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  • Firestone Complete Auto Care Shaw's newest tenant

    Thirty Army posts and Air Force bases in the continental U.S. will have their Army and Air Force Exchange Service car care centers converted to Firestone Complete Auto Care centers. Shaw is now the ninth to welcome the auto care company. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, Shaw customers can

  • Shaw pilot didn't eject

    At 10 p.m. today, Col. Joe Guastella, commander of Shaw's 20th Fighter Wing, issued the following announcement regarding Capt. Nicolas Giglio, missing since a mid-air collision Thursday night:"In spite of an intense search conducted by hundreds of professionals from the Coast Guard, Navy and Air

  • Civilian contract positions to become civil service

    The office of Secretary of Defense Comptroller issued Resource Management Decision 802 in April, which has a goal to reduce the proportion of contractor funding 13 percent for service contracts. "The RMD 802 is a result of efforts to cut down the number of contracts in the Department of Defense,"

  • ARRA funded dormitory contstruction at Shaw

    Another new dormitory for Shaw's Airmen moved forward recently as Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast awarded Choate Construction Company of Mount Pleasant, S.C., an $11.5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contract Sept. 22 for construction of a dormitory here."We're eager to

  • Smart operations applied to F-16 engine changes

    A hand-selected team of eight maintenance professionals from the 20th Maintenance Group here recently embarked on a weeklong Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century journey. The team gathered to perform a rapid improvement event on the F-16 engine removal and installation process, with the

  • Annual combined charity drive kicks off

    It's that time of the year again for service members and federal civilian employees to contribute to charities through the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign."This year, Shaw's goal is to reach $165,000," said Maj. Linda Coates, 20th Fighter Wing CFC manager. "Last year, Shaw collected $162,380. The

  • Shaw's Army 4th BCD returns from deployment

    The U. S. Army's 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment stationed here arrived on base Monday morning to be greeted by friends and family after a 12-month deployment. With rain pouring from the sky, the Soldiers' families readily awaited for the door to open on the passenger jet carrying their