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  • Joint Base Charleston hosts Engineering Personal Stress seminar

    Feeling stressed? Would you like a new skill set to increase your ability to deal with the stressors of life? Here is your chance.Joint Base Charleston will host Lt. Col. Trent Baine as he presents his popular Engineering Personal Stress seminar on April 20-21, 2012.Lt. Col. Baine will present four

  • Joint Base Charleston Appreciation Day

    There will be a Joint Base Charleston Appreciation Picnic May 4 and 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Air base picnic grounds. Come enjoy free food, live entertainment, kids zone and vendors. The event is open to all Joint Base Charleston military, civilian employees, retirees and family members.

  • Airman forecasts clear skies as TV weatherman

    Every night, thousands of families across South Carolina gather around their television sets to watch the evening news. For more than 25 years, they have entrusted Bill Walsh, a two-time Emmy Award winner, to provide them accurate and updated weather conditions as the on-air chief meteorologist at

  • 315th Operations Group making multiple leadership changes

    Two squadrons in the 315th Operations Group changed leadership this weekend are among of OG's changes.The 315th Operations Support Squadron and 300th Airlift Squadron recently had changes of command.Lt. Col. Stan Davis took command of the 315th Operations Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Eric Fornell

  • Senior leaders discuss future of Air Force Reserve

    Senior leaders from Air Force Reserve Command assembled here March 26-27 during the 2012 Senior Leader Conference to discuss the future of the command. Theme of this year's conference was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency" and how the Air

  • Command Chief highlights recent dress and appearance guidelines

    There are several changes to Air Force dress and appearance guidelines documented in Air Force Instruction 36-2903. "If you have not yet reviewed AFI 36-2903, I recommend you do so, but here are a few important highlights you should be aware of," Chief Master Sgt. GiGi Manning, 315th AW Command

  • Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson nominated for chief of Air Force Reserve Command

     Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.Jackson's nomination by the president was announced

  • Charleston Airmen deliver at Marine Corps airshow

    Reserve Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing here traveled to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. and represented the U.S. Air Force Reserve by displaying and giving tours of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the 50th Annual MCAS Yuma Airshow March 17.This year's airshow marked a historic event as

  • Eagle Eyes program elists your help to report suspicious activity

    The Air Force has an anti-terrorism program called Eagle Eyes - an initiative that enlists the eyes and ears of Air Force members and citizens in the war on terror.Eagle eyes teaches people about the typical activities terrorists engage in to plan their attacks. Armed with this information, anyone

  • 315 AW: airshow ready, mission capable

    Reservist from the 315th Airlift Wing here delivered 50,000 lbs. of cargo, along with a combined team of 50 Airmen and contractors from the 325th Maintenance Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., to Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. March 16, 2012.The Charleston Reservists were scheduled to