page_title: 315th Airlift Wing
hierarchical_section_title: 315th Airlift Wing
caption_attribution_description: English: C-17s from Charleston AFB fly over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Dec. 18. C-17s from the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings dropped cargo at a remote airfield during a strategic brigade airdrop exercise involving a 13-ship formation. This multi-ship training demonstrates the teamwork of active-duty Airmen, Reservists and civilians to be mission-ready when the nation needs this critical capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Richard Rose)
context_page_description: The 315th Airlift Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force Reserve. It is stationed at Joint Base Charleston, in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, and operates the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. If mobilized, the unit would fall under control of Air Mobility Command.
  The mission of the 315th Airlift Wing is to provide and deliver global combat-ready airlift, expeditionary combat support and aeromedical evacuation personnel as a source of augmentation for the active forces in any emergency expansion of the Air Force strategic and aeromedical airlift capabilities. Additionally, the Wing performs peacetime missions such as humanitarian airlift as part of the Denton Cargo Program and integrates with the active-duty 437th Airlift Wing and the 628th Air Base Wing in their normal Air Mobility Command operations and logistics missions. Both of these units are assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
context_section_description: The 315th Airlift Wing (315 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force Reserve.  It is stationed at Joint Base Charleston, in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, and operates the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.  If mobilized, the unit would fall under control of Air Mobility Command.
  The mission of the 315th Airlift Wing is to provide and deliver global combat-ready airlift, expeditionary combat support and aeromedical evacuation personnel as a source of augmentation for the active forces in any emergency expansion of the Air Force strategic and aeromedical airlift capabilities. Additionally, the Wing performs peacetime missions such as humanitarian airlift as part of the Denton Cargo Program and integrates with the active-duty 437th Airlift Wing and the 628th Air Base Wing in their normal Air Mobility Command operations and logistics missions. Both of these units are assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
caption: 315th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster IIIs over the Arthur Ravenel Bridge, Charleston, S.C.
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