Aug. 6, 2024 Building the Future: Strong foundation, development and training pave the way for enlisted Reserve force In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 3, 45 trainees stood in formation, ready to enter Air Force Reserve Command headquarters here. They were about to experience an in-depth introduction to what will be expected of them as future Airmen, as well as prepare for Basic Military Training and
March 5, 2024 U.S., U.K. Reservists share AE expertise in longstanding partnership A team of Reservists from the Royal Air Force was hosted by the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to deepen each others’ expertise and maintain their ongoing partnership during a training event at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, March 1-3, 2024.
Feb. 15, 2022 Weekend delivery: Over 27 tons of food, medical equipment flown to Honduras by Charleston AF Reservists As part of a weekend aircrew training mission in Central America, Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston’s 315th Airlift Wing flew in over 54,000 pounds of donated food and medical equipment to the base here, Feb. 12-14, 2022.
Aug. 19, 2021 Reservists give Lucy a ride in the sky with NASA mission What do members of the 317th Airlift Squadron, the rock band, The Beatles, and NASA have in common? Well, a Reserve aircrew who flew a seemingly routine mission, July 30, from Colorado to Florida can answer the question.The cargo, aboard a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III, a large white shipping
May 28, 2020 315th AW welcomes home COVID response medical team The 315th Airlift Wing welcomed home a team of 315th Aerospace Medicine Squadron members returning from a mobilization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 20, 2020 Joint Base Charleston delivers Russia bound ventilators A Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina C-17 Globemaster III, today, picked up 50 USAID-provided ventilators at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. and delivered them to Dover Air Force Base, Maryland. The mission is the first leg of a USAID mission to deliver 200 ventilators this month to Moscow.
Nov. 20, 2019 Raincross Aircrew Excellence Award won by 315 Airlift Wing A Charleston C-17 Globemaster III aircrew won the 4th Air Force Aircrew Excellence Award, Nov. 19, for actions during a mission from Panama to the country of Curacao, located in the Lesser Antilles, earlier in the year. The award recognized the contributions of aircrew members, under the call sign
Nov. 4, 2019 Charleston Reservist to appear on Kelly Clarkson Show Staff Sergeant Corban Lundborg, a reserve combat photojournalist with the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, will appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday, Nov. 5.
July 15, 2019 JBC's Reserve 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air Force In order to maintain the strong relationship between Aeromedical Evacuation components of the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force, Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed a training event alongside their RAF counterparts from the
Oct. 24, 2018 Turtles’ stadium flyover helps kick off Jaguars game While the Jacksonville Jaguars lost their Oct. 21 home game against the Houston Texans, 20-7, the game at least started off with a thunderous roar from a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III flown a mere 1,500 feet above by the 701st Airlift Squadron also known as the “Turtles.”