Shaw celebrates St. Patrick's Day with 5km race

Team Shaw celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a 5km run here March 15. The 20th Force Support Squadron holds the annual 3-mile run, where service members are encouraged to show their spirit and wear green in celebration of the Irish holiday. More than 250 people attended the race.

Despite TA cuts, education continues

March 11 at 5 p.m., marked the date and time that the Air Force officially cut tuition assistance for its active-duty Airmen. While Airmen have previously been able to make use of up to 100 percent tuition assistance coverage, the program has been cut until the end of the fiscal year. However, other

Team Shaw joins Sumter for Legislative Day

Load crew trains for perfection

Airmen from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here honed their craft by loading and unloading munitions onto F-16 Fighting Falcons, March 7. The process for loading and unloading ammunitions ranges in between 60 and 150 steps. The crews trains for every new base they go to, so the know the

Team Shaw members ride for a cause

At 10 a.m. on March 9, the Palmetto Health Children's Hospital conducted the 3rd Annual Bear Crawl, a motorcycle rally fundraiser, at the Beacon Theater in Sumter.All donations, both monetary and gifts, went to children who have the childhood cancer Hepatoblastoma, a malignant tumor primarily in the

Shaw NCOs attend First Sergeant Symposium

Team Shaw NCOs gathered at the Education Center for a first sergeants symposium March 4-7. The symposium was for NCOs who were interested in becoming a first sergeant or is currently assigned first sergeant tasks as an additional duty. While at the symposium, the attendees learned the duties

20th FW wins four 9th AF OPY awards

The 9th Air Force Outstanding Professionals of the Year for 2012 have been announced.The 20th Fighter Wing garnered four winners for the NAF level annual awards."It's my great pleasure to announce the 20th FW has won four of the ten 9th AF Outstanding Professional of the Year 2012 awards," said Col.

Team Shaw lieutenant colonels selected for promotion

The Air Force Personnel Center announced five Team Shaw lieutenant colonels have been selected for promotion to colonel.  Lt. Col.  Jason J. E. Childs, AFCENTLt. Col. Ramona L. Fields, 379th EMDGLt. Col. Scott A. Shepard, 20th OGLt. Col. Rodney Singleton, 9th AFLt. Col. Robert D. Snodgrass, 20th

Lt. Col. Paul Dupuis retires

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Dupuis, U.S. Air Forces Central deputy chief of plans and requirements, receives his certificate of retirement after more than 20 years of service here on March 8.  Dupuis enlisted in the summer of 1988 when he joined as a pararescuemen. In 1995, Dupuis crossed over to

Shaw stands up new fighter group

The 495th Fighter Group stood up during an activation ceremony here March 8. The group's activation is part of the Air Force's ongoing initiative to integrate traditional, active-duty Airmen with Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units to streamline training and resource use. Such integrated