March 17, 2014 Big brother hands over mission to little brother As a service member's deployment comes to an end, one of the biggest concerns is to set their replacement up for success. For Staff Sgt. David Rippy, his replacement is his brother, Senior Airman Mark Rippy, both reservists deployed from the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charleston Air Force
March 17, 2014 CSAF: Every budget decision hurts The U.S. Air Force is the finest in the world, "and we need to keep it that way," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, said in Washington March 14.The Air Force's fiscal 2015 budget request was built to ensure its combat power remains unequaled, Welsh told members of the House Armed
March 12, 2014 Mud fun: Reserve ‘Mudruckers’ hit the pits again Several reservists with the 315th Airlift Wing here took a break from unit training assembly activities March 8, 2014, to run, splash and crawl through the mud on the Rugged Maniac 5K course held at Boone Hall Farms in Mount Pleasant, S.C.This was a repeat appearance for the "Mudruckers," who
March 12, 2014 YMCA steps up to help a reservist in need Being a mother of six children is hard enough, but add a two-month deployment and a husband who works full time and it becomes almost unmanageable. When Staff Sergeant Kia Jenkins, a reserve education and training counselor with the 315th Force Support Squadron here was notified of her impending
March 10, 2014 FY15 President's Budget released: Commanders confident Joint Base Charleston remains vital to US global operations Leaders at Joint Base Charleston-Air Base announced plans March 10, 2014, that could reduce numerous personnel positions at the base.Those cuts would come if Congress approves the Air Force's proposal to convert eight C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from primary to back-up inventory status as
March 6, 2014 Security Forces Return from deployment More than 20 members from the 315th Security Forces Squadron return to Joint Base Charleston yesterday after a six month deployment to various locations in Southwest Asia including Afghanistan and Qatar. The Air Force Reservists have been deployed since September and were tasked with providing fly
Feb. 28, 2014 Top AF senior enlisted leader testifies on AF quality of life The top Air Force senior enlisted adviser testified during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran's Affairs, Feb. 26, in Washington, D.C.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, as well as the other services' senior enlisted
Feb. 27, 2014 Contingency plans begin for possible full Afghanistan withdrawal President Barack Obama today informed Afghan President Hamid Karzai that because the Afghan leader has demonstrated that it is unlikely that he will sign the bilateral security agreement on a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan beyond this year, he has asked the Pentagon to ensure that it has
Feb. 27, 2014 Hagel talks with troops about 2015 defense budget request In spotless aircraft hangars at two different military bases in southeastern Virginia Feb. 25, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stood before several hundred Airmen and Soldiers, highlighting priorities in the Defense Department's fiscal 2015 budget request and taking questions.The budget request --