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.
Dec. 19, 2019 Heavenly flight: Chaplain delivers service during trans-Atlantic trip Chaplain (Maj.) Aaron Meadows, 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conducted an in-flight worship service for Airmen, Dec. 15, 2019, while en route from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to the U.S.
Dec. 16, 2019 Charleston Reservists deliver holiday training Calm, cool, and collected, Reserve Airmen from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, swiftly loaded several mock patients onto a C17 Globemaster III for in-flight medical training before departing the U.S. for Munich, Germany.
July 15, 2019 315 AW Reservist: The Heart of Readiness Preparation is an integral part of formulating a successful plan and accomplishing a successful mission. When it comes to preparation, Staff Sgt. Nichole Bryant, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, knows how
May 13, 2019 Charleston Reservists win 5 annual AFRC awards Five Citizen Airmen with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, here, won fiscal year 2018 Air Force Reserve Command Aeromedical Evacuation Awards, according to a recent AFRC announcement.
May 8, 2019 Reservists Participate in Patient Evacuation Exercise Members of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a National Disaster Medical System exercise May 7, 2019 at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina. The exercise replicated a real life scenario in which critically injured patients were airlifted from
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
Dec. 14, 2018 AE treats training like a deployment Imagine flying at 34,000 feet, then suddenly a portion of the crew quickly puts on their oxygen masks while rushing to provide care for their patients. That is just one of the many training scenarios the active duty and Reserve aeromedical evacuation team worked through on a recent training
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