Dec. 20, 2013 DOD Strives to Eliminate Sexual Assault Eliminating sexual assault in the U.S. military is one of the Defense Department's highest priorities and the department welcomes President Barack Obama's continued leadership on this issue and shares his commitment to doing what it takes to solve this problem, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in
Dec. 20, 2013 Budget 'Step in the Right Direction,' Hagel Says The budget deal that passed Congress yesterday means the page is turning on a prolonged period of fiscal uncertainty, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today during a joint news conference with Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.The deal, still to be signed by President
Dec. 19, 2013 Airlift milestone: JB Charleston C-17 reaches 20,000 flight hours The first C-17 Globemaster III to join the Air Force fleet, "The Spirit of Charleston," reached new heights recently by logging more than 20,000 flight hours. This achievement marks the first C-17 to reach this milestone, and to honor the achievement Team Charleston celebrated with a small ceremony
Dec. 17, 2013 Wing successfully completes AFRC's first inspection under new system The 315th Airlift Wing successfully completed its first ever unit effectiveness inspection here Dec. 11 with an overall rating of "effective" after receiving two "effective" and two "highly effective" assessments in the inspection's four major graded areas."This visit by the Air Force Reserve
Dec. 16, 2013 Senate confirms James as next secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James will be the next secretary of the Air Force, according to a Senate confirmation vote Dec 13. James provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 19, before the full Senate voted on her confirmation. Now the president must appoint her before she can assume her new
Dec. 12, 2013 AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air
Dec. 11, 2013 AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement
Dec. 11, 2013 DOD officials order disability board results review Some Airmen who met a medical or physical disability evaluation board between Sept. 11, 2001 and April 30, 2012 prior to separating from the Air Force may be eligible for re-evaluation, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.When defense officials learned some diagnoses had been changed during
Dec. 11, 2013 Wing announces 4th quarter award winners The selection boards for the Airman, Noncommissioned Officer, Senior Noncommissioned Officer, Junior Officer, and Field Grade Officer selected the following winners for October to December 2013: - Airman of the Quarter, Senior Airman Casey Griffin, 701st Airlift Squadron - NCO of the Quarter, Tech.
Dec. 8, 2013 Santa visits 315 AW airmen, families Airmen and their families gathered on the flight line here Saturday afternoon waiting for Santa's arrival aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and an opportunity for the children to tell him what they want for Christmas.This year marks the fifth anniversary for the Santa flight bringing more than