1 315 th Airlift Wing Alumni Association 16 th Anniversary 2010 315 th Airlift Wing Excellence Over the Years 315 th Airlift Wing Alumni Association, 218 N. Bates Street, Charleston Air Force Base, SC 29404-4917 or email: Jo (Terrell) Druckrey, (Secretary) at Sugartoyjo1@Comcast.net Changes/additions to Newsletter: Please note-the correct email address for Shirley Phillippi is Phillippis@bellsouth.net. Flight 315th Newsletter news of our heroes Alumni Association 08 May 2010 @ 0900 hours will be our next Alumni Meeting. FYI-this meeting was cancelled due to the fact there was not a quorum. You are invited to our next Alumni Meeting which will be held on (Friday) 04 June at 0930 hours at the Charleston Club with Alumni Luncheon to follow at 1100 hours. For all 315 th Airlift Wing Alumni Members there is no cost for the luncheon. For guests, there will be a charge by the Charleston Club. Charleston Club members will get a discount. Come out and enjoy the comrade and a great lunch with all Alumni members. Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union is sponsoring our quarterly luncheons and we chose to move the luncheons to Friday rather than Wednesday as the Charleston Club serves seafood on Fridays. We have invited some of the ladies from the Quilts of Valor to be at this luncheon. FYI... Special Event on 30 September 2010: Thursday, 12 noon the Alumni is sponsoring a Special Recognition Captain s choice Golf Tournament at Wrenwoods Golf Course,
2 honoring our Wing Commander (Col Chapman) returning from deployment. Also, retirement recognition for CMSgt Ben Futrell (315 th AW Command Chief) who will retire on 03 October 2010. If a new Command Chief has been selected prior to this date, we will also include his recognition. The cost per person will be no less than $45.00 or no more than $50.00. The cost includes the Golf Tournament, awards dinner at the Charleston Club at 1700 hours social and buffet at 1800 hours. Awards to follow. Golf Tournament Flyer/Registration Form will be posted on our www.315awalumni.org web site. We have received several emails asking about a scheduled Alumni Reunion for those that plan on making the golf tournament. The Alumni Board will be setting up an Alumni Last Bag Drag Reunion on Saturday, 02 October, 2010 at the Charleston Club. Social at 1800 hours and Dinner at 1900 hours (Charleston casual dress) followed by Alumni meeting. The cost will be worked out with the Charleston Club. Flyer/Registration form will also be posted on our web site. Third Retired Reserve Transportation Reunion: Retired Reserve Aerial Porters will meet the Charleston AFB on 1-2 October 2010. Proposed events will include... an Icebreaker, update briefings, cocktails and dinner. Golf is available (on your own) by contacting Wrenwoods Golf Course (commercial) (843) 963-1933 (DSN) 673-1833. For more information, contact MSgt (ret) Shirley Phillippi at Phillippis@bellsouth.net. Or phone her at (HP) (843) 572-4726 or (cell) (843) 801-2348. Health Report... To inform all, Col Billy Henderson is going through more chemo treatments again. At this time, he is unable to speak and communicates by writing to anyone that visits him. His spirits are really high. For those that would like to send Col Henderson a get well card, his address is 1951 Treebark Drive, Charleston, SC 29414.
3 Membership Report... Membership is the life-blood of our association, so please take a look at your card and if it is out of date, contact Shirley Phillippi at (843) 572-4726. Or go the web site at www.315aw Alumni.org fill out a membership renewal form and forward it to Shirley at 123 Aylesbury Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445-5718. If you aren t sure of your expiration date, please feel free to give me a call. For those of whose membership fees were due on 31 December 2009 they are now delinquent. Feel free to renew at your convenience. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? We have returned mail from the following Alumni members: CMSgt Ray T. Adams MSgt Rodney Gantt SSgt Sue Barnes 2Lt James S. Grant Maj James J. Bayone, Jr. Col David Guminski Col Bruce A. Bowers SMSgt Gregory B. Holm TSgt Tanesia Brown Maj Dennis C. Jefferson Maj Ronaldo D. Christianson SrA Kevin McAlister SMSgt Juanita Corbin MSgt Judge Ochoa Mrs. Sandy Dent Lt Col Jeffrey A. Schellinger Ms. Carolyn Eber Maj James C. Vail MSgt Carlton S. Edwards, Jr Maj Patrick Webb TSgt Dexter J. Franklin Col Walker M. Williams, III MSgt William D. Gann III TSgt Wesley Yount Please contact me if you have a new address, phone number or if you know these individuals no longer wish to maintain their membership, or if you know the whereabouts of these lost members. Sincerely, Shirley A. Phillippi, MSgt, USAF, Ret. Membership Chairman
4 As of 05 March 2010, our membership is as follows: New Members 2 Deceased - 4 Current Membership 1,041 Dues Paid 21 Paid Members 527 (51 %) Delinquent Dues 514 (49%) Update on the Quilts of Valor Chief Fuller states the Alumni Association has donated a total of $5,000.00 to the Quilts of Valor over the past several years. For those who don t know, the Quilts of Valor is a local group of ladies who volunteer to sew quilts to be sent to our injured military personnel who are deployed. The Quilts of Valor is a non-profit organization. They purchase fabric and any other items they need with donations they receive such as our Alumni Association. Representatives are always present at our Alumni Luncheons. Final Fly By... Prince Gilliard who worked in the Education and Training Office in building 51, passed away on 08 January 2010. Prince was always one who wanted to help others better their education and was always to willing to help all. Col Sam Horton passed away in March 2010. He was loved and respected by all. CMSgt Dick Fuller, USAF, Ret. President/Alumni The Nominees for the 315th Air Wing Alumni Are as Follows. Officers 2 year term CMSgt (Ret) Richard Fuller, President CMSgt (Ret) Charlie Hall Jr., Vice President MSgt (Ret) Elizabeth (Jo)(Terrell) Druckrey, Secretary CMSgt (Ret) Len Stempin, Treasurer Directors Lt Col (Ret) Eileen Wilson MSgt (Ret) Roy Griffith CMSgt (Ret) Tom Clemons
5 Information you can use... For military alumni/active and retired benefits... give them a try. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214 s. Online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov A repeat some of us have asked for again: SPACE-A TRAVEL... Are you looking forward to it one day? Sorry if you ve noticed this article, but I felt you d prefer to see it more than once than not to be in the loop for the information. Scott AFB, Ill. (AFRNS)... Air Mobility Command recently unveiled its first official command-level AMC Travel Web Site. People planning to travel the AMC travel system can now point their web browsers to www.amc.af.mil/amctravel/index.asp for the latest in AMC travel information. This site officially went live July 24 th 2009. It offers prospective spaceavailable travelers a wealth of information including an updated AMC passenger terminal contact list (complete with phone numbers, email and Web links) and more than a dozen travel documents, example letters and brochures. Every day around the world, hundreds of military-contracted commercial aircraft travel the world delivering troops and cargo. Each year, hundreds of thousands of military personnel, retirees and their family members go along for the ride, courtesy of the AMC Space-available travel program.
6 Space-available flight also known as military hops are a unique benefit to U.S. service members, retirees and their families. Under the AMC travel program, unused seats on U.S. military and military contracted aircraft are made available on-duty passengers on a spaceavailable basis (once space-required or official-duty passengers and cargo have been accommodated). According to AMC travel expert, the AMC Travel Web site was created because AMC customers deserve it. The AMC Travel site was created to provide our customers a wealth of AMC travel information which can be counted on to contain the most accurate and up-to-date travel information available said TSgt Steve Katsonis of the AMC passenger policy branch. Our customers deserved a Web site where they can obtain travel information that is correct, up to date and validated by AMC. This web site will give them that. TSgt Katsonis said AMC officials understand the massive amount of anxiety and stress felt by space-required and space-available travelers. Our goal is that this site will answer any questions at passengers will have. Therefore minimizing stress before they leave their homes. In the past, prospective space-available passengers turned to one of several AMC headquarters offices in search of travel information. TSgt Katsonis said although headquarters personnel are trained to respond to these public queries, he hopes the new Web site will provide all their information and more. Additionally, he said trained passenger service agents at AMC terminals worldwide are standing by to assist. People searching for up-to-the-minute AMC travel information are encouraged to contact their nearest AMC passenger terminal. A current listing is available on the new AMC Travel site.
7 Another benefit of the new AMC Travel site is that it will be updated with the latest breaking news and updates. For instance, TSgt Katsonis said active duty dependent travel policies have gone through a few significant changes during the past few years. He said, Department of Defense officials now allow unaccompanied travel by dependents when the military spouse is deployed on contingency/exercise/deployment orders also known as CED orders. According to TSgt Katsonis, when the deployment is for 120 days or more, unaccompanied travel is authorized in category IV; for deployments of 366 days or more. Unaccompanied travel is authorized in the bottom of category III. TSgt Katsonis said he wants people to know that space-available travel is a great benefit but it can be stressful experience without the proper planning. AMC never guarantees travel and passengers need to be prepared for their (space available) trip to take a little more time than it would were they traveling commercial air. He added that every base is equipped with facilities or lodging capable of handling passengers stranded by a broken or re-routed aircraft. The most important thing to remember when traveling Space-A is be prepared to fly commercial air if problems are encountered. The key to a stress-free trip is to have a plan, have enough money for all contingencies and be mentally prepared for disappointment when plans don t come together (Courtesy of AMC News Service) Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union... 315 th Airlift Wing Alumni Association Sponsor; Creating financial security for you and your family www.heritagetrust.org... Jim McDaniel, CEO/President Questions and Service... let them know we appreciate the fantastic luncheons they sponsor.
8 Don t Forget... Mark your calendar and attend the 315 th Alumni Luncheon at the Charleston Club on Friday, 04 June at the Charleston Club, time 11:00 hours for fun, good food, fellowship and news. New members are accepted. Applications are available at the Luncheon. Join your alumni and maintain your military ties with the 315 Airlift Wing Reserves. Keeping in Touch with our military comrades. Sponsored by the Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union. Come out and enjoy your military friends.