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  • The 20th Fighter Wing’s new logo was adopted in December 2016 and represents Team Shaw members and the mission at the 20th FW. The new logo is a weasel riding two high-speed anti-radiation missiles, carrying a lightning bolt with the tail flashes of the 55th, 77th, and 79th Fighter Squadrons respectively. The lightning bolt symbolizes electronic warfare, the weasel represents the Wild Weasel mission, and the HARMs are what Team Shaw uses to challenge its enemies. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

    We all have a flying window: why my time is not as important as yours

    When I was a maintainer, it was understood that Airmen were expected to be in place fifteen minutes prior to appointments, meetings and events.
  • A U.S. Air Force airborne cryptologic language analyst examines native plants during survival, evasion, resistance and escape training as part of Red Flag-Rescue 18-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, on May 7, 2018.

    Getting to know Code of Conduct: Articles IV-VI

    Retired Air Force Col. Dewey Waddell was shot down in his F-105 Thunderchief over the jungles of Vietnam, July 5, 1967. He spent the next six years as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton.
  • U.S. Staff Sgt. Jonathan Buchanan, 325th Operations Support Squadron non-commissioned officer in-charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) training, surveys a potential training area around Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Tyndall’s SERE program, Jan. 17, 2018.

    Getting to know Code of Conduct: Articles I-III

    A hard truth about war is that not every service member is going to make it back to friendly territory after a mission and may fall into the clutches of the enemy.
  • Royal Canadian Air Force 1st Lt. Ervin David Shaw, 48th Squadron Bristol F2B Brisfit pilot, is the namesake of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., located approximately 11 miles from his hometown of Sumter, S.C.

    Lt. Shaw: 100 years later

    Long before the plot of land that is now Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, became a pre-World War II auxillary air field, its namesake departed for a mission into the hostile German sky, never to return to his family.
  • 1st Lt Timothy Kim, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron installation Tririga information owner, poses for a photo while working with the next generation of information technology system, Tririga, inside the 11th CES headquarters building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 9, 2016.

    What is TRIRIGA?

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Enterprise has implemented their first information technology system upgrade in 30 years in order to better manage facilities, equipment, costs and projects.
  • A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron prepares an F-16CM Fighting Falcon for takeoff at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 27, 2018.

    Falcons fly for freedom

    Having never lived at a military installation before arriving at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, I was initially startled at the sight and sound of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon roaring over me as it came in for landing.
  • The 20th Fighter Wing’s new logo was adopted in December 2016 and represents Team Shaw members and the mission at the 20th FW. The new logo is a weasel riding two high-speed anti-radiation missiles, carrying a lightning bolt with the tail flashes of the 55th, 77th, and 79th Fighter Squadrons respectively. The lightning bolt symbolizes electronic warfare, the weasel represents the Wild Weasel mission, and the HARMs are what Team Shaw uses to challenge its enemies. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

    We need your diversity

    There is something to be said about being wholly yourself through every step of your career.
  • The 20th Force Support Squadron (FSS) Youth Programs at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., was officially accredited by the Council of Accreditation ensuring services were well-coordinated, culturally competent, evidence-based, outcomes-oriented and provided by a skilled and supported workforce, June 5, 2018.

    Team Shaw gets accredited

    The 20th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center’s afterschool programs received notification of accreditation June 5, 2018.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing (FW) and Team Shaw spouses board a 72nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker prior to an incentive flight at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 20, 2018.

    Airmen, family members witness mission in action

    Team Shaw spouses and Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing received incentive flights in a 72nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker, June 19-21.
  • A memorial was set for the passing of Senior Airman Trevor Moheit, who was assigned to 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 20, 2018.

    Remembering Trevor Moheit

    Team Shaw members gathered for a memorial in remembrance of Senior Airman Trevor Moheit who was assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance, to celebrate his life and the people he impacted on June 20.
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