Sept. 13, 2017 AROWS change improves visibility of operational requirements Beginning Oct. 1, a new data field will be added to the Air Reserve Orders Writing System that will be used primarily to track military personnel appropriation and other orders for operational requirements.This new field will be called Air Reserve Component Operational Requirements Tracker or
Sept. 12, 2017 Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have effected wide swaths of the U.S.Reserve Citizen Airmen from across the country are conducting weather
Sept. 12, 2017 Combat Camera flies with Hurricane Hunters It’s not often that Air Force Reservists arrive at Unit Training Assembly “weekend drill” and in short order find themselves flying into an eye of a hurricane, but that’s exactly what happened to Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier and Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base
Aug. 31, 2017 Charleston Aeromedical Reservists Support Harvey Victims This morning six Citizen Airmen from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, with more to follow, departed Charleston for Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas to be part of a major combined operation to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana.
Aug. 30, 2017 317th AS trains with Army in Alaska Pilots and loadmasters from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 317th Airlift Squadron, along with aircraft maintainers from the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina recently flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for training during their annual
Aug. 25, 2017 Reservists return home after Middle East deployment More than 20 Citizen Airmen from the 38th Aerial Port Squadron were greeted by loved ones and friends today at the Charleston International Airport when they returned to Charleston after a six month deployment to the Middle East. Some members were seeing their newborn babies in person for the first
Aug. 22, 2017 Charleston C-17 flies on "Dark Side of the Moon" An aircrew of Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina had the opportunity Aug. 21 to fly a routine training mission under no so routine conditions – flying in the path of a total solar eclipse. During the standard training flight, the Air Force Reserve, comprised of 317th and 701st
July 10, 2017 701 AS Reservists make history in U.K. Citizen Airmen from the 701st Airlift Squadron set the bar high by flying the first C-17 low-level pass through the “Mach Loop” and captured another win for their static display at the Yeovilton International Air Day at Royal Naval Air Station, U.K. Friday and Saturday.This was the third year for
June 23, 2017 Charleston Reservist earns spot at World triathlon championships Maj. Jamie Turner’s passion is flying jets, both in as a Reservist in the 317th Airlift Squadron flying C-17 Globemaster IIs, and as a FedEx pilot as a civilian. But there is something else she is equally passionate about –competing in triathlons. Turner was among the six athletes selected to
June 5, 2017 Jones takes the reigns at 560th RED HORSE Lt. Col. Horace Jones assumed command of the 560th RED HORSE Squadron during a ceremony June 3, 2017 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Although he's the new 560th RED HORSE commander, Jones knows his way around the Lowcountry.