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  • ACC names two Shaw Airmen 'outstanding' in '10

    Two Shaw Airmen were named among Air Combat Command's best and brightest during the Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognition banquet in Omaha, Neb., April 20. The two, and their categories of excellence, are:Honor Guard Member: Airman 1st Class Iori S. Osawa, 20th Communications Squadron Honor

  • 79th FS 'Tigers' participate in Green Flag exercise

    Approximately 200 Airmen from the 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" will return Friday from a two-week Green Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.Green Flag is an exercise designed to prepare both the Army and Air Force for upcoming deployments. The 2.5-week exercise, pilots say, stresses

  • Major construction updates

    Here are updates on some of Shaw's major construction projects:Work on the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service base exchange is about 70 percent complete, said Andrew Drei, AAFES eastern region project manager. The project is slated to be completed Oct. 20, 2011 with the grand opening taking

  • Ground rule briefings for Phase II held at base theater

    20th Fighter Wing plans and inspections will be conducting ground rules briefings next week to in preparation for the upcoming Phase II exercice. Below is the schedule for the briefings:April 26: 8, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.April 27: 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.April 28: 1 and 5 p.m.Briefings will be held at

  • Airmen train for upcoming exercise

    Airmen of the 20th Fighter Wing participated in an Ability to Survive and Operate "rodeo" in hangar 1200, April 19, 2011.The 20th Civil Engineering Squadron took the lead in preparing for the rodeo, which consisted of three sessions with between 200 to 250 participants per session. The rodeo

  • Running shoe clinic teaches Shaw step by step

    The Health and Wellness Center sponsored a running shoe clinic here April 13 to show Team Shaw members what shoe is correct for their feet.The 20th Medical Group physical therapy team came out for the one-day event to provide advice and assistance on people's selection of shoes. "The running shoe

  • Shaw major leads AF's top intel flight

    The 332nd Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron Intelligence flight, led by Maj. Jonathan Ratchick, who is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., earned the Air Force-level Outstanding Operations Group Intelligence/ Operation Support Flight Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Unit of

  • DOD to drop Social Security numbers from ID cards

    Beginning June 1, Social Security numbers on military identification cards will begin to disappear, said Air Force Maj. Monica M. Matoush, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The effort is part of a larger plan to protect service members and other DOD identification card holders from identity theft, officials

  • Shaw youth bowler wins state championship

    The second time turned out to be the charm for Mickayla Ketter, a Shaw youth bowler, as she won the S.C. Pepsi-Cola State Championship in the girls' 12 and over handicap division. Having made the cut after six games of bowling on the first weekend of competition, she came back the second weekend

  • Shaw celebrates Earth Day April 29

    Severe weather on April 22, Earth Day, caused the scheduled events postponement to April 29, organizers said.Earth Day is an annual event observed around the world to raise awareness for environmental stewardship. As in years past, Shaw will mark this year's Earth Day jointly with Arbor Day. There