Jan. 14, 2014 New SecAF to Airmen: With change comes opportunity The Air Force's most senior leader gave insight into her life and shared career advice with Airmen across the Air Force during her first town hall Jan. 9. Speaking from the Pentagon auditorium, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spoke about her 32 years of defense experience, passing on
Jan. 14, 2014 Healthy minds: 315th gains AFRC’s first director of psychological health Reservists have always shown incredible strength in the face of hardship. Nevertheless, a decade of high-tempo operations in support of two wars has taken its toll on the mental health of many servicemembers.That's why the Air Force Reserve Command established a new program aimed at assisting Airmen
Jan. 13, 2014 315th Airlift Wing announces 2013 Annual Award Winners The selection boards for the Airman, noncomissioned officer, senior NCO, company grade officer, field grade officer and first sergeant of the year for calendar year 2013 selected the following winners: Airman of the year - Senior Airman Cameron McMillin, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Jan. 13, 2014 315 maintenance managers make education top priority Every quarter maintenance managers from the 315th Airlift Wing attend specialized training here, which allows them to better perform their duties in real-world maintenance environments.The training is conducted in house by experts in their respective fields. Known here as "Maintenance University,"
Jan. 9, 2014 AF’s top leader to host online town hall The Air Force's newest and most senior leader will hold a service-wide, online town hall meeting Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m. EST, addressing issues relevant to today's Airmen. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James will answer questions from Airmen at the Pentagon, and also speak to her goals and
Jan. 3, 2014 DOD announces recertification of imminent danger areas Jan. 3, the Defense Department announced the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. A periodic review and recertification was conducted for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) purposes and was made in coordination with the joint staff,
Jan. 3, 2014 315th Airlift Wing announces 2013 Civilian Annual Award Winner Mr. Mark Graveline, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was named 315th Airlift Wing Civilian of the Year for calendar year 2013. He also won Civilian of the Quarter for the first quarter of 21013. Graveline is an Air Reserve Technician during the week and Reservist at least once a month."I would
Jan. 3, 2014 Video: SecAF message to Airmen In this video, the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, gives her first remarks as secretary of the Air Force about what Airmen and their families can expect from her in the future. James is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing,
Jan. 3, 2014 315th Airlift Wing Civilian Quarterly Award winner for 1st Quarter 2012 Mr. Joseph McElveen, of 315th, Maintenance Squadron has been named 315th Airlift Wing Civilian of the Quarter for October - December 2013."I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr. McElveen who was chosen for his outstanding achievements representing the 315th Airlift Wing. This is a very
Dec. 31, 2013 315 AW creates new, exciting mission video Officials at the 315th Airlift Wing recently updated the wing's new mission video "Why We Fly," to replace a previous video that was about 4 years old. While the 315th's mission remains the same and we are still flying the same jets, the current wing commander Col. James Fontanella wanted something