March 15, 2012 Preparations being made for Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield 2012 The Joint Base Charleston community will be participating in the exercise Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield 2012 from March 19 to 24. This exercise is designed to enhance Security Forces' training and readiness while allowing units the opportunity to practice security increases in response to possible
March 15, 2012 SecAF and CSAF discuss changes to active, reserve mix to Congress The Air Force's two top leaders discussed planned adjustments to the Air Force's active and reserve components during a congressional hearing here March 14.During testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force
March 13, 2012 315th AW Religious Support Team will Lead 437th AW Contingency Sunday Services Chaplain (Maj.) Ronald Apollo, Chaplain (Maj.) Nealy Brown, and Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Castellanos, 315th Airlift Wing Chaplain's Office noncommissioned officer in charge, will prepare for and lead worship services at the 628th Air Base Wing Chapel on Joint Base Charleston March 25. The event is a part
March 11, 2012 560th RED HORSE return operationally ready More than 130 Airmen from the 560th Red Horse Squadron returned here March 11, 2012 after completing a four day operational readiness exercise at the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Regional Training Site in New London, N.C.The exercise was designed to provide Airmen from the 560 RHS with
March 11, 2012 Port Dawg: best in show Senior Master Sgt. Brad Levander was recognized here Mar. 10 as the 2011 HQ 4th Air Force and Air Force Reserve Command Transportation Civilian Supervisor/Leader of the Year. Col. Steven Chapman, 315th Airlift Wing Commander, presented Sergeant Levander with a plaque and a letter from Air Force
March 11, 2012 Col Chapman recognizes the 315th's newest NCOs The 315th Airlift Wing held an induction ceremony for the wing's newest NCOs and SNCOs here March 10.The ceremony was presided over by the 315th AW Commander, Colonel Steven Chapman, and Command Chief Gigi Manning, who recognized six airmen as they achieved personal and professional milestones in
March 9, 2012 Month of the Military Child Weekend Youth Camp It's time for "Celebrating the Month of the Military Child Weekend Youth Camp" with the Georgia National Guard State Youth Program and Operation Military Kids!This annual camp focuses on recognizing military youth during the Month of the Military Child. Today's military children and youth are faced
March 7, 2012 Fourth Air Force Names 315th's Master Sgt. Rob Grimsley as Oustanding Airman of the Year Master Sgt. Rob Grimsely, 315th Security Forces Squadron, has been named 4th Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year. "Congratulations to MSgt Grimsley! Well deserved!," said Col. Steven Chapman, 315th Airlift Wing commander. Sergeant Grimsely was recently selected as Senior NCO of the Year for the
March 7, 2012 Air Force Reserve plans to change about 3,000 jobs in FY13 The Air Force Reserve announced about 3,000 job changes on March 6 that will realign affected reservists into growing new career fields and help the Total Force reduce manning by 9,900 Airmen in fiscal 2013. As some Air Force reservists have to move or travel to new jobs, the Air Force Reserve plans
March 6, 2012 AF expands drug testing to include abused prescription drugs The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing