Dec. 14, 2011 315th Airlift Wing staff share holiday meal 315th Airlift Wing staff members share a holiday meal together Dec. 14, 2011. The potluck meal featured various holiday foods and deserts. They wrapped up the informal social gathering with a Christmas ornament exchange.
Dec. 14, 2011 315th Airlift Wing announces award winning members The selection boards for the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, Junior Officer, and Field Grade Officer selected the following winners for October to December 2011: Airman of the Quarter - Senior Airman Timothy All 315th Maintenance Squadron NCO of the
Dec. 11, 2011 Santa lands, visits children at JB CHS Santa Clause arrived at Joint Base Charleston Saturday afternoon to check on who has been naughty or nice and hand out some early presents to a few good girls and boys.This visit, one of many on Santa's list, did not include Rudolph and the other eight reindeer, but featured Santa arriving aboard a
Dec. 9, 2011 General explains changes to mortuary disposal process As soon as officials at the Air Force Port Mortuary in Dover, Del., realized cremated and incinerated service member remains were being disposed of in a landfill, they changed the process, Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones said Dec. 8.Jones, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and
Dec. 9, 2011 Joint Base Charleston Receives New C-17 Globemaster III The 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston will receive the latest C-17 in its fleet Friday, December 9.The aircraft will be flown from the Boeing assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., by aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing. Accompanying the flight crew will be Lieutenant General
Dec. 6, 2011 Holiday Safety: Take care with Christmas lights Each year, more than 12 thousand people are treated at hospital emergency rooms for injuries such as falls, cuts and shocks related to holiday lights and decorations according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In order to combat these injuries, the CPSC recommends: Indoors or outside,
Dec. 6, 2011 Joint Base Charleston earns Best Military Air Show of 2011 The 2011 Joint Base Charleston Air Expo has been named the Best Military Air Show of the Year by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds."This is quite an achievement considering the l8 military air shows that they performed at in 2011. Great job to everyone," said Lt. Col. Scott Suazo, 2011 Joint Base
Dec. 6, 2011 NORAD ready to track Santa's flight The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's yuletide journey.The NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org went live Dec. 1 featuring a countdown calendar, a kid's countdown village complete with holiday games and activities that change daily, and
Nov. 30, 2011 Game on - ORI begins The 315th Airlift Wing and the 437th Airlift Wing are demonstrating their expertise this week during an Operational Readiness Inspection as the 121st Air Expeditionary Wing." We have worked hard accomplishing multiple local exercises and two 121 AEW fly aways. We have the right people with the right