Dec. 8, 2019 315th Airlift Wing Welcomes New Commander Colonel Adam Willis took command of the Air Force Reserve 315th Airlift Wing in a ceremony held here, Dec. 7, 2019. Col. Willis assumed command from Col. Gregory Gilmour, the outgoing 315th Airlift Wing commander.
Nov. 26, 2019 Preparing Airmen for the Fight: Force Generation Center makes major process improvements Air Force Reserve Command’s Force Generation Center implemented significant changes recently to ensure transparency, increase efficiency, improve communication and directly benefit Reserve Citizen Airmen across the command.
Nov. 26, 2019 New financial readiness training required Financial readiness training is now required for all Reserve Citizen Airmen at defined touchpoints throughout their military career.“In an effort to improve or sustain the financial readiness and literacy of all Airmen, the Air Force has directed that all military members will receive financial
Nov. 20, 2019 AF releases FY20 Selective Retention Bonus program The SRB is a tool used to retain Airmen in undermanned specialties. The program is designed to improve readiness and capacity by targeting retention of experienced Airmen in stressed career fields or those with high training costs.
Nov. 13, 2019 Charleston hiring event seeks to fill ART, other Air Force civilian positions Joint Base Charleston and the Air Force Personnel Center Talent Acquisition Team are hosting a recruitment and hiring event Dec. 11-12, 2019 which will be held at the Charleston Marriott at 170 Lockwood Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Dec. 11 will be by invite only and Dec. 12 will be open to
Nov. 3, 2019 Lt. Col. Bryan Lewis assumes control of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron Lt. Col. Bryan Lewis accepted command of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron from Col. Chad Gibson in front of members of the 315th Airlift Wing, friends and family here November 2nd, 2019. Col. Stephen Lanier, 315th Operations Group commander, officiated the change of command ceremony and passed the
Oct. 16, 2019 Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.
July 15, 2019 JBC's Reserve 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air Force In order to maintain the strong relationship between Aeromedical Evacuation components of the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force, Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed a training event alongside their RAF counterparts from the
June 10, 2019 Mind, body, soul: New 315 AW director of psychological health is step in right direction Stress, everyone has it and the 315th Airlift Wing’s new director of Psychological Health has answered the call to help combat just that at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.With a welcoming smile, “I’m excited about making a change,” said Brenda Edmond, 315 AW director of Psychological Health
May 31, 2019 Secretary, chief of staff initiate dialogue with commanders on a plan for new officer promotion categories The memo explains the proposed change and directs commanders to solicit and provide feedback from officers to major command commanders by July 31, with “a final recommendation due to the secretary and chief not later than 30 August 2019.”