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  • Where to dispose used cooking oil

    Now that Thanksgiving has passed, many Shaw personnel may have an abundance of used cooking oil from frying turkeys. Shaw members are encouraged to dispose of their used cooking oil in the vat located at the Shaw Bowling Center, said Mark Hall, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron pollution prevention

  • Holiday cookie frenzy

    Shaw's annual cookie drive was in full gear at the community center Nov. 30 when Col. James Post, 20th Fighter Wing commander, expressed his appreciation to the volunteers from Shaw and the Sumter community during a kick-off ceremony. The Airman's cookie drive, sponsored by the Enlisted Spouses Club

  • Flu vaccine prevents illness

    The influenza or "flu" virus is an infection of the respiratory tract that causes fever (100 degrees - 103 degrees), chills, muscle ache, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, cough and headache. It is transmitted through the air when a person infected with the virus coughs or sneezes, or when a person

  • Shaw celebrates holiday with Valor Run, turkey

    When a person looks at Shaw's runway, they usually see F-16 Fighting Falcons taking off or landing, but on the morning of Nov. 21 that was not the case. Most of Shaw's military community formed up on the flightline and ran approximately 2.8 miles down the runway during Shaw's Valor Run. "We're

  • Shaw educator wins Air Force award

    One of Shaw's finest was recently awarded the Air Force level, 2007 3rd Annual DoD David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award. Jon Wright, 20th Force Support Squadron guidance counselor, was presented the award by Lt. Col. Jimmie Sullivan, 20th FSS commander, recently at a commander's

  • Shaw tests response skills

    Shaw Airmen were put to the test Nov. 16 when an unexpected Major Accident Response Exercise kicked off in the early morning. The MARE tests the capability of Airmen to respond to an accident, disaster or catastrophe, such as a plane or car crash, explosion or attack. In this case, a simulated

  • Will run for turkey

    Shaw members ran for turkey in the annual 5K Turkey Trot Nov. 16 at the Outdoor Recreation Center Sports Complex. The first male and female to cross the finish line won a turkey for their Thanksgiving feast. The winners are: Staff Sgt. Eddie Foddrill, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, with a time