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  • Shaw Airmen leave for Red Flag 17-2

    Approximately 220 Team Shaw Airmen recently left Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, for Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The Airmen were from a variety of units, including the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.Red Flag is a

  • The gift of a lifetime

    Twenty-two people die each day waiting for an organ transplant, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list; every ten minutes another person is added, lengthening the list every year.

  • Flying side by side

    When an Airman’s car battery dies for the second time in a day, she knows there is someone she can always count on. Frustrated and worried, she decides to reach out and text her wingman.

  • 20th FW kicks off Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis AFB

    The U.S. Air Force’s two-week premier air-to-air combat training exercise, Red Flag 17-2, began Feb. 27 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and will conclude March 10.Held multiple times each year on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range, Red Flag

  • Gone but not forgotten

    A bugle player stands alone among a field of white headstones, all engraved with the names of fallen U.S. service members who have passed away after dedicating their lives to their nation.

  • A&FRC ready to serve

    The 20th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center re-opened for business, Jan. 30.The main A&FRC facility closed for construction due to structural damage on Oct. 27, 2015. The original construction was expected to be completed by December 2016, but the renovation was delayed due to

  • New $57 million medical facility cares for military community

    Air Force leaders and community members attended the new 20th Medical Group clinic ribbon cutting ceremony, Feb. 24.Approximately 100 individuals attended, including Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, Air Force surgeon general, and Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Sean Murphy, Air Combat Command surgeon general.The new

  • Team surveys ‘battle’ site

    A team from Air Education and Training Command and 2nd Air Force, which consisted of a total of 23 individuals from a range of career fields including civil engineers and Battlefield Airmen, surveyed sites for a possible future Battlefield Airman campus here, Feb. 13-17.

  • Dental Squadron Airmen visit local schools

    Airmen from the 20th Dental Squadron visited High Hills Elementary School, here, as well as other schools in the community during National Children’s Dental Health Month.