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  • Reserve & Active Airmen team up at Palmetto Challenge

    Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 315th Airlift Wing, along with their active duty counterparts assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and 628th Air Base Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in the Palmetto Challenge, May 21-23 at Pope Army Air Field Field, North Carolina.

  • 315 AW Reservists Aid Army Exercise

    The 315th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, provided the first ever C-17 Globemaster III support to Wright Army Airfield for an Army Expeditionary Deployment Readiness Exercise May 14 at Fort Stewart, Georgia.The 300th Airlift Squadron from JB Charleston, provided aerial

  • Single-parent Reservist rises above challenges to earn wings

    Imagine being a single-parent of two, completing a bachelor's degree and independently financing pilot training in order to accomplish the dream of becoming a reserve pilot with the 315th Airlift Wing, all within 5 short years.Being a single parent is no easy feat, but Staff Sgt. Shakeyna Smith,

  • 315th AW welcomes new leadership to ranks

    The 315th Airlift Wing welcomed two new commanders to the echelon here over the weekend.During a change of command ceremony, Lt. Col. Taylor Adams took command of the 315th Maintenance Squadron here with Maj. Kimberly Champagne assuming command of the 315th Force Support Squadron here in a separate

  • 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

  • JB Charleston executes full-spectrum readiness exercise

    The 628th Air Base Wing, 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing teamed up for a total force rapid mobility exercise Nov. 12-17, 2018. The exercise focused on total force readiness, mobilization, base defense and quick-response airlift capabilities, according to Col. Rockie Wilson, 628th Mission

  • Fourth Air Force commander visits 315th AW

    Airmen of the 315th Airlift Wing received a visit from Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, March 2 and 3, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.  On his first visit to JB Charleston as the Fourth Air Force commander, Ogden toured a number of squadrons, meeting with Airmen to talk

  • New fire crew trains for response, builds team skills

    The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department conducted a response exercise Friday, August 11, 2017, to test the response and teamwork skills of the new fire crew, who arrived here with the recent rotation a few weeks ago. The exercise was a simulated fire at the Personnel Support