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  • Shaw Airman dies

    A U.S. Air Force technical sergeant assigned to Shaw AFB, S.C. died at Tuomey Medical Hospital June 14 at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tech. Sgt. Kenneth E. Moore Jr., 36, was home for 30 days on deployment mid-tour leave visiting his wife and children here. After experiencing medical issues at his

  • Team Shaw: Taking out the garbage

    Recently Team Shaw members gathered trash and debris from around Shaw's Memorial Lake, June 12. Thirty Team Shaw volunteers showed up and helped remove more than 300 pounds of trash.

  • 9th AF Command Chief transitions into retirement

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master. Sgt. Robert Brooks, 9th Air Force command chief, celebrated his retirement ceremony with family and friends at Shaw's Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center, June 8. Brooks received several certificates and mementos during the ceremony for his 35 years of dedicated

  • Out with the old, in the with the new

    Recently Shaw's old Burger King, previously located across from the Shaw Education Center, was demolished. An open grassy field will replace the old building.The new Burger King relocated to the food court inside the Base Exchange.

  • New family housing project on schedule

    Shaw's privatized family housing project, which brings 630 new units of contemporary-style residences, is on schedule, a spokesman for the housing management program said Monday.The first new homes are slated to be turned over to Forest City Residential Management the last week of June, according to

  • Fitness Center opens Java Junkiez

    Java Junkiez  celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and free samples at the fitness center, June 7.The new snack and drink bar will offer lattes, mochas, smoothies, frappes and snacks, such as salads, sandwiches and wraps. For those looking for healthy options, any of the

  • Lifeguards ready for pool season

    The Woodland Pool here kicked off the swimming season, which began Memorial Day weekend, by holding an in-service emergency lifeguard training course recently. As the Critical Days of Summer begin, the lifeguard team stresses the importance of trust between visitors and lifeguards. "Our goal is to

  • Airmen run 200-mile relay race

    Volunteers from Team Shaw participated in the 2012 Palmetto200 relay to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on April 13. The 200-mile relay race began in Cayce, S.C. ended in Folly Beach, S.C.Around 60 teams competed in the annual Palmetto200 relay race. Teams were made up of

  • Spouses taxi in F-16s for orientation, thanks

    Spouses of pilots and some other Airmen assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron "Shooters" and Shooter Aircraft Maintenance Unit had the opportunity to taxi in an F-16 Fighting Falcon May 24 here.The 55th FS taxied spouses to orient them to the F-16 cockpit and as a token of their appreciation for

  • 26 Team Shaw Airmen earn early promotion

    The following Team Shaw Airmen 1st Class earned promotion to senior airman below-the-zone from the June 1 selection board:Kyle Bettis, 20th MDOSBrittany Bing, 609th ACOMSDennis Bruce, 20th EMSTeirra Camacho, 20th FSSKasey Carter, 20th SFSJawaan Christian, 20th CSKevin Colbert, 31st IS, Det. 1Robert