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  • Memorial Day Reflection

    It was morning and I was on duty at the emergency room of the deployed airfield joint hospital. Four trauma cases were being brought in as a result of a humvee rollover. I spoke with three of the soldiers who had non -life threatening injuries while the doctors and nurses were attending to the

  • 315th Airlift Wing promotions

    Congradulations to all of our enlisted members who were promoted in the month of May.Senior Master SergeantGwen Crabtree                       38th Aerial Port SquadronStacey Ochiltree                     560th Red Horse SquadronMaster SergeantGilbert Canady                        315th Civil

  • Congratulations 315th FEOY Award winners

    The 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base S.C. took home two awards during the 2010 Federal Employee of the Year Luncheon May 19 held at the Redbank Club Ballroom, Naval Weapons Station Charleston. The award for Outstanding Clerical/Administrative Employee Award went to Tech Sergeant Tiffany

  • Charleston Battery salutes the military

    The Charleston Battery held thier military appreciation night May 15 at Blackbaud Stadium. All military members, retirees, DoD civilians and dependents were invited to watch Charleston's minor league soccer team.The 315th Airlift Wing Charleston Air Force Base was represented by Vice Commander

  • Changing of the guard

    Lieutenant Colonels, Edward Paylor, 317th Airlift Squadron, and Charles Drouillard of the 81st Aerial Port Squadron assumed their new commands during ceremonies held  May 16 at Charleston Air Force Base S.C.Colonels Terry Lawrence, 315th Operations Group Commander and Bill Stephens 315th Mission

  • An evening at the Joe

    The Charleston Riverdogs hosted Military Appreciation Night for all military members, retirees, DoD civilians and dependents May 13 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Members of the 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base S.C. enjoyed an exciting baseball game and saw 315 AW  Vice Commander Colonel

  • City Slickers

    Commentary by Lt. Col. Robert McDaris, 315th Airlift Wing, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander, Charleston Air Force Base S.C.In the 1991 hit movie City Slickers, three middle-age buddies (Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby) facing personal crises and cross-roads in their careers, decide

  • 315th welcomes MacDill AFB civic leaders

    Fourteen local civic leaders returned Friday from a two-day tour to Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Approximately 20 Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing and 6th Air Mobility Wing, including Col. David P. Pavey, 927th ARW commander, Col. Theodore S. Mathews, the

  • It's never to late to learn how to fly

    Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Kevin McManus and loadmaster Master Sergeant Don Rix from the 701st Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. gave the St. John's Catholic Church Men's Group a tour of a C-17 May 11 .  The group took full advantage of their visit with the many questions about the

  • Obama wants federal agencies to hit the gas on hiring

    If you've spent months trying to get a job with the federal government, things are about to get easier.President Obama plans to instruct federal agencies to radically overhaul the process now used to hire government workers. The change is expected to cut in half the time it takes to fill vacancies