Dec. 4, 2012 Sumter County annual tree lighting Sumter held its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony Nov. 30, in front of the Sumter County Courthouse. Several members from Team Shaw attended the ceremony. Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells, 9th Air Force commander and Col. Clay Hall, 20th Fighter Wing commander, helped flip the switch to light the
Dec. 4, 2012 F-16 brings Santa to Shaw U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jared Hutchinson, 55th Fighter Squadron director of operations,brought Santa to Shaw in an U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon for the 20th Operations Group Children's Holiday Party, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Dec. 1, 2012.
Dec. 4, 2012 Radio station offers free holiday greetings to deployed servicemembers Carolina Country 94.3 FM, a Columbia radio station, is offering Team Shaw members the opportunity to send free holiday voice greetings to their deployed "significant others" this holiday season.The free service only requires a phone call to answer a few questions and record your greeting. The
Nov. 28, 2012 What's in a name? Combat training range and flower linked Poinsett - poinsettia. Electronic combat range - Christmas flower. Where's the link?Easy, if you're an historical trivia buff.The answer is: Joel Roberts Poinsett, 1779 to 1851, a South Carolina leader whose life ended in Stateburg, about two miles west of Shaw, is the link.A Charleston native,
Nov. 27, 2012 Bum wing replaced on a Shaw Fighting Falcon 20th Maintenance Group Airmen here, removed the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to replace it with a new one. The old wing was replaced due to an internal leak, which required extensive maintenance.
Nov. 27, 2012 Team Shaw celebrates Thanksgiving Team Shaw leadership spent Thanksgiving afternoon serving lunch at the dining facility to help celebrate the holiday. The dining facility offered many Thanksgiving options from turkey, stuffing, corn and peas to cake, pie and other pastries. Thanksgiving themed cake, pies and other culinary displays
Nov. 27, 2012 Hot pit refueling keeps pilots in the fight Team Shaw crew chiefs and refueling specialists recently performed hot pit refueling for 55th Fighter Squadron pilots here. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running resulting in a speedy refuel to thrust