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  • 20th MSG crushes deadline with rapid club renovation

    The U.S. Air Force 20th Mission Support Group (MSG) coordinated the full and rapid reconstruction of the Carolina Skies Club’s underground utility systems and refurbished its interior prior to the Airman Leadership School (ALS) graduation scheduled for Feb. 8 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., 2023.Just

  • Shaw launches peer support program

    The U.S. Air Force 20th Fighter Wing launched a basewide peer support program designed to train Airmen from a variety of ranks and backgrounds to identify colleagues in distress and assist in connecting them with the appropriate support programs, in the first-ever training and tabbing ceremony of

  • Out of the Darkness walk for Suicide Prevention

    Brooke Braswell, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) volunteer, passes out beads after the “Out of the Darkness” walk for suicide awareness and prevention at Patriot Park in Sumter S.C., Nov. 5, 2022. The goal of suicide prevention for Shaw is to reduce the factors that increase risk

  • Shaw AFB celebrates Arbor Day

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. James Upton, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron senior enlisted leader, holds the ceremonial shovels after an Arbor Day ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 2, 2022. Shaw AFB celebrates South Carolina Arbor Day annually by planting trees to maintain and cultivate

  • Shaw hunting program holds public event

    Participants in a youth hunting event, hosted by the U.S. Air Force 20th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), approach a firing range to calibrate their rifle sights at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter, S.C., Dec. 3, 2022. The 20th CES

  • Team Shaw joins Sumter for Veterans Day celebration

    Sparky, a service dog, sits beside his owner during a Veterans Day ceremony in Sumter, S.C., Nov. 11, 2022. Sumter is home to a military population of over 31 thousand, over 16 thousand of whom are military retirees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Owen)

  • Sumter locals, Shaw strengthen bonds in annual picnic

    Service members and DOD civilians assigned to Shaw Air Force Base gathered for the first Military Appreciation Picnic since the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the 20th Fighter Wing on base, Nov. 4, 2022. The picnic offered Team Shaw and the

  • Shaw shapes future of air combat training through SCEWR

    Early in the morning, in Hilliard, Florida, the controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (Jacksonville Center) receive transmissions about flight operations 270 miles away on the flightline at Shaw AFB. Similarly, a flurry of coordination

  • 79th Redeployment

    The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) heritage F-16C Fighting Falcon taxis on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct 27, 2022. The 79th FS deployed to project combat air power and help stabilize the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st