May 15, 2020 Wing announces 13 officers for promotion to major The 315th Airlift Wing CY20 Major Promotion Board announced that 13 315th AW captains have been selected to be promoted to the rank of major, officials announced this month.
April 15, 2020 Innovation team combats COVID-19 challenges As members of Joint Base Charleston continue to execute Air Mobility Command’s mission during a global pandemic, an innovation team here seeks ways to minimize health risks associated with COVID-19.The innovation team, Palmetto Spark, is comprised of Airmen from across Joint Base Charleston, and
April 14, 2020 Charleston mobilizes Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen for COVID-19 response Approximately 10 Reserve Airmen from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were mobilized this week in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.The Citizen Airmen will participate in the COVID-19 Aeromedical Evacuation hub that has been established at Joint Base Charleston and will deploy around the
April 10, 2020 Air Force establishes training hub at JB Charleston for COVID-19 aeromedical evacuation Air Mobility Command has designated Joint Base Charleston as the sole Transport Isolation System (TIS) training hub for aeromedical evacuation Airmen in response to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.
March 29, 2020 President signs Executive Order calling up Air Force Reserve medics, other specialties On March 27, the President signed an Executive Order authorizing mobilization of the Reserve Component in response to COVID-19 operations. For the Air Force Reserve, personnel already serving in the Selected Reserve and Participating Individual Ready Reserve, as well as those assigned to the
March 23, 2020 Still flying: Joint Base Charleston implements mobile medical screenings to keep missions flying As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through the U.S., Joint Base Charleston is able to keep their C-17 Globemaster III’s flying by implementing a medical screening process for aircrew members.
Feb. 25, 2020 Contingency response experts practice teamwork at Patriot Sands About 500 Airmen, Soldiers, Coast Guardsmen, FBI personnel, and Florida International University’s Florida Advanced Surgical Transport team volunteers trained together on contingency response over five days in Exercise Patriot Sands Feb. 20-23, 2020, here. Contingency response personnel around the
Feb. 25, 2020 AETC partners with multiple MAJCOMs to create virtual aircraft maintenance hangars As part of its Integrated Technology Platform initiative, virtual training hangars are being built for the classroom and flightline with 3D Aircraft Mission Design Series environments for every airframe in AETC inventory, with robust augmented-reality capabilities and comprehensive instructor tools,
Feb. 21, 2020 Barrett outlines Air Force budget priorities, strategies for working with other services Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett united Feb. 21 with secretaries from the other military services, pledging to work closely to fulfill the mandates of the National Defense Strategy as well as advancing new, capabilities for warfighting, joint operations and ensuring superiority in
Feb. 16, 2020 Commander in Chief congratulates Air Force’s newest members at Daytona 500 President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to utter the phrase “start your engines” at the Daytona 500.Prior to the start of the race, a group of the Air Force’s newest enlistees were fortunate enough to have the president applaud them in person for their service.