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  • Shaw AFB hosts 9/11 5k

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paul Raia, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services firefighter, rings the ceremonial bell during a 5k event in honor of 9/11 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 11, 2023. The bell symbolizes the commitment of the firefighters who gave their life for

  • Team Shaw Honor Guard participates in 9/11 memorial

    U.S. Air Force honor guard Airmen assigned to Shaw Air Force Base participated in the annual 9/11 “Morning of Remembrance” ceremony in Columbia, alongside other military service members and first responders on Sept. 11, 2023.Team Shaw’s ceremonial guardsmen represented the United States Air Force in

  • Team Shaw K-9 unit attends joint training at Ft. Jackson

    U.S. Army Sgt. Alijah Springer, 208th Military Working Dog Detachment handler, assigned to Fort Jackson, S.C., participates in a joint training exercise with the U.S. Air Force 20th Security Forces Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., at Fort Jackson, Aug. 2, 2023. Military working dogs are

  • Sumter installs P-51 Red Tail Mustang memorial

    A historical replica of a P-51 Red Tail Mustang is fully installed and displayed in a local park to memorialize the history of the Tuskegee Airmen at Veterans Park, S.C., July 26, 2023. The City of Sumter fully installed the replica aircraft to uphold the rich legacy of the U.S. Air Force 322nd

  • Team Shaw hosts STAFFDEL tour

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Hicok, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) deputy commander, center, presents a 20th FW mission brief to South Carolina House representative legislative assistants during a Staff Delegation tour of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 28, 2023. The staff delegates received an in-depth tour

  • 20th EMS exercises contingency breakout procedures

    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — U.S. Air Force 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) precision guided munitions (PGM) Airmen exercised contingency breakout procedures on live munitions at Shaw Air Force Base, June 27, 2023.The contingency breakout exercise simulated a rapid response force generation

  • No place like home: Team Shaw welcomes back Gamblers

    Team Shaw service members and families gather to greet U.S. Air Force 77th Fighter Squadron “Gamblers” pilots on their redeployment to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 18, 2023. The Gamblers deployed in October to project combat airpower and help stabilize the U.S. Central Command’s area of

  • Winning battles on the ground to fight in the sky

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.- After 11 years of perseverance, commitment, and life-threatening illness, an F-16 pilot with the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, was bestowed the call sign “Atlas” during Checkered Flag 23-2, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing.

  • Shaw welcomes home Gamblers

    The U.S. Air Force 77th Fighter Squadron (FS) flightline sits empty in anticipation for the returning deployers at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 4, 2023. In order to maintain sufficient and sustainable presence in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Airmen assigned to the 77th FS and