Joint Base Charleston
Patriot
Vol. 2, No. 25
Team Charleston – One Family, One Mission, One Fight!
Friday, July 1, 2011
General Johns visits Joint Base Charleston
U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best
Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. coins Airman 1st Class Brandon Radcliff along with the entire Honor Guard team after a briefing June 29, which highlighted the Honor Guard mission and their recent ceremonies at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. General Johns is touring JB CHS - AB and Weapons Station during a two-day base visit. General Johns is the Air Mobility Command commander and Airman Radcliff is assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
INSIDE RODEO NEARS
JB CHS Airmen participate in world-renowned air show By 2nd Lt. Susan Carlson Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
Training intensifies See page 10
HAPPY FOURTH! Make it a safe one See page 3
PROMOTIONS Tech. Sgt. list See page 6
Operational Readiness Inspection Countdown:
22 Weeks
Airmen from Joint Base Charleston returned June 28 after representing their airlift wing and the U.S. Air Force during the world-renowned Paris Air Show held June 20 - 26. The crew of 12 Airmen from both the 437th Operations and Maintenance Groups were selected several months ago by their commanders to attend this year’s air show held at the Le Bourget Airport just outside of Paris, France. “Each member of our team was excited and honored that they could represent their squadron, the Air Force and the United States in this international setting,” said 1st Lt. Austin McCann, a pilot from the 15th Airlift Squadron. “It was an amazing opportunity that we were grateful to be a part of.” The Paris Air Show, the largest air show in the world, is held every two years just outside the city and brings hundreds of thousands of distinguished visitors and ordinary citizens alike from all around the globe. The aircrew left Charleston June 15 and flew to Cape Canaveral, Fla., to pick up an MQ-9 ‘Guardian’ unmanned aerial vehicle owned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would also be on display at the Air Show, and then began the long flight to France. The Charleston Airmen were one of only
three aircrew teams representing the U.S. military airlift fleet; alongside them were a C-130 and C-5 crew. Although, the C-17 crew did not conduct any demonstration flights during the show, the aircraft was on display every day for public viewing. “I couldn’t be more proud of the way this aircrew represented JB CHS and demonstrated our commitment to international security,” said Lt. Col Chad Rauls, misU.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Francesca Popp sion commander and 15 AS director of opera- Capt. Brandon Brown, a pilot from the 15th Airlift Squadron from Joint tions. “Our presence pro- Base Charleston, S.C., conducts a pre-flight check on the C-17 moted international Globemaster III at the 49th International Paris Air Show. Captain Brown cooperation and also was the aircraft commander for a media flight during the show. “It was a great opportunity to highlight the Ccontributed to U.S. foreign policy objectives.” 17 and its capabilities to such a diverse and Each day from approximately 9 a.m. to 6 large audience,” said Lieutenant McCann. “The p.m. the Charleston C-17 crew hosted distinindividuals we have interacted with have been guished visitors, contractors and industry reprevery receptive and curious to hear about our sentatives from the United States, France, experiences operating the airplane.” Belgium, Denmark and Romania, explaining Some of the distinguished visitors included the extensive capabilities of the C-17 and See Air Show, Page 2 answering any questions.
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