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.
July 27, 2018 Man vs. Machine: testing Pilot-directed Airdrop in a C-17 Test directors from the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, conducted a capability evaluation of C-17 Globemaster III Pilot-Directed Airdrop tactics, techniques and procedures here July 9-20, supported by aircrews from Joint Base
May 24, 2018 Match made in medical: JB Charleston flight nurses tie knot aboard C-17 Two Joint Base Charleston, S.C., flight nurses tied the knot on a C-17 Globemaster III. Here's their story.