JB Charleston, S.C. Graham
June 3, 2012 315th AW Combat Readiness Office up and running The Air Force Reserve is constantly changing to increase mission capability and effectiveness. With these changes, the 315th Airlift Wing Combat Readiness office was recently created. "The Combat Readiness Office was created to plan, prepare, execute and assess the wing's personnel readiness
June 3, 2012 The mean season The 2012 hurricane season is underway and it's important to remember that Joint Base Charleston is located in an area prone to these sometimes deadly tropical weather systems. The forecast from Dr. Bill Gray at Colorado State University is for ten named storms, four hurricanes and of those four, two
June 1, 2012 Make it a high-five day! Every day while listening to the news or radio, I hear how the world is changing and not necessarily for the good. Listening to these messages, I begin to wonder what our country and the world will be like in the next twenty years or so. I think about my life and how it will be affected by these