April 5, 2018 Reserve Firefighters Tackle Aircraft Burn Trainer Firefighters with the 315th Civil Engineer Flight stepped out of the firehouse and into a fire during the March Air Force Reserve drill weekend at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The team conducted aircraft live-fire training, with newer members taking the lead to gain familiarity with equipment and
March 22, 2018 Career day encourages local girls to dream big This year’s Joint Base Charleston Women in Aviation Career Day, here March 20, was a resounding success according to event organizers.
March 21, 2018 Charleston civic leaders take flight to Texas, attend BMT Various community and business leaders from the Charleston area boarded a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster aircraft to participate in a Civic Leader tour to Texas, March 15-16.
Feb. 22, 2018 Combat Camera active, Reserve units train together After two weeks in the field participating in Exercise Scorpion Lens and one week of prep, active duty and Reserve Airmen from the 1st and 4th Camera Squadrons, respectively, decamped Army Training Center Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C for the road back to
Feb. 6, 2018 Reservists continue to deliver aid to Haiti Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston delivered nearly 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Haiti this weekend. The missions involved two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering donated supplies and a well-drilling truck to the people of Haiti.
Dec. 18, 2017 AFRC tests KC-135 defense system A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker here is fulfilling a critical role within the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard in the testing and fielding efforts to employ an operational Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures-based pod defensive system.
Nov. 7, 2017 Hundreds welcome 560th RED HORSE Airmen home During the warm evening hours of Nov. 3, hundreds of eager family members and friends anxiously awaited for the arrival of more than 90 Citizen Airmen returning from a long deployment in the Middle East. The Airmen, assigned to the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, here, deployed together.
Oct. 5, 2017 Small Reserve unit restores air traffic in Puerto Rico As Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. Virgin Island St. Croix, a small Reserve unit from Oklahoma raced to Puerto Rico on Sept. 19, 2017, to evacuate air traffic controllers before the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in 85 years made landfall.
Sept. 15, 2017 Combat camera validates total force initiative Members of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, recently returned from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. after supporting exercise Mobility Guardian. The exercise served as a milestone event for the squadron which activated earlier in the year in a total force
Sept. 13, 2017 Twice a Reservist, Combat Camera Chief Serving as FEMA Reservist When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and landed in Houston, Chief Master Sgt. Matt Proietti, 4th Combat Camera Squadron superintendent, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, knew the distinct possibility existed that Citizen Airmen from his unit may be tasked to document rescue and recovery