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  • From left, Airmen 1st Class Leernest Ruffin and LeNard Ruffin, 482nd Attack Squadron intel analysts, stand together at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 29, 2019.

    Brothers in arms, blood

    Joining the military can be one of the most important, yet frightening, decisions a high school graduate can make, but having your sibling by your side might make that process easier.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cheryl Lockhart, 20th Medical Group chief nurse, right, applies moulage to a simulated patient at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 1, 2019.

    Medics train for rapid response

    Airmen from the 20th Medical Group held a mass-casualty exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, August 1.
  • From left, U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Tylique McMichael and Dakota Montgomery, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology apprentices, gear up prior to using a plasma cutter at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 30, 2019.

    Metals tech flight sparks Shaw airpower

    In the center of a dark room, subtle orange sparks bounce off an individual. A technician hunched over a table joins together pieces of scattered metal, almost like pieces of a puzzle.
  • Chief Master Sgt. John Kirby, U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) A3 aircraft control function manager, center, provides mentoring tips to advises Master Sgt. Ernest Wheeler, U.S. AFCENT A6XR, section chief, during a speed mentoring program at the 20th Force Support Squadron Carolina Skies Club, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 30, 2019.

    USAFCENT speed mentors Team Shaw

    In a dimly lit room full of bar stools and tables, strangers sit across from each other, sharing their successes and failures, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 30.
  • U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 705th Company, 318th Battalion, and contracted workers pump fuel at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 26, 2019.

    Airmen, Soldiers fuel mission together

    Soldiers from the 705th Transport Company, 318th Battalion, delivered fuel for 20th Fighter Wing aircraft at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina July 26, 2019.
  • Enlisted Airmen who graduate from the Advanced Instructor Course (AIC) can wear the Air Force AIC patch on their right shoulder after graduating from the course.

    Advanced Instructor Course graduates enhance Shaw mission

    Five enlisted Team Shaw Airmen recently returned as weapons school graduates from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 24.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darren Brown, 20th Force Support Squadron Chief Master Sgt. Emerson E. Williams Dining Facility shift leader, stands for a photo at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 17, 2019.

    Former mayor enlists, serves in a new way

    Taking care of others is an attribute expected from all Airmen, but for Staff Sgt. Darren Brown, 20th Force Support Squadron Chief Master Sgt. Emerson E. Williams Dining Facility shift leader, this desire resonated years before he took the oath of enlistment.
  • Erica Williams, Sumter Economic Development Board member, shows middle and high school students how not to dress for a professional interview at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 24, 2019.

    Shaw Airmen host interview workshop for local growth

    Airmen came together to host a workshop for local middle and high school students for an afternoon of interviewing lessons at the Carolina Skies Club, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina July 24, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin Ingold stands at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 23, 2019.

    An augmentee abroad

    Force Protection Airmen face unique challenges while deployed. Not only are they thousands of miles away from the comforts of home but they provide security to the base and protect vital military assets in hostile or contested areas. FP consists of augmentees, Airmen are pulled from their primary career fields to assist operations downrange.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Operations Support Squadron weather flight office work together to monitor local weather at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, June 21, 2019.

    Rain or shine, weather flight protects flightline

    The 20th Operations Support Squadron weather flight Airmen’s discipline, attention to detail and continued emphasis on the hard-earned basics are what stand between unseen deadly flying conditions and the pilots of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
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