HomeNews

News Search

  • Wires are connected to a piece of machinery at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 7, 2018.

    PMEL putting in work

    Many career fields within maintenance focus on a specific piece of equipment or machinery, but for the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory this is not the case.
  • Aidan Waite, Rational USA executive chef, demonstrates the capability of the Rational Self-Cooking Center at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 4, 2018.

    Shaw DFAC receives innovative equipment

    The 20th Force Support Squadron Emerson E. Williams Dining Facility received a new cooking center, Dec. 4.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sondra Saul, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician apprentice, fills a bucket with liquid nitrogen in the metal shop at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 30, 2018.

    Success has no limit for women in the Air Force

    As the sun rises and liquid nitrogen heats up in the metal shop, an Airman puts bearing cups from an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon into the substance so the bearing cup expands and comes apart. She proceeds to snap on her gloves, glasses and apron to prepare for another day.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shanice Smith, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment journeyman, sorts through customer gear logs at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 30, 2018.

    IPE: gearing Airmen for mission success

    Before any Airman can deploy to accomplish their mission they must first receive the necessary gear from a deployment processing center. The team of more than 10 Airmen, responsible for ensuring their wingmen receive the protection needed downrange, are assigned to the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment flight. The
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allen Jenlink, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron precision guided munition crew chief, holdsU.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allen Jenlink, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron precision guided munition crew chief, holds up a hollow bolt at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 30, 2018. up a hollow bolt at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 30, 2018.

    AMMO keeps heartbeat

    While many Team Shaw members are sound asleep, some Airmen must continue to keep the heart of the base beating with 24-hour operations. The 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron is one of many squadrons that work throughout the night.
  • Lights shine on a Holiday Tree at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Nov 29, 2018.

    Team Shaw gathers to celebrate holiday season

    Team Shaw came together to kick off the holiday season at the annual Holiday Display Lighting at the Friendship Chapel, Nov. 29.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dyllon Banks, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, pulls a firehose to a controlled fire at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 20, 2018.

    Teamwork leads to mission readiness

    In the military, many times the mission prevails through teamwork; teamwork throughout squadrons, organizations and internally within each shop. With some jobs, teamwork is much more crucial to the specific mission, which is why fire training is so important for the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighters.
  • (From left) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Schneider, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team (VDT) superintendent, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Hutchinson, F-16 VDT assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, and Tech. Sgt. Stephen Mullins, F-16 VDT avionics specialist, discuss maintenance of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon following a Bahrain International Airshow demonstration flight at Sakhir Airbase, Kingdom of Bahrain, Nov. 14, 2018.

    F-16 VDT completes 2018 season at BIAS

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper Demonstration Team completed the 2018 air show season by participating in the Bahrain International Airshow at Sakhir Airbase, Kingdom of Bahrain, Nov. 14-16.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Formiller, 20th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, picks up trash during a highway beautification in Sumter, S.C., Nov. 16, 2018.

    Sumter highway beautification

    Team Shaw members recently came together to beautify one of Sumter, South Carolina’s, many highways. According to palmettopride.org, Adopt-A-Highway came to help S.C. Department of Transportation with this important volunteer program. More than 545,000 volunteers removed 62 million pounds of litter from roads and natural areas.
  • Native American artifacts that were found at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Wedgefield S.C.

    20 CES preserves Native American history

    On Aug. 3, 1990, President George H.W. Bush proclaimed the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month. However at Shaw Air Force Base, preserving Native American history and culture is a year-round mission.
RSS