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  • ShawFest offers historical perspective of aircraft

    ShawFest 2010 will be offering spectators the chance to see a wide variety of military aircraft spanning the history of military aviation. Some of the planes that will be on display here include:The North American B-25 Mitchell will be one of the aircraft performing in the air show. The design for

  • Shaw summer sports start soon

    Shaw's summer sports, softball and golf, are scheduled to kick off this month as the winter intramural sports come to an end with the volleyball championship.Golf has its first match on May 11 and softball has its first game on May 24.Softball has about 20 squadrons competing and golf has about 11

  • The Great American Spring Cleaning is beginning

    The 2010 Great American Spring Cleaning will take place here from April 23 to 29. For more information, please look at the enclosed Power Point presentation by clicking on the following link.https://newafpims.afnews.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100421-030.ppt

  • Ride Share is coming to Shaw

    Ride Share, a new carpooling program under development for Shaw Air Force Base, will provide civilian and military base employees with an alternative means of getting to work that includes extra benefits.Contracted vans will be provided as carpool vehicles, and commuting routes will be planned to

  • Weapons airmen compete in historical tradition

    On April 16, 2010, 20th Fighter Wing Weapons Standardization hosted the first Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition for the year here.Weapons loading competitions have been a tradition in the Air Force since before the Korean War, when bomb loaders would test their skill and speed against one

  • Lodging improves for transient families

    Shaw's largest temporary lodging facility is now available for booking after months of renovation. Airmen from the base lodging office decided to improve upon the cramped transient housing conditions in the spirit of this year's theme of taking care of the Air Force Family.The standard rooms have

  • Shaw aircraft resume night flying

    Shaw Air Force Base will increase flying activity during the evening hours of April 12 to 15, 19 to 22 and 26 to 29.Shaw F-16 pilots use these night flights to train with night vision equipment and practice tactics that are critical to survivability in combat. For more information, contact 2nd Lt.

  • Changeover from heating to cooling begins

    According to 20th Fighter Wing policy, the cooling season begins when the daily high reaches 75° dry bulb temperature for four consecutive days. The 20th Civil Engineering Squadron is hard at work executing the changeover from heating to cooling as we speak. For most of our base facilities,