Jan. 11, 2016 Development Training Flight prepares new Airmen for success “Fall in!” A group of young men and women pop to what they know to be “attention.” A general look of confusion, concern, and slight confidence stretches across the faces of a group of newly enlisted members of the United States Air Force Reserve. These individuals have not yet become Airmen in the
Sept. 10, 2015 Team Charleston to hold 9-11 remembrance events Friday, Sept. 11 as our nation pauses to reflect on the tragic terrorism attacks that stuck us 14 years ago, Team Charleston will have several observances honoring the lost in the attacks. In addition, Team Charleston will also be honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on
Sept. 8, 2015 DoD Team Surveys Charleston Site for Guantanamo Prisoner Transfer A Defense Department assessment team is surveying Joint Base Charleston’s Navy Consolidated Brig in South Carolina as a potential prison to house detainees after the wartime prison at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, closes, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Sept. 2.As directed
Aug. 28, 2015 Fourteen 315 AW officers selected for 0-5 promotion The 315th Airlift Wing commander would like to congratulate the following wing members who were selected for the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. - Lt Col (sel) Heidi Bucheit, 701 AS- Lt Col (sel) Melinda Carr, 315 AMDS- Lt Col (sel) Frank Dalmau, 315 ALCF- Lt Col (sel) Jason Dethier, 315 MXS- Lt Col
Aug. 24, 2015 Know your rights, protection under USERRA Are you a reservist or guard member who has an employer who is upset with your absence due to military service? The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) found at 10 U.S.C. § 4301-4335 and 20 C.F.R. § 1002, protects people who are absent from their civilian jobs due to
Aug. 17, 2015 315th AW Reservists help paratroopers celebrate 75 years As the light flashed green in the back of a Joint Base Charleston, S.C. C-17 Globemaster III a group of Army paratroopers standing in line took their turn stepping out the jump door into the sky over Lawson Army Airfield like their predecessors did before them 75 years ago at this same
Aug. 13, 2015 Charleston Reservists to give paratroopers lift at 75th anniversary event Reservists with the 701st and 300th Airlift Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston will be providing airdrop support at the 75th anniversary of the American paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia Aug. 15.Using Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs, the Reserve aircrews will drop paratroopers over Lawson Army
July 7, 2015 F-16 aircraft accident near Charleston A Shaw Air Force Base F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed today near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, at 11:30 a.m.
July 6, 2015 Reservist second at Armed Forces Trialthlon Championship Maj. Jamie Turner, a Reservist at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, continued her world-class triathlete success as the second female to cross the finish line at the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship in Hammond, Indiana, June 7. Turner’s accomplishments in her last five races solidified her
June 8, 2015 MSG commander retires after 33 years Friends, family and fellow Airmen gathered at the Base Theatre today to celebrate the long career and retirement of Col. James B. Hurley, commander, 315th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. During Hurley’s 33-year career, he served with the active duty Air Force then