Jan. 30, 2020 Air Force Reserve supports repatriation efforts at March Air Reserve Base A chartered aircraft carrying 210 U.S. citizen evacuees from Wuhan, China, arrived today at March Air Reserve Base, California, after refueling in Anchorage, Alaska, where passengers received two medical screenings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov. 18, 2019 Long Ranger Resilience: Col. Dennis Britten As part of an on-going series of features and interviews on resiliency, we highlight a Reserve Citizen Airman of the 307th Bomb Wing who has overcome obstacles to improve themselves and the Air Force. This month, we feature Col. Dennis Britten, 307th Medical Squadron commander whose work ethic and
Nov. 5, 2019 Share your truth: It will be okay “I’m going to die.”This was the thought that played on repeat in the mind of Master Sgt. Randi Ross, 926th Wing yellow ribbon program coordinator, as she sat on the phone with her doctor days before Christmas in 2016. She listened in disbelief as her doctor told her she had ductal carcinoma in
Sept. 20, 2019 Share Your Truth: Be Present Nothing can prepare you for the reality of a knock on the door telling you your wife has been in an accident. It can’t prepare you for being the one to identify her by her wedding ring as she lies in a comma in the ICU. Nothing prepares you for becoming a widower and a single dad at the age of 28.
Sept. 12, 2019 IBM’s GRIT mobile app helps Veterans and their families transition Getting Results in Transition, or better known as GRIT, was developed in response to the growing concern about the rate of suicide among Veterans, especially during the transition from activity duty to civilian life. Social determinants, like health, employment, housing, social connectedness, and
Sept. 6, 2019 JB Charleston commander recalls all personnel, terminates limited evacuation order All personnel are hereby ordered/authorized to return to their residence as soon as possible, but when it is safe to do so given the weather and road conditions from their safe haven location, but no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Sunday, Sept. 8. At that time all claimable travel, lodging, and
Aug. 29, 2019 Wing announces latest STEP II selectees 315th Airlift Wing leadership at Joint Base Charleston announced the latest round of Stripes for Exceptional Performers II selections yesterday. The following members were selected: