Jan. 17, 2007 A Room for Phillip The men and women of the 315th Airlift Wing's 300th Airlift Squadron have a history of reaching out to those in need. Each year the 300 AS donates time and money to a deserving person or family, but this year the squadron went above and beyond anything that has previously been done in order to aid a
Dec. 27, 2006 Charleston AFB breaks C-17 flying record The largest formation of C-17 Globemaster IIIs from a single base took off from here Dec. 21 in a demonstration of Charleston AFB's strategic airdrop capability. After taking off at 9:30 a.m. at 30-second intervals, the 20 C-17s flew over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and then back over the base to
Dec. 27, 2006 December Historical coin honorees The following people were awarded the wing's historical coin during the months of November and December.Master Sgt. Terry Grant, 315th OSS, was awarded coin number 0039 for being one of the lead planners for the historic Tuskegee Airman Flight. He helped plan the trip that allowed an all African
Dec. 27, 2006 Teamwork gets the mission done Teamwork here at Ali Base -- you can't get anything done without depending on someone else to help you out. We are all part of a team that provides airpower, right here, right now. For example, while you sleep, the following happens: Someone in power production is ensuring the generators run to keep
Dec. 27, 2006 Palmetto Airlifter going digital The 315th Airlift Wing's monthly magazine, the Palmetto Airlifter, will be changing soon. The Palmetto Airlifter will be getting smaller as more content is moved to the wing's relatively new web site. In conjunction with the Air Force Reserve Command's new 5-year plan for wing newspapers, the
Dec. 27, 2006 Best of the Best -- SFS Airman captures AMC augmentee award Senior Airman Rachel Huddleston with the 315th Security Forces Squadron has been named the 2006 Outstanding Security Forces Augmentee for the Air Mobility Command. "Her volunteer status to support us during the Global War on Terrorism is significant," said Chief Master Sgt. J. Dwayne Gunther,
Dec. 27, 2006 38th APS visits VA Hospital in Charleston Despite the fact that 99-year-old Navy veteran Mervin Anderson is bedridden at the Charleston VA Hospital nursing home he perked up and came to a sense of attention as Senior Airman Jacqueline Gordon of the 38th Aerial Port Squadron sang the National Anthem. "He perked up and attempted to sing the
Dec. 27, 2006 Wing announces annual award winners The 315th Airlift Wing is proud to announce the 2006 annual award winners. Col. Tim Wrighton, commander of the 315th Airlift Wing, made the announcement on Dec. 20, 2006. The annual award winners are: Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Jeremy Ward - 315 MXS Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech.
Dec. 21, 2006 Thoughts for The New Year As we usher in another New Year, the customs and traditions that January 1st brings will start to creep back into our daily lives. Each one of us will date our checks incorrectly, we will enlighten all of our friends as to exactly how much weight we gained over the holidays and we will make