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  • EFMP hosts fair to diagnose children with special needs

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center's Exceptional Family Member Program Family Support hosted a Child Find Clinic and Community Resource Awareness Fair at the Fitness and Health Center here, Aug. 14. The free annual fair offered a variety of activities like a clinic that screened children's

  • Let's eat healthy at Shaw

    On Aug. 16, Janine Reinholtz, Health and Wellness Center registered dietician, visited the commissary here to help shoppers make healthier purchases.Reinholtz provided "grocery cart guidance" to shoppers through scheduled appointments. Shoppers were encouraged to bring their grocery lists and weekly

  • 20th Communications Squadron welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. David McKoy assumed command of the 20th Communications Squadron here, Aug. 14.McKoy replaced Lt. Col. Kevin Wilson who served as the commander for the past year. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Scott Arcuri, 20th Mission Support Group commander.Before leaving, Wilson thanked many

  • IDS: People helping people

    Representatives from all of the Shaw AFB helping agencies, including Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment, and more, meet once a month to troubleshoot and discuss potential issues on Shaw.This group is called the Integrated Delivery System or IDS for short. Their goal is to

  • Heart link educates, connects spouses together

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center held a quarterly orientation for spouses to introduce them to military life, called Heart Link, at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center here, Aug. 13.Heart Link is geared toward spouses who have been married five years or less or who are new to the Air

  • Air Force implements new program for retiring service members

    Switching from military life to civilian life can be an overwhelming change. The mandated Transition GPS program, provided at the Airman & Family Readiness Center, helps service members prepare for their life after the military.President Barack Obama passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act in

  • Army Chinooks stop at Shaw to refuel

    Three Army Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters with Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., stopped at Shaw Aug. 9.The three helicopters stopped to refuel on their way to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La.The

  • Commissaries return to normal hours Aug. 18-24

    Military commissaries worldwide will return to normal operating schedules the week of Aug. 18-24, said the director and CEO of the Defense Commissary Agency.The DeCA announcement comes in the wake of the Department of Defense's Aug. 6 decision to curtail furloughs of its civilian workforce from 11