July 1, 2009 Independence Day approaches: Chaplain reflects on its origin Government is a messy proposition. Little do most people know that things in America were so messy in the years following victory at Yorktown that our country was as close to dis-union as it was to union. We forget that things did not come easy just because the Declaration of Independence was signed
June 30, 2009 Ready, Aim, Fire A member of the 437th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Section, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., trains Staff Sergeant Rachel Jones, 315th Security Forces Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C., on the M249 and M240 light machine gun at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., over the June UTA weekend. Thirteen
June 29, 2009 315th Alumni welcomes Col. Chapman Chief Master Sergeant Timothy Swick, a reservist with the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., serves Master Sergeant Thomas Ocean from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron during the 315th Alumni Association fish fry to welcome the Wing's new commander, Colonel Steven
June 26, 2009 Force Structure Changes to affect 31 Air Force Reserve locations, including Charleston AFB, S.C. The Air Force plans to change manpower authorizations and retire some of its older aircraft, according to a fiscal 2010 force structure realignment announced June 25. The realignment supports the FY10 President's Budget Request. Unrelated to the FY 10 force structure realignment, the Air Force
June 23, 2009 Wing continues to embrace social networking Social networking and alternative communication continues to grow in popularity across the world and now the Air Force is getting in on the craze. The Air Force, including the 315th Airlift Wing, is taking advantage of the exposure offered by social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. The
June 23, 2009 315th Security Forces at work Staff Sgt. Charles Shipman, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron physical security, re-positions razor wire on a dirt berm outside the entry control point (ECP) near a base gate June 12. The security measures along the approach to the ECP were redesigned to enhance base security and further
June 15, 2009 315th focuses on helping families with Yellow Ribbon program Reservists and families from the 315th Airlift Wing get a new helping hand after returning from a long deployment. In the 2007 Defense Appropriations Act, congress mandated that the reserve forces provide additional deployment and reintegration support for families and reservists. The Yellow Ribbon
June 15, 2009 Air Force Reserve gets new command chief Chief Master Sgt. Dwight D. Badgett has held a variety of jobs on the way to becoming Air Force Reserve Command's new command chief master sergeant, including being a high school teacher. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, selected Chief Badgett for the
June 7, 2009 Charleston remembers fallen Airmen Team Charleston gathered together on Sunday to celebrate the life of a fallen airman. Senior Airman Alex Smith, a member of the 315th Airlift Wing and Charleston's new 560th Red Horse Squadron, was lost in a tragic car accident last week. "He was on top of everything and a damn good kid," said