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  • Sumter community shows military appreciation

    The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce provided Team Shaw members with the 6th Annual Military Appreciation Picnic here, Sept. 26.More than 300 Airmen and soldiers gathered in Hangar 1200 for a free lunch and to listen to thankful community members share their support."We just wanted to show our

  • Housekeepers make clean sweep

    Housekeepers at the Carolina Pines Inn celebrated International Housekeeping Week here, Sept. 15-19.International Housekeeping Week is an Air Force-wide event, held to show appreciation for the hard work housekeepers do at lodging locations. During the week, several Air Force bases provided time for

  • Team Shaw celebrates AF 67th birthday

    Team Shaw held a celebration in honor of the Air Force's 67th Birthday here, Sept. 18.On Sept. 18, 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, which effectively separated the Air Force from the Army. This Act created a separate yet equal branch of service. From that day

  • Team Shaw celebrates POW/MIA Remembrance Day

    Team Shaw recognized prisoners of war and missing in action personnel through a series of events here, Sept. 18-19.The Air Force Sergeants Association, Chapter 377, sponsored a 24-hour run where individuals took turns carrying the POW/MIA guidon while running laps around Memorial Lake."It's a day

  • Remembering 9/11: Shaw honors American heroes

    Team Shaw hosted a 5k memorial run and a remembrance service Sept. 11, 2014, here, dedicated to those who had fallen during 9/11.On Sept. 11, 2001, four commercial U.S. jetliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists, who deliberately crashed two planes into the World Trade Center and a third into

  • Combative classes train soldiers, Airmen

    U.S. Army Central Modern Army Combative Program instructors held a course here, Sept. 8-12.The purpose of the class was to prepare military personnel for any situation they may face, whether it be on a future deployment or an act of self-defense."The most important thing students gain from attending