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U.S. Air Force Delivers SOUTHCOM-Donated Field Hospital to Suriname
July 20, 2021 — A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft transported a large mobile field hospital from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to Suriname July 16 that will be donated to the country’s Ministry of Health to help the South American nation deal with COVID-19 and other health emergencies... MORE

U.S. Air Force personnel and Surinamese locals unload field hospital equipment at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, Suriname, July 16, 2021.

Airmen help make dream come true for special fan
July 15, 2021 — Capt. Dennis Conner, 701st Airlift Squadron, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, flew a C-17 Globemaster III over the state’s coast during the “Salute From The Shore” celebration July 4, 2021. Little did he know the impact that flight would have for him that day, as well as a family watching from the shore who would end up getting a private tour of a C-17... MORE

Master Sgt. James Ebert, 701st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, speaks with Braiden Adkins while touring a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina July 14, 2021.

Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown
May 26, 2021 — Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10... MORE

Physical fitness testing will resume July 1, 2021. Several changes have been made to the test to include increasing scoring for push-ups and sit-ups from 10 to 20 points each, five-year age groups and the waist measurement no longer being required. The Air Force has also worked on alternative strength and cardiovascular testing exercise options with plans to announce them in the coming weeks.

Multi-capable Airmen sustain strategic deterrence during Mobility Guardian
May 21, 2021 — After 28 years, Airmen once again flew tankers out of Oscoda; moreover, they sustained the strategic deterrence mission by providing on-site support services during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021. ... MORE

Airman runs ADA tent, provides comic relief to others
April 29, 2021 — “I like to tell people that I have a rap album coming out in 2024, but not really.”One thing that Master Sgt. Donald Ennis, Jr., would say makes him unique is his ability to make people laugh and smile.“I told one of the officers here that I was sent here because I have connections to the area since I played basketball with Prince,” he laughed. “He... MORE

AFICC delivers innovative VR suicide prevention training to save lives
March 18, 2021 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – With a rise in suicides across the service, the Air Force Installation Contracting Center is helping leaders fast-track a pilot program at Air Mobility Command to help save lives.The virtual reality suicide training being tested at Scott AFB, Illinois, and Travis AFB, California, offers a new, more effective... MORE

A participant in a virtual reality suicide prevention training pilot program sits while wearing a virtual reality headset and holding a virtual reality controller.

New AFWERX Fellowship drives innovation within the Air and Space Force
December 10, 2020 — AFWERX invited Airmen and Space professionals to apply for its new Fellowship program during day three of the livestreamed AFWERX Accelerate event Dec. 9... MORE

Annual DoD housing survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8
December 8, 2020 — The annual survey provides Air Force housing officials, installation leaders and project owners feedback to shape the evolution of improvements that advance the Air Force housing portfolio that is provided to service members and their families... MORE

The Air Force invites all privatized and government-owned housing residents to participate in the 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey.

Joint Base Charleston teams up with local charity to airlift humanitarian aid to Honduras
November 25, 2020 — As families across the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, the 16th Airlift Squadron is offering Hondurans a reason to be thankful... MORE

JB Charleston remembers POW/MIAs
September 18, 2020 — The Air Force Sergeants Association hosted an event in honor of prisoners of war and missing in action service members on Sept. 18, 2020 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C... MORE