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  • New repair process offers success

    With the mission of the U.S. Air Force constantly evolving, the aircraft which keep that mission alive need to evolve as well.

  • LAST CALL: Physician Assistant Program seeks applicants by Jan. 30

    The Interservice Physician Assistant Program is accepting applications from active duty officers and enlisted Airmen through the end of January for the annual March selection boards.  1st Lt. Cindy Fernandez graduated from the program in October 2016. She was previously an enlisted member in

  • Decades of development

    The 20th Medical Group marks its legacy of more than 60 years with the grand opening of its new medical treatment facility Feb. 2017.Constituted as the 20th Station Medical Group on June 15, 1948, and later the 20th Tactical Hospital on March 8, 1954, today’s 20th MDG continues to aid service

  • An up-close look at the 20th FW mission

    An Airman crawls in through the hatch of a vehicle and ducks into the darkness below. It is a confined space filled with buttons and knobs, switches and panels, each of them marked by a series of unknown symbols and strange lettering, and it smells like the inside of a military surplus store.Airmen

  • 20th MDG gets an upgrade

    The 20th Medical Group here will be closed Feb. 3–6 to facilitate the move to their new facility and equipment testing.The new facility will open to patients Feb. 7.“We will offer the same services in the new facility that we currently provide, to include family health, women's health, mental

  • Ready to defend

    In an open field at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, an Airman fends off attackers one by one while experiencing disorientation, shortness of breath and struggling to open his eyes through excruciating pain.

  • Airmen react to chemical dangers

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, explosive ordnance disposal flight and emergency management flight worked together with the 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer flight to conquer a simulated chemical spill at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.,

  • Saving lives one unit at a time

    Team Shaw members gathered to participate in a blood drive during National Blood Donor Month at the community center here, Jan. 20.The American Red Cross issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors Jan. 4, due to winter weather forcing the cancellation of blood drives in December 2016.

  • Air Force to celebrate the Biomedical Sciences Corps

    From Jan. 23 to 27, the Air Force will take time to recognize its members within the Biomedical Sciences Corps.The week is designated as Biomedical Sciences Corps (BSC) Appreciation Week in order to highlight and recognize the great achievements members of the corps have accomplished. Close to home,