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  • 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

  • BX parking lot impacted by construction

    A major construction project next door has caused the closure of a large section of the Shaw base exchange parking lot. Beginning April 18, for approximately three months, more parking will be affected by a paving project. During construction, exchange officials ask customers who normally park in

  • Chapel program offers help with pain from divorce

    The Shaw Chapel Protestant community invites people struggling with the effects of divorce to attend DivorceCare, a proven program offering emotional, financial, physical, and spiritual recovery tools to manage the after-effects of divorce or separation. The small-group course is 13 weeks in length

  • 'Real Wingmen Act,' motto for sexual assault awareness month

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Air Force leaders are stressing prevention, awareness and education . This year's Air Force theme: "Real Wingmen Act."To raise awareness, people need to understand the magnitude of the problem, said Cynthia Evans, Shaw sexual assault response coordinator.

  • Qatari commanders visit Shaw

    Six Qatar Emiri air force officers toured Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. March 28 to see how the installation performs its various missions.The Qatar air force is currently undergoing a transition from operating out of an airport to operating at another base in their country that will host several