Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

Senior Airman Candice Elvis and Tech. Sgt. Al Pempsell, both from the 300th Airlift Squadron, explain the various aspects of a loadmaster’s responsibilities on the C-17 Globemaster III to Air Force Chaplain Candidates who were visiting Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

Maj. Jennifer Phillips, 300th Airlift Squadron pilot, explains the various aspects of a pilot's responsibilities on the C-17 Globemaster III and the capabilities of the jet to Air Force Chaplain Candidates who were visiting Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

1st Lt. Tiffani Harper, 315th Aermoedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, explains how the C-17 Globemaster III can be converted to a flying ambulance to evacuate war wounded and sick to Air Force Chaplain Candidates who were visiting Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

Air Force Chaplain Candidates who were visiting Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina take photos in front of the 315th Airlift Wing's mini C-17 Globemaster after touring the real C-17 moments earlier. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

Air Force Chaplain Candidates and their cadre, who were visiting Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina pose for a group photo in front of a C-17 Globemaster III. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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A 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Humvee sits on the Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina flight line behins a C-17 Globemaster III as visiting Chaplain Candidates tour the jet and get demonstrations and briefings from the Reserve crew. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

Tech Sgt. Al Pempsell and Senior Airman Candice Elvis, 300th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, explain the airlift capabilities of the C-17 Globemaster III as visiting Chaplain Candidates tour the jet and get demonstrations and briefings from the Reserve crew. The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. The focus of the chaplain candidate program is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Dukes)

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Chaplain candidates explore C-17 Globemaster III while visiting Joint Base Charleston

Published July 28, 2014
By Michael Dukes
315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Eighteen chaplain candidates visited Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina home of the Air Force's premiere airlifter - the C-17 Globemaster III.

While they toured the jet, Reservists from the 300th Airlift Squadron, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron explained to the young lieutenants the capabilities of the aircraft as well as their specialty's mission (i.e. loadmaster, pilot and flight nurse or aeromedical technician.)
The group also visited other key mission partners at Joint Base Charleston, including the 628th Security Forces Military Working Dog section, the combined 628th and 315th Explosive Ordinance Disposal section.

The Air Force Chaplain Candidate Program allows seminary and other professional religious school students to evaluate their compatibility and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain.

The focus is on experiencing ministry in the Air Force during a summer tour of active duty. Upon entering the program, individuals are commissioned as a chaplain candidate, in the grade of Second Lieutenant. After graduation and obtaining an ecclesiastical endorsement, candidates are then eligible for reappointment as a chaplain in either, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard or placed on active duty.

(Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino 433 AW Public Affairs contributed to this story)