June 30, 2015 Charleston Reservists help train Afghan medevac crews Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were selected to advise their Afghan aeromedical evacuation counterparts in Kabul, Afghanistan. The team, consisting of two AE instructor/evaluators, deployed from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base
Jan. 9, 2015 DoD Releases Breakdown of Ebola Response Effort The Defense Department, January 8, released a breakdown of the numbers of DoD personnel involved in the battle to stop the spread of Ebola.The efforts, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, involve 2,367 DoD personnel, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. Most of those
Dec. 31, 2014 Obama, Hagel Mark End of Operation Enduring Freedom President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel each issued statements Dec. 28 marking the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan.After 13 years of combat operations, Operation Enduring Freedom drew to a close today in a ceremony at the International Security and Assistance Force
Nov. 18, 2014 First 90 returnees enter controlled monitoring period after Ebola response U.S. service members arrived at Joint Base Langley-Eustis' Langley Transit Center Nov. 13 to begin a 21-day controlled monitoring period prior to returning to their home stations.The group of 90 service members, which included Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, returned from supporting Operation
Nov. 13, 2014 DoD Brings Unique Capabilities to Ebola Response Mission, Official Says The Department of Defense is playing a unique role in the United States' comprehensive Ebola response efforts, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict told Congress Nov. 12.Those efforts are a "national security priority in response to a global threat,"
Oct. 31, 2014 Dempsey, Battaglia Explain Rationale for Monitoring The 21-day controlled monitoring program for U.S. service members returning from West Africa is a conservative and prudent approach, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his senior enlisted advisor said today.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia said
Oct. 29, 2014 Hagel: Monitoring Returning Troops Provides 'Safety Valve' A 21-day monitoring period for U.S. service members returning from areas affected by Ebola in West Africa provides a margin of safety that troops and their families wanted, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Washington Wednesday.During an interview at the Washington Ideas Forum here, Hagel said
Oct. 29, 2014 Spokesman: No DoD Decision on Monitoring Returning Troops Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has not made a decision on a Joint Chiefs of Staff recommendation for how to handle troops returning from areas affected by Ebola in West Africa, a Pentagon spokesman said Oct. 28.Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the rest of the chiefs have
Oct. 24, 2014 Reservists evaluate wartime readiness with fly away mission The 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina flew two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and transported 117 members from the 315th Airlift Wing to Key West Naval Air Station, Fla. Oct. 16 for a four-day readiness inspection mission.The training mission was part of the 315th AW's
Oct. 20, 2014 Obama activates reserves for Operation United Assistance President Barack Obama has authorized the Defense Department to call up a small number of National Guard or reserve troops that possess special skills needed to aid efforts in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa.Obama issued an executive order yesterday authorizing the