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  • 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

  • Local sports teams hold Military Appreciation Night

    Reservists, retirees, DoD civilians and dependents are invited to attend Military Appreciation Night for the Charleston Riverdogs Thursday May, 13 at 7:05 p.m. at Joe Riley Stadium and the Charleston Battery Saturday May, 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island. Vouchers for the

  • Orders but no Tricare...

    Imagine this, it's 3 AM and you're awakened by your screaming 6-month old who's burning up with a fever. Your spouse is on contingency orders supporting the war in Afghanistan and has been for three weeks so you're sure that you can take your child in for the free medical care that he deserves. You

  • Mini on display for AirFest 2010

    The 315th Airlift Wing Mini C-17 from Charleston Air Force Base S.C. was on display May 1 and 2 during AirFest 2010 at March Air Reserve Base Calif. . The Mini C-17 is a recruiting and community outreach tool for the 315th AW and the Air Force Reserve that travels the country educating the public on

  • Vet's caregivers will get extra help

    Extra help is on the way for family members who give up their jobs to become caregivers for severely wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, courtesy of a bill signed Wednesday by President Obama.The new law, projected to cost $3.7 billion over five years, also expands veterans care for women, the