Photo year in Review with 315 AW Citizen Airmen

By Public Affairs, 315th Airlift Wing / Published January 02, 2019

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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to 315th Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., deploys flares as part of an operational readiness exercise Nov. 17, 2018. The exercise provided the 315th Operations Group with hands-on training in a variety of airlift and aeromedical evacuation tactics during simulated combat events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Priest)

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Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. David Ferguson and Tech. Sgt. Brigid Dye perform medical care to a simulated patient on a C-17 Globemaster III during an operational readiness exercise near Charleston, S.C., Nov. 17, 2018. The exercise provided the 315th Operations Group with hands-on training in a variety of airlift and aeromedical evacuation tactics during simulated combat events. Ferguson and Dye are both assigned to the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Priest)

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

315th SFS member selected for AFRC’s 2018 Profiles in Leadership

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Staff Sgt. Allyson Franklin, 315th Security Forces Squadron at joint Base Charleston, S.C., stands in front of a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III. She recently deployed to the Middle East where she flew 103 hours to 31 different airfields providing flyaway security for flights throughout Midwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

While the Jacksonville Jaguars lost their Oct. 21 home game against the Houston Texans, 20-7, the game at least started off with a thunderous roar from a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III flown a mere 1,500 feet above by the 701st Airlift Squadron aka the “Turtles.”

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The Jacksonville Jaguars saluted the members of the 315th Airlift Wing during the fourth quarter of their game against the Houston Texans Oct. 21 after a 701st Airlift Squadron crew helped the team kick off their game with a flyover after the National Anthem. (from left) Senior Airman Adam Allen, 701 AS loadmaster, Staff Sgt. Richard Russel, 701 AS loadmaster, 1st Lt. Trey Jones, 701 AS pilot, Staff Sgt. Shawn Whetstone, 701 AS loadmaster, Capt. Dennis Conner, 701 AS pilot, Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315 AW commander, Lt. Col. John Russi, 315th Operations Support Squadron pilot, Lt. Col. Susan Gordon, 701 AS pilot, Master Sgt. John McNiece, 701 AS loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michael Dukes)

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Brittany Dubois, a trainee assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight, and her father, participates in team-building exercises during the uniform training assembly on October 14, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston. The DTF conducts training to equip trainees with the knowledge and skills that they will need to succeed while at basic military training. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Lane)

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Air Force Reserve Master Sergeant Francisco Govea, a forensic crime scene photographer with the Los Angeles Police Department, poses for a photograph in Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2018. The LAPD Technical Investigation Photo Unit is responsible for documenting crime scenes throughout a 503 sq. miles area of responsibility, providing photo evidence for major crimes in Los Angeles. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Priest)

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Nearly 50 South Carolina employers got a rare opportunity to fly in a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III today over the South Carolina skies as part of the South Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Bosslift. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Justin Clark)

Match Made in Medical: JB Charleston flight nurses tie knot aboard C-17

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Capts. Derek and Amanda Martindale enjoy a laugh together during their wedding ceremony May 19, 2018, aboard a Joint Base Charleston, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III. The two are both flight nurses with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at JB Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Rashard Coaxum)

Charleston Combat Camera teams take first, third in DoD competition

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, climbs a rope during the obstacle course portion of the 2018 SPC Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 1, 2018.The competition is an annual event open to all branches of the military, it’s hosted by the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) in order to test the technical and tactical proficiencies of Department of Defense combat photographers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Pablo N. Piedra)

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Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. conduct construction and civil engineering training at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C. April 4, 2018. More than 200 Reserve and Active duty Airmen participated in this year's training in support of the Red Horse mission to provide a dedicated, mobile, flexible, self-sufficient heavy construction engineering force for airfield, base infrastructure and special capabilities to support worldwide contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven A. Ortiz)

Reserve Firefighters Tackle the Aircraft Burn Trainer

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Firefighters with the 315th Civil Engineer Flight stepped out of the firehouse and into the fire during the Air Force Reserve drill weekend at Joint Base Charleston this March. The team conducted aircraft live-fire training, with newer members taking the lead to gain familiarity with equipment and tactics. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

11th Annual Joint Base Charleston Women in Aviation Career Day

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A1C Shaniyah Wrighton, 315th Security Forces Squadron, teaches a girl how to properly hold a BlueGuns M-4 training gun at the 11th Annual Joint Base Charleston Women in Aviation Career Day here, March 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Dukes)

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Air Force Reserve Command Chief Ericka Kelly shares her story, starting with being a 5-year-old abandoned Guatemalan girl to her current position as the highest ranking enlisted Airman in the Air Force Reserve, to attendees of the 11th Annual Joint Base Charleston Women in Aviation Career Day here, March 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Dukes)

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(From left in uniform) Staff Sgt. James Bradley, 317th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, leads a group of girls to the mini C-17 Globemaster there where Staff Sgt. Austin Dove, 317th AS loadmaster, waits during the 11th Annual Joint Base Charleston Women in Aviation Career Day here, March 20.(U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Dukes)

Helping those in need -- Reservists continue to deliver aid to Haiti

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PORT-AU PRINCE, HAITI – 315th Airlift Wing Reservists offload humanitarian cargo from a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III in Port-au Prince, Haiti Feb. 3, 2018. The Reservists delivered nearly 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti. The missions involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering donated supplies and a well-drilling truck. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Wayne Capps)

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The replica C-17 Globemaster III display in front of the base headquarters building is draped in snow and adorned with ice sickles after Joint Base Charleston received over 5 inches of snow and ice in early hours of Jan. 3 bringing the base to a standstill after winter storm Grayson blasted the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. Aaron Bebernitz)

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Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs sit idle on the frozen flight line after Joint Base Charleston received over 5 inches of snow and ice in early hours of Jan. 3 bringing the base to a standstill after winter storm Grayson blasted the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. Aaron Bebernitz)

Combat Camera TFI – Training Together for the Challenges Ahead

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After two weeks in the field participating in Exercise Scorpion Lens and one week of prep, active duty and Reserve Airmen from the 1st and 4th Camera Squadrons, respectively, decamped Army Training Center Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C for the road back to Joint Base Charleston.

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Col. Thomas Walter, right, accepts the guidon for the Air Force Reserve’s 315th Maintenance Group from Col. Greg Gilmour, 315th Airlift Wing commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 15. “Charleston will be the place people talk about when they talk Total Force,” Walter said during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin Clark)

315th Airlift Wing Developmental Training Flight

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Members of of the 315th Airlift Wing Delayed Training Flight take a moment to catch their breath after the PT portion of the their day during the Unit Training Assembly Sept. 8, 2018. The DTF is a delayed entry program at Joint Base Charleston, giving new members of the Air Force Reserve a chance to learn, develop, and cultivate the basic skills of being an Airman prior to attending Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Rashard Coaxum)

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