Oct. 14, 2009 Flight Nurse takes racing to new heights From 500 mph jets, like the C-17 Globemaster III to 200 mph cars like his Honda S2000, Major David Ball, a reserve flight nurse with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, seems addicted to speed. Major Ball is experiencing his second season as an autocross racer and loves the excitement the
Oct. 14, 2009 Reservists know role and avoid employer conflicts The National Guard and Reserve have large footprints. Together, with their 1.3 million members, they make up approximately 48 percent of the Nation's Total Force. Take into account the amount of employers the Citizen Airmen work for, 125,000, and that imprint gets substantially larger. When duty
Oct. 6, 2009 Reserves newest recruits swear in aboard C-17 More than a dozen of the Air Force Reserve's newest enlistees boarded a C-17 here as part of a mass enlistment October 6, 2009. Colonel Steven Chapman, 315th Airlift Wing commander, administered the Oath of Enlistment during the ceremony, while many family and friends of the recruits
Oct. 5, 2009 Team approach wins big for Charleston, saves Air Force millions of dollars Today one can turn to any news channel or Web site and read about constant budget woes. Saving money remains a hot-button issue across the Nation. Fortunately for the Air Force, an integrated maintenance team here is doing their part to help save money while improving performance. The Avionics
Oct. 4, 2009 Washing for a good cause Tech Sgt. Sonji Piefke, 315th Airlift Wing Client Support Administrator, washes a car at a carwash on Saturday at the Charleston Air Force Base Shopette to help raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign. CFC is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more
Oct. 4, 2009 Air Force and Marine Reserve conduct joint training Members of the 315th Airlift Wing Airlift Control Flight conducted a joint training excercise with members of the Marine Corps Reserve 4th Marine Logistics Group, 4th Landing Support Battalion on Sunday. The training focused mainly on uploading heavy equipment to static aircraft and exemplifies the
Sept. 30, 2009 315th Security Forces Airman shines in Kirkuk Technical Sergeant Dennis McMullen, a reservist assigned to the 315th Security Forces Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C., receives the Warrior of the Week award while deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The recognition program highlights members who make significant contributions to their unit