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  • Team Shaw chaplains orient Sumter ministers

    Thirty two spiritual leaders from the Sumter area visited Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. to participate in an orientation, May 17.Clergy Days, facilitated by the 20th Fighter Wing chaplains corps, in coordination with Third Army/ARCENT, are a military effort to educate local clergy members about the

  • AF announces new Team Shaw master sergeants

    The Air Force recently announced the 20th Fighter Wing's and 9th Air Force's newest master sergeant selectees:9th Air Force/ Air Forces CentralCharles AllenStoney BairAngela BakerRobert CarrollBrian Brodzinski John CloutierDarren FletcherKevin HurleyStuart LawrenceEric FoxAdam JipsonJoseph

  • 20th FW holds Safety Day

    A Safety Day was held for 20th Fighter Wing members as part of a kick off for the Critical Days of Summer at hanger 1200 here May 11."You are our number one resource," Col. Don Godier, 20th FW vice commander, told the Airmen. "All of our planes and munitions are worthless without you."Godier warned

  • Best AF logistics compliance proven by inspection

    The 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 20th Maintenance Group were inspected during the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection here May 7-11, 2012.A Logistics Compliance Assessment Team performs these inspections to provide leadership with an accurate assessment of unit's

  • Photo Essay: Crew chiefs launch F-16s

    This photo essay covers Team Shaw crew chiefs of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron launching F-16 Fighting Falcons. Like all maintainers crew chiefs work around the clock, launching F-16s for training and real-world sorties. Every sortie contributes to providing combat-ready airpower.

  • Team Shaw hosts University of South Carolina members

    Members of an orientation program, called Carolina Nexus', a program produced and managed by the University of South Carolina, visited here, May 14, during a five day bus tour.The Nexus bus tours are designed to give recently-recruited faculty, staff, administrators, and students of USC an

  • Command chief retires after 30 years of service

    Recently Chief Master Sgt. Lefford Fate held his retirement ceremony here. Fate served his last assignment as the 20th Fighter Wing command chief, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. He was responsible for military standards, morale, welfare, training, professional development and good order and discipline

  • Jets soar during Shaw Air Expo

    Thousands of people spent the weekend looking to the skies as jets soared and parachutists jumped over Shaw Air Force Base, S.C, May 5 and 6. The 2012 Shaw Air Expo showcased some of the military's most capable and well-known performers giving Airmen, Soldiers and the community an opportunity to

  • Moving? 3 weeks to schedule goods move

    Due to the upcoming, peak, permanent-change-of-station season, the household goods booking office now requires a three-week lead time to schedule actual pick-up dates. "Flexibility is important, and building time into your PCS moving schedule for unforeseen circumstances is recommended," said Staff

  • Shooters return from South Korea

    Members of the 55th Fighter Squadron and the Shooter Aircraft Maintenance Unit returned from a four-month deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea May 4 on the Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. flightline.An Airbus A330 returned with 235 members of the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returning