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  • Appreciation event held for AbilityOne employees

    The 13th Annual AbilityOne Appreciation Picnic was held Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Memorial Lake pavilion here. The AbilityOne program is a federal initiative to help people who are blind or have severe disabilities find employment by working for nonprofit agencies that sell products and services to

  • Shaw hosts annual Boo Bash

    The Shaw community center held the fourth annual Boo Bash in celebration of Halloween Oct. 27. Little ghouls and goblins enjoyed the activities and experienced the Halloween tradition of dressing up in costumes and receiving candy. Among the festivities this year was "trunk-or-treat," in which

  • Privately owned weapons

    PRIVATELY OWNED WEAPONS20th Security Forces wants to remind all military personnel residing on Shaw of the mandatory procedures for registering personally owned weapons. Registering firearms enables enhanced situational awareness for chain of command members and allows them the ability to encourage

  • Lights out, starting point for saving energy

    It's just a flip of the switch and like magic light fills the very space you plan to occupy, but such magic begs the question, what energy statistics are behind this luxurious power that lies at our finger tips? Since 1991, October has been recognized as National Energy Action Month in an effort to

  • TriSumter Triathlon

    15 Airmen from Shaw Air Force Base volunteered at the TriSumter triathlon at the Sumter Aquatics Center, Oct. 22. Volunteers directed participants throughout the bicycle course and through the transition between the swimming and running courses. The triathlon consisted of a 300 yard swim, a 16 mile

  • FY12 budget successfully ends

    The budget analyst section of the 20th Comptroller Squadron ended the fiscal year at 2 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2012 in order to close the books on another successful spending year.

  • Master Sgt. Theodore Driver retires

    Master Sgt. Theodore Driver retired on Oct. 12, 2012, at the rank of master sergeant. His retirement ceremony was held at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center.

  • Mixed martial arts fights return to Shaw

    More than 500 people gathered at the second ever mixed martial arts cage fight here at the fitness center Oct. 12. 18 fighters came to Shaw for the event and were paired together for 9 fights, to included Shaw's own Staff Sgt. Ferdinando Acerra, 20th Maintenance Operation maintenance instructor and

  • CFC Fair comes to Shaw

    The Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center hosted the Combined Federal Campaign's open forum fair Oct. 10, which gave Team Shaw a chance to meet and speak with representatives of some organizations in the CFC.The CFC is a fund-raising campaign designed for federal employees. It grosses millions

  • Justice Updates Oct. 16, 2012

    Case 1A special court-martial recently convened in which a 20th Security Forces member was charged with wrongfully abusing several types of prescription medication, as well as marijuana. In addition to abusing drugs, the member was also charged with violating his commander's order to be restrained