News

June 2, 2019
All in a weekend: JBC's 315th Reserve Citizen Airmen deliver humanitarian aid to Dominican Republic

The dual-purpose weekend humanitarian and training mission allowed for the Reserve aircrew to maintain flying currency and readiness requirements, with the added benefit of delivering humanitarian aid to organizations in the Caribbean via the Denton Cargo Program.
June 2, 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen complete water survival training event

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. completed water survival training at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, May 31, 2019.
May 31, 2019
Secretary, chief of staff initiate dialogue with commanders on a plan for new officer promotion categories

The memo explains the proposed change and directs commanders to solicit and provide feedback from officers to major command commanders by July 31, with “a final recommendation due to the secretary and chief not later than 30 August 2019.”
May 15, 2019
Air Force to pay up to $500 for spouse occupational license transfer during PCS

The Air Force announced the spouse re-licensure reimbursement program, May 15, which would provide financial relief up to $500 to Airmen whose spouses must obtain state occupational relicensures or recertifications during a permanent change of station or assignment across state lines.
May 15, 2019
New website allows Airmen to schedule their own fitness tests

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The 375th Force Support Squadron launches a new web-based program that allows Airmen to schedule their own fitness tests starting May 15.Units can also reserve rooms for unit-led fitness testing, and the site will prevent overscheduling, which leads to testers being
May 13, 2019
Squadrons ‘Unite’ from ground up

The Unite program is a new U.S. Air Force resiliency program implemented this fiscal year to support unit cohesion, team-building and morale.Throughout this initiative, nearly 40 AF bases created a new position, the community cohesion coordinator, to help allocate a total of $4 million in funding
May 3, 2019
Airmen from 22d EARS honor Shell 77 legacy

Airmen from the 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the tanker community paused for 77 seconds of synchronized silence to commemorate the legacy of the fallen heroes of “Shell 77” May 3, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Six years ago, the air refueling community lost three of their own
April 9, 2019
Joint Base Charleston delivers humanitarian aid to the Caribbean

A C-17 Globemaster III joint aircrew from the 315th and 437th Airlift Wing’s from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, delivered about 10,000 pounds of humanitarian aid April 6, 2019, to St. Kitts-Nevis.
April 3, 2019
Fairchild Airmen recognized for life-saving actions

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Blaine Holland, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services superintendent, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Ferris, 92nd Maintenance Group Air Force Repair Enhancement Program technician, received a meritorious life-saving award for their actions in providing
March 6, 2019
Scott AFB modernizes C-21 fleet with avionics upgrades

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Air Force Base is celebrating 35 years of C-21 operations this year and highlighting this achievement is a major avionics upgrade to the fleet. One by one, Scott’s 10 C-21s are flying to Wichita, Kansas, to receive new avionics and communications suites that will