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  • 315th AW command chief retires

    After 32 years of service, 315th Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Petersen retired during a ceremony at Charleston Air Force Base April 22. Chief Petersen was presented with a Meritorious Medal second oak leaf cluster by Col. Gary Cook, 315th AW commander, before his retirement, which

  • 315th chief among the best in AFRC

    A traditional reservist assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing represented 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., as their Outstanding Airman of the Year, Senior noncommissioned officer category, at Air Force Reserve Command’s annual banquet April 20, at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB,Ga.

  • Charleston hosts its first motorcycle safety instructor course

    Eleven Department of Defense personnel graduated from the first Motorcycle Safety Instructor Course hosted by Charleston Air Force Base March 29 through April 5. The purpose of the eight-day course was to train the rider coach candidates on how to conduct motorcycle safety courses at their

  • Commander pays a visit to deployed troops

    Deployed members of the 315th Airlift Wing received a surprise visitor last month as they were working on a remote flight line in Kuwait, their commander. The nearly 55 deployed, Charleston based reservists, met with their commander, Col. Gary Cook, commander of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston

  • Maintenance Airman makes ALS history

    A reservist from the 315th Maintenance Squadron made history at the Charleston Air Force Base Airman Leadership School by being the first reservist to win two of the class awards. Senior Airman Jeremy Ward, who has been with the 315th Airlift Wing since June 2004, recently won both the Leadership

  • MSS, MPF win top honors

    The 315th Mission Support Group and the 315th Military Personnel Flight have been named tops in Air Force Reserve Command for 2005. The MSS was named the Outstanding Mission Support Squadron, Category I, while the MPF was named the Gerrit D. Foster Jr. Outstanding Military Personnel Flight, Category

  • Family support captures DOD award

    It’s not about awards or recognition. It’s all about family. “We have a common goal,” said Ms. Lisa Sweatt, 315th Airlift Wing Family Support Office director, “taking care of the family.” “If I were called to go somewhere, I would want someone to care about my family,” added Tech. Sgt. Sid Hursey,

  • 317th AS first sergeant becomes command chief

    “I’m proud to be enlisted,” said Senior Master Sgt. Ben Futrell, the incoming 315th Airlift Wing command chief master sergeant. “I’ve been mentored by a lot of great enlisted leaders, and I would like to pass on some of those thoughts and philosophies to the next generation.” As the wing commander’s

  • Wing gets new leadership -- Colonel Bauknight named vice commander

    Col. Mark Bauknight, the new 315th Airlift Wing vice commander, sees his job as giving the wing what it needs to get the mission done. “Everybody that’s here basically knows the job and wouldn’t want to be here if they didn’t want to do a good job,” the colonel said. “It’s my job to remove the

  • Training like they fight -- 315th crews keep proficiency high even at war

    As the war in the Middle East rages, the demands being placed on Reserve aircrew members are increasing to all time highs as they spend more time away from their families and civilian careers, but one factor stays constant--their training. Aircrew members flying the C-17 Globemaster III are required