Feb. 5, 2019 Humanitarian Aid Delivered: One Weekend, Three Countries, helps nearly 130,000 people Over a weekend-long combined humanitarian and training mission, three C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and their Reserve Citizen Airmen crews from Joint Base Charleston’s 315th Airlift Wing delivered humanitarian aid to Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, Feb. 3-4, 2019. The three missions were planned to
Feb. 5, 2019 After 33 years of service, Loadmaster pushes his last pallet As a lone loadmaster pushed the last pallet of humanitarian aid off the aircraft, he turned, grinned, and said:“Well, that’s it.”Master Sgt. Bobby Barrett, a loadmaster with Joint Base Charleston’s 300th Airlift Squadron finished his last mission in preparation for his upcoming retirement after 33
Jan. 30, 2019 315th CRF tests mettle in joint-service training mission Patriot Palm A 315th Airlift Wing unit finished its most recent joint-service training exercise Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii.Teaming up with FEMA, the FBI, Army, Coast Guard and Marine Corps, the 315th Contingency Response Flight completed Exercise Patriot Palm, a joint-service emergency and
Jan. 9, 2019 Reservists deliver humanitarian aid to Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA – Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston delivered nearly 8,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Guatemala City yesterday. The mission, part of a standard C-17 Globemaster III aircraft training mission, delivered the donated supplies consisting of
Jan. 2, 2019 Photo year in Review with 315 AW Citizen Airmen This is a selection of a few of the 2018 highlights of the men and women of the 315th Airlift Wing in action. Our mission is to provide and deliver global combat-ready C-17 airlift, expeditionary combat support and aeromedical evacuation anytime, anywhere.
Nov. 19, 2018 315th wins Aircrew Excellence Award The skillful response and handling of an in-flight crisis by a 315th Airlift Wing crew leads to a national level award.On Aug. 17, 2018, an all Reserve Charleston-based C-17 crew, carrying medical evacuation patients, experienced a cabin pressure malfunction then, successfully completed their
Nov. 8, 2018 Reservists credit teamwork in lifesaving mission As if by fate, a weather delay in Germany allowed a group of reservists to embark on a challenging 22-and-a-half-hour mission to help save a fellow service member. On Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, a C-17 aircrew from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, who’s mission heading home from Germany
Oct. 30, 2018 315th SFS member selected for AFRC’s 2018 Profiles in Leadership A member of the 315th Security Forces Squadron was selected, this month, to be featured in the 2018 Air Force Reserve Command Profile in Leadership to be housed in the Pentagon at the end of the year.
Oct. 24, 2018 Turtles’ stadium flyover helps kick off Jaguars game While the Jacksonville Jaguars lost their Oct. 21 home game against the Houston Texans, 20-7, the game at least started off with a thunderous roar from a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III flown a mere 1,500 feet above by the 701st Airlift Squadron aka the “Turtles.”
Aug. 14, 2018 Wing, SC ESGR give employers a 'lift' to remember Nearly 50 South Carolina employers got a rare opportunity to fly in a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 10, 2018 over the South Carolina skies as part of the South Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Bosslift.