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  • Members of Team Charleston hold the flag up in honor of fallen Air Force Hero 1st Lt. David Schmitz, pilot, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base on July 4, 2020 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from The 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base flew in formation behind the C-17 Globemaster III.

    Team Charleston flies in Salute from the Shore

    Citizen Airmen from Team Charleston at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, flew a C-17 Globemaster III down the coast of South Carolina, starting around Cherry Grove and ending off the coast of Beaufort, July 4, 2020, as part of the 11th annual Salute from the Shore. The flight was dedicated to 1st Lt. David Schmitz, a pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, who recently lost his life when his F-16CM crashed during a training mission June 30.
  • Delivering Ventilators to Moscow

    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.
  • Joint Base Charleston Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing and 437th Airlift Wing, came together to train during a flyover saluting healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19, May 15, 2020, over several medical centers including Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Joint Base Charleston’s 437th and 315th Airlift Wings here saluted local medical professionals and first responders during a flyover Friday.

    Team Charleston C-17s salute medical professionals with flyover

    Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Joint Base Charleston’s 437th and 315th Airlift Wings here saluted local medical professionals and first responders during a flyover Friday.
  • The Royal Auxiliary Air Force's No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron hosted a team of Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for an event focused on sharing aeromedical evacuation skills and expertise for each others' mutual benefit at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, July 12-14, 2019. No. 4626 Squadron and the 315th AES continue to cultivate their relationship for the purpose of preserving interoperability - that is, to be able for both organizations to effectively aeromedically evacuate patients belonging to either country in the event that a patient needs medical care that exceeds what can be provided at their location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)

    315th AES trains alongside Royal Air Force

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed a training event alongside their RAF counterparts from the Royal Auxiliary Air Force No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron July 12-14, 2019, at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England.
  • 2019 Women in Aviation Career Day

    Reservists host 12th Annual ‘Women in Aviation’ Career Day

    The 315th Airlift Wing hosted its 12th annual 'Women in Aviation' Career Day March 19, 2019 at at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. More than 110 middle and high school girls from 15 Lowcountry schools attended the event.
  • Reservist overcome winter weather to give late Congressman final flight

    Reservist overcome winter weather to give late Congressman final flight

    A Reserve aircrew’s wise planning helped them complete a high-profile airlift mission Feb. 12 – delivering the remains of U.S. Rep. John Dingell back to Washington – despite crippling winter weather that prevented other aircraft from landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan.
  • Reservists deliver humanitarian cargo to Honduras

    315th AW delivers humanitarian aid to Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras

    Over a weekend-long combined humanitarian and training mission, three C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and their Reserve Citizen Airmen crews from Joint Base Charleston’s 315th Airlift Wing delivered humanitarian aid to Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, Feb. 3-4, 2019. The three missions were planned to maintain the aircrews’ flying currency and readiness requirements, while at the same time delivering the cargoes of medical supplies, an ambulance, and several tons of food to outreach organizations in their respective countries.
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