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  • Gates: Time to look at military pay, retirement, TRICARE premiums

    Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced in a speech Tuesday at the American Enterprise Institute, that he had "launched a comprehensive review last week to ensure that future spending decisions are focused on priorities, strategy and risks, and are not simply a math and accounting

  • Shaw kicks off Critical Days of Summer campaign

    With the temperatures steadily rising, more Team Shaw Airmen and Soldiers are planning more outdoor activities. But that is not all that is on the rise: From Memorial Day to Labor Day, many military members are injured or lose their life during off-duty recreational activities.The Critical Days of

  • Team Shaw welcomes Third Army

    Team Shaw officially welcomed Third Army at Patton Hall May 20, during the ribbon cutting ceremony for their new headquarters building,Third Army will continue the transfer of its personnel and equipment in order to be fully operational at Shaw AFB by June 15. An estimated 3,000 people will relocate

  • Master sergeant select list released

    The following Team Shaw technical sergeants have been select for promotion to the rank of master sergeant: 377th Recruiting Squadron:Philip S. Mayfield David S. SherwoodKristopher MasseyRobert Poole Jr.Brian D. HigginsCharlie R. HelmsJimmy GaffneyArnold K. Hardy372nd Training Squadron:Jody L.

  • Environmental cleanup public meeting June 13

    Leaders of Shaw Air Force Base, in conjunction with the city and county of Sumter, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command invite the public to attend and participate in a Restoration Advisory Board meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m.,

  • AFRC hosts PCS workshop May 26

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center will be holding a workshop for all military members who are getting ready for a permanent change of station at the AFRC May 26 beginning at 2 p.m. The workshop will provide information to military personnel and their families as they prepare for their move.It

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • S.C. Air National Guard assumes alert mission

    The 20th Fighter Wing turned over responsibility for the air sovereignty alert mission to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., May 6.The 20th FW took control of the alert mission Sept. 11, 2001 to Nov. 15, 2003 and again from Aug. 1, 2006 to May 9, 2011. The alert

  • Former Shaw pilot among Kabul murder victims

    Quiet giant. Humble. Tremendously respected. Genuine. These were the repeated words that friends and family members at Luke to describe the former Shaw F-16 pilot who was among the nine Americans killed by an Afghan air force officer in the April 27 Kabul International Airport shooting. Lt. Col.

  • If you like NCIS and CSI, try AFOSI ASAP

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is the Air Force agency responsible for investigating major crimes and works against terrorist and foreign intelligence efforts. It is also constantly seeking exceptional non-commissioned officers for duty as enlisted special agents.With more than 2,700