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  • Command Chief Gets to Know His Airmen

    The Command Chief Master Sgt. of the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, SC, took time to engage and get to know different Airmen around JB Charleston during the Unit Training Assembly held June 1-2, 2019.

  • 315 AW to host Red Bull Paper Wings competition during April UTA

    The 315th Airlift Wing and Red Bull are hosting a 2019 Red Bull Paper Wings (paper plane) competition, a qualifier for the world championships, April 13, 2019, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The competition will be held in Nosedock 2, (near the 437th/315th Maintenance Group

  • Alpha Warrior Air Force Fitness Tour comes to JB Charleston

    Airmen and Sailors cheered each other on during the Alpha Warrior Air Force Fitness Tour Level 1 Battle Rig Instructor Course Aug. 1, 2018, at the Fitness Center at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Alpha Warrior Air Force Fitness Tour brings professional coaches to bases that are equipped with Alpha

  • Hornets supportive of Charleston Reservist's deployment

    When Charleston Reservist Staff Sgt. Della Creech was given the opportunity to work as an HR co-op for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets she was thrilled. But midway through her co-op, the then special handling joint inspector with the 81st Aerial Port Squadron, here, was tasked with a Middle East

  • Helping those in need -- Reservists continue to deliver aid to Haiti

    Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston delivered nearly 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti this weekend. The missions involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering donated supplies and a well-drilling truck to the people of Haiti.

  • Government open again!

    Government is reopened. Joint Base Charleston and the 315th Airlift Wing returned to normal base operations today. The president has signed a continuing resolution extension through Feb.8, 2018. The office of personnel management directed federal employees to return to work Tuesday, Jan. 23.

  • Helping Haiti’s Children: 315th Delivers Buses to Haitian School Org

    A two-pronged mission over a weekend in December not only helped to keep 315th Airlift Wing aircrews current on all their certifications, but also delivered three badly-needed buses to schools in Haiti. Citizen Airmen of Joint Base Charleston’s 317th Airlift Squadron, with support from three

  • Hundreds welcome 560th RED HORSE Airmen home

    During the warm evening hours of Nov. 3, hundreds of eager family members and friends anxiously awaited for the arrival of more than 90 Citizen Airmen returning from a long deployment in the Middle East. The Airmen, assigned to the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, here, deployed together.

  • 437 AW crew provides Maria relief within hours

    Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency completed a humanitarian mission in support of Hurricane Maria to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 23.