Company grade officers clean highway

Volunteers from the Company Grade Officers Council here took part in the Adopt-A-Highway program, Sept. 7.The participants covered both sides of a mile stretch of highway, finding and bagging garbage that accumulated there."It is a commitment that the CGOC have taken on," said Capt. Claire Jarry,

Shaw Airmen kick back

The Keishidojo Martial Arts and Fitness Center in Sumter has offered Team Shaw Airmen a different and unique means of fitness. Personnel at the martial arts center offer various classes which Airmen are able to participate in to learn different styles of martial arts.The class aids Airmen in

Base library program provides stories and crafts

Marie Stanley, the children's program coordinator for the base library, reads "Clifford at the Circus" and "The Circus Ship" to children of service members at the Shaw library, Aug. 29, 2012. The children then pretended to walk on a tightrope and created paper lion puppets. The McElveen Library

Shaw hosts 1st Sgt symposium

NCO's from around the Air Force gathered here for a first sergeant's symposium Aug. 27-30.The symposium was attended by 103 NCO's who were interested in becoming a first sergeant or are currently assigned first sergeant tasks as an additional duty. While here, the attendees learned of the duties

F-111E Aardvark dedication ceremony

A dedication ceremony for the 20th Fighter Wing's restored F-111E Aardvark is scheduled here, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m.Presiding over the ceremony will be Col. Lance A. Kildron, 20th FW vice commander.The event will be preceded by lunch at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center at 11:30 a.m. and

USAFCENT commander visits Shaw

Third Army welcomes new chief of staff

Third Army/ARCENT honored Brig. Gen. Charles L. Taylor, Third Army/ARCENT chief of staff, with a welcome ceremony Aug. 22 at Lucky Park outside of Patton Hall here."This is truly the perfect setting to be formally welcomed into the Third Army Family.  This ceremony provides us with a moment to enjoy

Congressional staffers visit Shaw

South Carolina Congressional staff members toured the installation and learned about Team Shaw here Aug. 21.More than ten staffers and local civic leaders spent the day learning about the 20th Fighter Wing, 9th Air Force, U.S. Air Forces Central and Third Army/U.S. Army Central missions.Retired Maj.

Gamblers welcome new honorary commander

The 77th Fighter Squadron welcomed a new honorary commander at a recognition ceremony, Aug. 24 at Hangar 1200 here.Dr. Steven Lauzon, a Sumter Surgical partner, officially just joined the Gamblers but has been a long time supporter and friend to the squadron."To be honest, we really didn't pick Dr.

SecAF visits Team Shaw

The Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley visited the 20th Fighter Wing and the Airmen of Team Shaw here Aug. 16. During his visit, the Air Force's top civilian leader, toured 9th Air Force, U.S. Air Forces Central, and the 20th Fighter Wing. Donley spoke to a packed hangar during an Airmen's