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  • 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

  • Team Shaw hypes motorcycle safety

    Imagine riding a motorcycle and going 60 mph on an open road, the wind blowing, adrenaline pumping and the feeling of just being free. The last thought that crosses the mind of a rider is "I wonder if this will be my last ride?" Currently Shaw has approximately 376 trained riders who have completed

  • Committed Airman wins local award

    Sitting at his desk, handling normal day to day work when all of sudden there is a knock at the door. The senior NCO is told the group commander wants to see him about some recent events that took place. Immediately his mind starts racing. He walks down the hall, knocks on the door and walks in.

  • LRS maintainers take on the truck

    The 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron maintainers that are temoprarily embedded with the Shaw fire department removed a fire truck engine here, Feb. 4. The engine was taken out in order to replace the coolant system in the truck. The engine was reinstalled back into the truck after the maintenance

  • Shaw Airmen become immune

    Every day, between 100 to 120 active-duty members, retirees, spouses and children get their skin pierced with a needle at Shaw. Why? Because they are getting immunizations that are critical to potentially saving their lives. Immunization is the process of becoming immune or resistant to an

  • CAF week brings Shaw Airmen together

    Team Shaw personnel participated in a Comprehensive Airman Fitness week here, Feb. 3-7.The CAF week was built on the four pillars which are mental, social, spiritual and physical fitness. CAF week in general focuses on these different components to help build comprehensive Airmen. Something