May 5, 2010 Passion for airplanes leads crew chief to the paint brush Technical Sergeant Nicholas Powell has a passion for airplanes.A crew chief and air reserve technician with the 315th Maintenance Squadron, he has spent the past 28 years of his Air Force career here at Charleston Air Force Base S.C., working on aircraft and he is not ready to leave any time soon.
May 2, 2010 Team Charleston Spotlight Each month pubic affairs will choose a reservist for the Charleston Spotlight. If you would like to nominate someone email us at 315AW.PA@charleston.af.mil with the member's contact information. Name: Technical Sergeant Damon MazyckHometown: Charleston, S.C.Military Job: Public Health,
May 2, 2010 Yellow Ribbon provides proactive outreach for Reserve, Guard, families One cannot attend a retirement, promotion or change-of-command ceremony today without witnessing multiple references to the sacrifice families make, especially with the current high operations tempo.Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense once said, "In this time of war, our families deserve our support
April 30, 2010 Federal Employee of the Year Awards The following 315th Airlift Wing members have been nominated as Federal Employee of the Year for their respective category:Major David Cooksey Outstanding Manager/ExecutiveMr. Neil Mann Outstanding SupervisorMr. Jason Adams
April 28, 2010 Air Force-wide social media access begins Air Force officials began a two-week phased opening April 26 of access to social media sites Air Force-wide. Air Force Reserve Command will get access beginning May 1.Pacific Air Forces bases gained access to social media sites earlier in April, serving as the test-bed prior to the Air Force-wide
April 27, 2010 Maintenance unit section chief the latest award recipient Senior Master Sergeant Neil Mann, 315th Airlift Wing Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. was named the 2010 South Carolina Air Force Association Outstanding Logistics Person of the Year at the AFA State Awards Luncheon held April 24 in Summerville S.C. Sergean Mann will go on to compete nationally with
April 26, 2010 Additional resources online to support NSPS conversion Online training courses are now available to help smooth the upcoming transition of more than 40,000 current Air Force National Security Personnel System employees into non-NSPS personnel systems. To facilitate the conversion, multiple resources have been added to the NSPS's official Web site,
April 26, 2010 315th Diamond Sharp Award Winners Five Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base S.C. were presented with the Diamond Sharp Award April 25 for demonstrating the Air Force Core Values at work and through their volunteer efforts in the community. Award recipients were Senior Airmen Brian Lewis 317th Airlift
April 23, 2010 Troops take advantage of GI Bill transferability More than 100,000 requests from troops desiring to transfer their unused education benefits to family members have been approved under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a defense official said April 22 here. Signed into law in June 2008, the new GI Bill is a Department of Veteran Affairs-sponsored program that
April 22, 2010 315th Airlift Wing Welcomes Junior ROTC The 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. hosted a base tour for 45 Junior ROTC cadets from Tuscola High School in Waynesville N.C., Thursday, April 22. Stops included a mission briefing and tours of a C-17 and air crew life support where they saw a demonstration of night vision