20th MDG improves partner squadron readiness

Beginning in October 2018, the Air Force started embedding Airman Resiliency Teams of medical support Airmen into heavy workload and high pressure units to increase operator readiness.The 20th Medical Group has assumed the responsibility of enabling the teams embedded into the 25th Attack Group by

53rd Wing WSEP enhances air superiority and tests multi-platform interoperability

The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida recently hosted the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East November 8-19, 2021. WSEP is a formal evaluation of a squadron's ability to conduct air-to-air live fire missions. It affords aircrew the opportunity to launch live

MWD Kato Retires After Eight Years of Service

The 20th Security Forces Squadron held a retirement ceremony for Military Working Dog Kato at the MWD Kennels obedience yard on Nov. 19, to pay tribute to his career as he retires from active duty.The ceremony began with a “Final Ride,” that saw Kato enter the yard in a patrol vehicle, followed by

Athletic trainers keep pilots in seat

The 20th Operations Group has implemented Air Combat Command’s new Optimizing the Human Weapons System program across Shaw’s three combat fighter squadrons, providing targeted care to 20th Fighter Wing aircrew.The 20th OG hired two athletic trainers, a strength and conditioning coach and a certified

Tigers tackle three exercises

The 79th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadrons simultaneously supported three separate exercises with varying objectives from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, throughout November.While the Tigers were originally tasked to Tyndall to support Checkered Flag 22-1 and the Weapons System Evaluations

Checkered Flag 22-1 comes to a close at Tyndall AFB

Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises. It serves to integrate fourth and fifth-generation aircraft to train and test enhanced mobility, pre-deployment qualifications, and rapid response employment capabilities of pilots and aircrew.

SFS practices expeditionary skills in joint training

In early November, the 20th Security Forces Squadron conducted a two-day joint exercise focusing on expeditionary skills at McCrady Training Center.“Some of the specific skills we were developing include: mission planning, mounted operations, dismounted operations, reacting to enemy contact, leading

Weasel of the Week | Airman Ana Cruz Holtcamp

The Weasel of the Week series asks Team Shaw to share their experiences, Air Force spirit and personalities. We sat down with Airman Ana Cruz Holtcamp, 20th Healthcare Operations Squadron pharmacy technician, to get to know her and her job. Cruz Holtcamp is responsible for assisting the front desk,

Team Shaw joins community for Veterans Day parade

TOC: Enhancing Readiness One Task at a Time

Maintenance groups at Misawa Air Base have implemented a new methodology named the Theory of Constraints (TOC). This theory practices identifying the most important limiting factor standing in the way of achieving a goal and then systematically improving that constraint until it is no longer the