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  • CFC accepting donations

    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.—The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) kicked off at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Sept. 19 and is scheduled to continue until Oct. 28.

  • International Housekeepers Week

    The 20th Force Support Squadron housekeepers celebrated International Housekeepers Week with activities at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 12-16.

  • 1st annual medic games

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Davis, 20th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician and Tech. Sgt. Kathy Cooper, 20th MDOS patient advocate, attend to Airman 1st Class Brandon Hayes, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare systems technician, who simulates having burns

  • Honorary defender joins ranks

    Donning a security forces beret comes with the responsibility of watching over and protecting the personnel on Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

  • Press Release 24-2016: Poinsett Range to host 75th Ranger Battalion

    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — Soldiers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Battalion assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, are scheduled to perform live night fire exercises on Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Wedgefield, South Carolina, the week of Sept. 19.Residents and land owners in the area

  • Shaw celebrates U.S. Air Force, local history

    In celebration of the 69th Air Force birthday and the 75th Anniversary of Shaw Air Force Base, the 20th Fighter Wing hosted an Air Force Ball Sept. 16, at the Sumter Civic Center, Sumter, South Carolina.

  • Carrying the memory

    Two Airmen run in step around Memorial Lake. The lake is calm and the sky is overcast, threatening the flag-bearers with rain. The Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag is carried from the early morning through the night until the sun rises again.Since 1979, National POW/MIA Recognition Day has

  • Meet AUAB medical group's MacGyver

    “You’re like MacGyver,” the doctor enthusiastically told Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer Bruce, a biomedical equipment repair technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, after he was told by Bruce a broken piece of dental equipment could be repaired.The doctor was comparing Bruce to a

  • Propulsion on the flightline

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Athena Kline, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, poses for a picture in front of a F-129B engine at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 7, 2016. The aerospace propulsion flight is responsible for rebuilding, repairing and performing

  • A ruck to remember 9/11

    On Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. experienced a series of four terrorist attacks targeting the World Trade Center in New York City, N.Y., and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. More than 3,000 people lost their lives. The 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight hosted a 9/11