Jan. 21, 2010 Citizen Airmen continue to answer the call Two weeks ago I was searching for the perfect Commander's perspective. Maybe some attempt to bring the high operations tempo into focus, or some other motivational words. You know, the same stuff you always read from a commander trying to motivate his airmen. Suddenly and violently; however, events
Jan. 19, 2010 Photo slideshow of Haitian relief mission A photo slideshow of a Haitian relief mission carried out by Team Charleston.
Jan. 16, 2010 Reaching Out With Aid The approach is much like flying into Baghdad or Balad. Pitch black darkness with night vision goggles and the adrenalin flowing. But this isn't Baghdad, even though it looks like a war zone when you hit the ground.Our C-17 was chock full of supplies from water to blankets and even a bulldozer to
Jan. 15, 2010 Relief in the Air As the sun set over Charleston Air Force Base, Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing are wheels up headed to Mcguire AFB, New Jersey to upload relief supplies then direct to Haiti."We're tasked and we go," said Major John Cousins, aircraft commander from the 317th Airlift Squadron. "We need to get
Jan. 9, 2010 Airmen downrange doing a phenomenal job During the Thanksgiving holiday and first week in December, I traveled throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and spent time with our Airmen "downrange." Simply put, our Airmen are doing a phenomenal job across the CENTCOM AOR. An example is the great work Airmen are performing
Dec. 30, 2009 Exchange pilot calls Charleston home When the giant C-17 Globemaster touched down at Berlin's Schoenefeld International Airport, the pilot flying the aircraft spoke perfect German to the civilians who met the aircraft. That's because the Air Force airlifter was being flown by a German Luftwaffe pilot.Major Thomas Loweg is an exchange
Dec. 29, 2009 Commander encourages Airmen to reflect, resolve and challenge themselves Mark Twain once said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." As we wrap up another successful year of
Dec. 28, 2009 Why do New Year's resolutions fail? Have you ever wondered why New Year' resolutions fail? Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. For those of us in the military "failure" is a word which goes against everything we believe in. In the Air
Dec. 18, 2009 315th Announces Annual Award Winners The selection boards for the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommisioned Officer, Company Grade Officer, Field Grade Officer and First Sergeant of the Year, CY 2009 selected the following winners:Airman of the Year - SrA Daniel Hudson, SFSNCO of the Year - TSgt James Wilson, 81 APSSNCO of
Dec. 17, 2009 Airmen, Soldiers participate in Operation Thunderstruck One-by-one, 10 Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster IIIs took off from Charleston Air Force Base Dec. 16 in support of exercise "Operation Thunderstruck." While Charleston AFB is no stranger to launching a large number of aircraft in a short period of time, this year's exercise is different than ones