Jan. 5, 2017 JB Charleston test new equipment, saves AF millions An operational evaluation of new synthetic tie downs and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here in November 2016. Tie downs are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations; winch cables help adjust the tension on tie downs, securing the load.
Dec. 28, 2016 COMCAM Airmen help Veterans decorate trees Members of the 1st & 4th Combat Camera Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston helped bring Christmas cheer to Veterans at the Veterans’ Victory House in Walterboro, South Carolina Dec. 2. Members of Joint Base Charleston's Air Force Sergeants Association and volunteers helped set up Christmas trees and
Dec. 9, 2016 Base completes North Field repairs Team Charleston marked the completion of runway repairs to the 3,500-foot runway, known as the assault landing zone (ALZ) at North Auxiliary Airfield in North, South Carolina, Dec. 8.North Auxiliary Airfield, a training facility geographically separated from Joint Base Charleston, is used for
Nov. 9, 2016 MACA highlights Charleston airspace safety Joint Base Charleston hosted its first Mid-Air Collision Avoidance event with local pilots to bring awareness to the program here Nov. 5, 2016. The event is anticipated to occur biannually with locations alternating between JB Charleston and Shaw Air Force Base. The MACA program brings together
Sept. 13, 2016 Eighteen 315 AW Reservist selected for lieutenant colonel The 315th Airlift Wing commander is happy to announce the names of its officers, today, who were selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel in the latest officer promotion round.The latest selectees are:Wesley Adams, 701 ASKelli Beaty, 315 AW Michael Bennett, 300 ASJason Brooks, 315
Aug. 31, 2016 Denton Program: providing worldwide humanitarian support The Jeremiah Denton Amendment, named in honor of former Navy pilot, Vietnam prisoner-of-war and Alabama senator, passed in 1987.The Denton amendment grants the Secretary of Defense the approval to delegate shipments of humanitarian supplies provided by nongovernmental organizations and nonprofit
June 15, 2016 Boat tour broadens horizons for honorary commanders Honorary Commanders joined their active-duty counterparts on a tour of the 628th Security Forces Squadron harbor boat security patrol mission on the Cooper River at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, June 13, 2016. The Honorary Commander's program provides an opportunity for local civic
Jan. 25, 2016 Ministry of presence – A Reserve chaplain’s way of connecting with Airmen Flying with an aircrew on an operational mission is not a task most people associate with when thinking about a military chaplain. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ronald Apollo, a chaplain with the 315th Airlift Wing, calls it “ministry of presence” and he sees this as the bedrock of what an Air Force chaplain
Jan. 19, 2016 Reservists reflect on Desert Storm 25th anniversary With the statement, “This will not stand” by President George H. W. Bush, the largest mobilization of U.S. Air Force Reservists since the Vietnam Conflict was initiated to respond in support of Operation Desert Storm Jan. 16, 1991.For, then, Charleston Air Force Base’s 3,618 Reservists, 1,413 Airmen