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  • CJCS visits Shaw

    Leadership from Ninth Air Force, United States Army Central Command, and the 20th Fighter Wing salute for the departure of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 9, 2024. Brown visited to speak at a Tuskegee Airmen Monument dedication ceremony

  • Training the next generation of Air Traffic Controllers

    From organizing and expediting ground to air traffic, to issuing instructions and monitoring aircraft in air space over the ocean off the continental United States, the U.S. Air Force’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Airmen are trained to the highest of standards

  • 20th Maintenance Group hosts Load Crew of the Year competition

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 79th Fighter Generation Squadron secure a munition to an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 31, 2023. 20th Fighter Wing Maintenance Airmen showcased their operational readiness by performing

  • 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 celebrates AbilityOne workers in 23rd Annual Picnic

    The sound of mingling conversations mixes with the roar of the F-16s flying overhead as the AbilityOne picnic begins with opening remarks. For over 20 years, Shaw has highlighted the continued hard work of civilian workers employed through the AbilityOne program. Shaw celebrated its 23rd Annual

  • Double-time: Shaw delivers back to back deployments

    Across the world in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 79th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron “Tigers” are delivering on promises made when the squadron deployed in July 2022. The Tiger Mission Generation Force Element is operating

  • Up all night: 20th MXG ensures readiness 24/7

    Las Vegas never sleeps, and neither does the 20th Maintenance Group, which conducts 24-hour operations whether at home at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, or on temporary duty at Nellis in support of Red Flag 17-2.