April 15, 2010 Blue Angels air show this weekend The Blue Angels landed at Charleston Air Force Base Thursday morning in preparation for their two air shows this weekend over Charleston Harbor. The world famous Navy and Marine pilots will hold a practice run over the harbor and Cooper River areas Friday between 2:30 and 4 p.m. and two one hour
April 13, 2010 An evening at the ballpark Col. Mike Speer, right, accepts a check for $2,500 from Jim Pfander and Tommy Pruitt, left, at a Charleston RiverDogs game April 9, 2010, at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. The check was made out to the Air Force Aid Society from Force Protection, a manufacturer of blast- and
April 12, 2010 Congrats to Quarterly Award Winners The selection boards for the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, Company Grade Officer, and Field Grade Officer selected the following winners for January to March 2010.Airman of the Quarter -SrA Richard Hardy Logistics Readiness FlightNCO of the Quarter -TSgt Julia
April 12, 2010 It's been a busy year for the 315th Civil Engineer Flight This commentary was submitted by Major Jimmy Wood, 315th Civil Engineer Flight Commander, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.Wow . . . what a year! In January of 2009, the 315th Civil Engineer Flight began to operate autonomously from the 315th Civil Engineer Squadron, which would ultimately transform
April 11, 2010 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: Senior Airman Russell AndrewsHometown: Tuscaloosa, AlabamaMilitary Job: Firefighter with the 315th
April 11, 2010 315th CEF plays it safe Seventeen firefighters assigned to 315th Civil Engineering Flight donned their aircraft rescue suits for mandatory daytime live fire training Saturday, April 10 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Sweeping through the 'burn building' in teams of four, the firefighters were required to extinguish a
April 9, 2010 315th Avionics keeping them flying U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Christenson, a guidance and flight control technician assigned to the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., reviews aircraft information prior to a training mission on March 31, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)
April 8, 2010 New DVD helps children of deployed service members Department of Defense and United Service Organizations (USO) officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., March 31 to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent's deployment. "With You All the Way" - a joint effort by
April 8, 2010 315th Maintenance Group at the tip of the spear This commentary has been submitted by Lt Col Robert Frazier, 315th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group Deputy Commander.Are you one of those folks who merely watches the news happen on CNN or are you one of those patriots who makes the news happen? Well, if you are a 315th Maintenance Group team member
April 7, 2010 Running is for fitness, not a test Let me start by saying this isn't a commentary on getting better at a test. Your Air Force fitness test is simply a check-up. If you are training for your test, you are doomed to fail eventually. The Air Force Fitness Program isn't a test. The program is what you do day in and day out to improve and