Oct. 17, 2014 U.S. Troops in Liberia at Low Risk of Infection, General Says The general charged with leading the U.S. military mission to aid in stopping the spread of Ebola in Liberia said today that deployed personnel are at a "relatively low" risk of contracting the disease, and that protocols are in place for anyone infected to be quarantined and then evacuated to a
Oct. 6, 2014 Charleston Reservists join Ebola support operations Three Reserve aircrews flew Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina C-17 Globemaster IIIs packed with personnel and supplies over the past two weeks in support of Operation United Assistance, an effort to support Ebola stricken regions of West Africa.Aircrew from the 300th Airlift Squadron departed
Oct. 1, 2014 Hagel Authorizes 700 Soldiers for Liberia Deployment Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has authorized the deployment of 700 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division headquarters element to Liberia to help with the Ebola epidemic there, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said here yesterday.The soldiers will deploy in late October, Kirby
Sept. 30, 2014 Airmen Deploy to Deliver Ebola Treatment Facility Airmen from the 633rd Medical Group here partnered with representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service on Sept. 26 to deliver a modular medical treatment center as part of the U.S. whole-of-government effort to support humanitarian relief operations in Ebola-stricken African nations.Airmen from
May 28, 2014 Obama: U.S. to Keep Nearly 10,000 Troops in Afghanistan in 2015 President Barack Obama today announced the United States plans to keep nearly 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan next year -- a level largely in line with what U.S. commanders had requested -- and that nearly all U.S. forces will leave the country by the end of 2016, bringing to an end a U.S.
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
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,
Dec. 3, 2013 Reserve Components' Yellow Ribbon Program Remains Vital A program that has helped ease the post-deployment process for thousands of Guard and reserve members and their families in recent years will remain vital even after combat operations wind down in Afghanistan, a senior defense official who helped establish it told American Forces Press Service.The
Oct. 22, 2013 Military Parenting Website Assists Communication Service members who deploy or are otherwise separated from their families due to mission needs now have an online resource allowing them to hone their parenting skills as they reconnect with their children.Pam Murphy, the Defense Department's lead psychologist for the website, said the launch of
June 10, 2013 Deployed 315th AW Airmen own the night during joint-service training A joint-coalition team led by the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron peers into a dark, moonless sky in preparation for a nighttime helicopter sling load mission. All of their other senses are heightened to compensate for the reduced visibility as a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by Soldiers