79th “Tigers” depart for Red Flag exercise

Pilots assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" here will participate in Red Flag 13-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., beginning Feb. 21. In addition to 79th pilots, Airmen assigned to other units under the 20th Fighter Wing will attend the exercise making up what is called the "core" to

Team Shaw members ride for a cause

Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is scheduled to conduct the 3rd Annual Bear Crawl, a motorcycle rally fundraiser, March 9 starting at 10 a.m. at the Beacon Theater in Sumter.The motorcycle rally is comprised of a mixed group of military members, veterans and civilians who are banning together to

Goldfein ‘pins’ LOM on Harrigian

Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Commander and Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, presented Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian the Legion of Merit Medal here in a ceremony Feb. 8, 2013 for his efforts while serving as the Assistant Deputy Commander.The ceremony,

Deployed Shaw Airmen compete for 2012 Weapons Load Crew of the Year award

The 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Gamblers," a three-man weapons load crew from the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, participated in a weapons load competition at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 11. Their results will go up against other load crews of their home station to

Selfless Airman aids vehicle accident victim

An Air Force weather forecaster assigned to the 28th Operational Weather Squadron here, weathered a storm as it unfolded in front of him in the form of a vehicle accident Jan. 29. It starts at basic training and reoccurs several times throughout an Airman's career. It's something the Air Force

Outstanding Airman wins John Levitow Award

20th FW to host town hall meetings Feb. 26

The 20th Fighter Wing, is slated to host two town hall meetings for all base personnel, family members and retirees, with the first session at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the second meeting at  6:30 to 8 p.m., Feb. 26,  at the base theater here. The intent is to have policymakers and customer service

Load crew of the year: Airmen compete for top ranking

Shaw civilian retires after 31 years of service

Prescription co-pays jump for TRICARE users

Users of the military health care system, TRICARE, face new co-payments as of last week, TRICARE officials have announced.Changes apply to all TRICARE programs except when you fill prescriptions at a non-network pharmacy. Changes include:· The co-pay for generic medications will remain at $5 for a