Taking care of number one

"Being physically fit and healthy is a daily decision," said Penny Hardin, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron health promotion flight program coordinator. "Living healthy is not something that can be turned on like auto-pilot; it is something that has to be consciously thought about every day."The

SecAF visits Shaw AFB and Sumter, SC during ACC tour

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with Ninth Air Force, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and 20th Fighter Wing Airmen Feb. 27 and 28 on the second stop of a three-base Air Combat Command immersion tour. James visited Ninth Air Force headquarters where Maj. Gen. Jake Polumbo, Ninth Air

20th MDG fine tunes patient care

The 20th Medical Group was recently competitively selected as one of only three out of 74 Air Force military treatment facilities to receive specialized training on the patient centered medical home model in order to fine tune the quality of care provided. A PCMH team from Joint Base San Antonio -

The last strike: A-10 Thunderbolt II preserved in Shaw's Air Park

Talks of phasing out the legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II began swirling around Washington, D.C., Feb. 24 after outlined budget cuts where proposed by the Department of Defense.Congress has ordered nearly $500 billion in defense spending cuts over the next decade. To meet this order, a significant draw

Ninth AF leaders support AFAF

SEAC visits Shaw

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Shaw AFB Feb. 18.Battaglia spent the day speaking with Team Shaw members on the subject of force management as well as other military situations, while getting feedback and

Shaw congratulates newest ALS graduates

Congratulations to the following senior airmen and staff sergeants who graduated here, Feb. 18, from the Senior Master Sgt. David B. Reid Airman Leadership School.Mustang FlightSrA Jeffery K. Adams - 20th Equipment Maintenance SquadronSrA John A. Briggs - 20th EMSSrA Lazarion D. Brown - 20th Force

Accomplished Airmen achieve top awards

Top Airmen and civilians assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central Command were recognized for their achievements during an annual award ceremony here, Feb. 7.On behalf of Lt. Gen. John Hesterman, AFCENT commander, Brig. Gen. John Dolan, AFCENT assistant deputy commander, presided over the ceremony along

Shaw Heights students receive an explosion of knowledge

Two explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron here put on a demonstration at Shaw Heights Elementary School Feb. 10, 2014.1st Lt. Nathan Demers, 20th CES EOD flight commander, and Senior Airman Christopher Brown, 20th CES EOD technician, brought along some of

Winter storm ices Shaw

As much as 1.25 inches of ice and snow covered roads and coated trees and power lines here, Feb. 12 and 13.The bizarre winter storm swept through Sumter, S.C., and covered Shaw AFB in its path, causing the base to invoke minimum manning and operate with mission essential personnel only for two