May 18, 2010 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
May 18, 2010 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
May 18, 2010 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
May 17, 2010 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
May 17, 2010 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
May 15, 2010 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
May 15, 2010 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
May 14, 2010 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
May 12, 2010 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
May 11, 2010 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