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  • Team Shaw prepares for hurricane season

    Members of the 20th Fighter Wing are beginning to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season here, May 19.Hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts approximately six months."According to statistics from the South Carolina State Climatology Office, in the last 110 years 27 hurricanes have had landfall

  • PCS season increases TMO operations

    The 20th Logistics Readiness Squadrons' passenger travel and personal property teams are gearing up to enter their busiest time of year; peak moving season.Peak moving season begins near the end of April and continues until the middle of September.It is TMO's goal to provide Airmen and their

  • 20th FW Chaplain corps hosts block party, boosts morale

    The 20th Fighter Wing chapel hosted a base-wide block party here, May 17.The purpose of the event was to boost morale of Airmen by bringing them together in a relaxed environment, explained Chaplain (Capt.) Curt Cizek, 20th FW chaplain.The party took place at seven locations on base, including base

  • Air Force recognizes nurses and medical technicians

    Throughout the Air Force, May 6-12, nurses and medical technicians were recognized for the care they provide to service members and their families.The theme of the week "ethical practice and quality care," serves as a platform to celebrate the ways nurses and medical technicians provide safe,

  • Last of the Voodoos reunite

    The last of the RF-101 Voodoo pilots held their final large reunion in Sumter S.C., April 27-30.The RF-101 Voodoo was a single-seat, photo-reconnaissance aircraft assigned to several tactical reconnaissance and training wing's at Shaw  for 43 years.Approximately 50 war-fought veterans gathered to

  • 20th SFS Airmen train for customs checks

    The 20th Security Force Squadron held a Military Customs Inspector class here, April 28.The class, taught by customs inspectors from Columbia, South Carolina, teaches 20th SFS Airmen to perform customs checks on military members and aircraft that are coming from foreign locations."Unlike many bases

  • 20th MDG tests EMTs combat readiness

    The 20th Medical Group held an emergency management technician rodeo here, May 1.The rodeo was designed to increase Air Force EMT proficiency and promote esprit de corp through competition."The training enhanced our Air Force medic's capacity to deliver emergency medical treatment and to garner