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  • Davis Drive road construction will impact drivers

    Beginning June 22, 2011, crews will be repairing and paving portions of Davis Drive from Stewart Avenue to Graves Avenue.  To ease the impact to drivers, the project will be split into five phases.The first phase, slated to begin June 22 and continue through July 15, 2011 will be between Stewart and

  • DOD seeks Input from employers of Guardsmen, Reservists

    Defense Department officials want to hear by July 6 from the civilian employers of reservists and National Guardsmen in a survey intended to measure the impact of service members on the civilian workplace.Announced in March, the Department of Defense National Survey of Employers will indicate how

  • Joint Base Charleston impresses Maxwell civic leaders

    A civic leader group sponsored by the 315th Airlift Wing and visiting 908th Airlift Wing from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. posed for a group photo along with Col. Brett Clark, 908 AW commander, and members of his team in front of a Charleston C-17 at Joint Base Charleston June 9, 2011. Inside the

  • Make safe choices, easily prevent mishaps

    If you had the chance to make a decision that would save your family and friends untold heartache and pain, would you? I think the answer is a resounding, "Yes!" Yet, with all too-common frequency, Airmen make choices and decisions that can cost them pain and suffering, their careers, or even their

  • Airlines revise policies for troops' checked baggage

    Military members traveling on orders on several major U.S. air carriers can check four, and in some cases, five bags without charge based on new policies the airlines instituted in recent days. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines announced the new policies

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer: Chain SawSafety

    Operating a chain saw can be hazardous. Potential injuries can be minimized by using proper personal protective equipment and safe operating procedures. Here's some information that some people might think is common sense, but we are providing it because these are things that people have hurt

  • Breaking the stereotype - my first year as a Reservist

    COMMENTARY - At 34-years-old, most individuals are not thinking of placing their professional civilian career on hold to join the military. However, on May 11, 2010 that is exactly what I did when I enlisted with the United States Air Force Reserve at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. - I have not looked

  • 315th AW completes MOBEX, eyes ORE

    Members of the 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base S.C. and their active duty counterparts, participated in a mobility exercise June 1-5 in preparation for the Operational Readiness Inspection later this year. The exercise was the culmination of months of hands on and computer-based

  • June enlisted promotions

    Congratulations to all of our enlisted Air Force Reservists who were promoted in the month of June.Airman First ClassRachel D. Burney                          315th Security Forces SquadronRobert A. Deleon                           315th Security Forces SquadronPaul T.