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  • Verdict in: ABUs truly 'wash and wear'

    With the Air Force nearly fully converted to the Airman Battle Uniform, wearers report it really is a "wash and wear" uniform, unlike previous combat or utility uniforms.The Air Force's uniform website includes the following frequently asked questions and answers:Q: Does the Airmen's Battle Uniform

  • Photo Essay: Shaw Airman's Attic helps Airmen, families

    The Airmen's Attic depends on volunteers to help keep the facility running by sorting donations, taking out trash and keeping the facility clean. The Airmen's Attic helps Airmen and families by offering shopping and enhances their quality of life at no cost.

  • Deployers' families to gather Monday

    Spouses and families of Team Shaw's deployed or remote members are invited to the monthly deployed family dinner Monday at the Carolina Skies Club. Sponsored by the Shaw base chapel, the dinner provides a meal unaccompanied spouses won't need to fix, encouragement and fellowship with others in the

  • Health officials warn about whooping cough

    In June 2010 the United States Center for Disease Control announced that there has been a rise in whooping cough cases in South Carolina. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, affects the respiratory system. The 20th Medical Group laboratory recently identified a positive pertussis test here.

  • There IS such a thing as a free lunch

    Any Airman or Soldier in uniform between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on September 30 can drop by Hangar 1200 for a free lunch, provided by Sumter businesses.Organized by the Sumter Chamber of Commerce's military affairs committee, men and women from throughout the community are donating time, food, drinks,

  • Photo essay: Shaw members gather to honor POW/MIA Recognition Day

    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Members of Shaw gather in formation to honor the prisoners of war and those missing in action, Sept. 17, 2010. POW/MIA Recognition Day honors the commitments and the sacrifices made by our nation's prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. By custom, it

  • AAFES changes name of exchanges

    When the Army & Air Force Exchange Service unveils its new brand at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., on Sept. 17, it will usher in a new era for exchange shoppers far beyond the plains of Oklahoma. The upgrade is happening everywhere the exchange has a presence, including shoppers' mailboxes and

  • Take heed: gift card scams

    While Airmen may be better educated than the average citizen when it comes to detecting attempts to obtain personal information by means of phishing and bogus e-mails, the criminal community remains hard at work, devising improved methods to pry sensitive personal information from people. One of the

  • Party on Main Street: Friday evening festivities

    Airmen from Shaw will bring some of the tools of their trade into downtown Sumter from 5:30 to 10 p.m., September 24 for the 9th Annual Sumter-Shaw Street Fest on Main Street. "Y'all come!" is the invitation from organizers of the base's participation. "This is the only time of the year that we

  • Suicide: Never knowing why

    "I know you'll grieve and wish that I was still here. I am here in the memories you hold dear. Remember how much I love you and know I took your love with me. I do not wish for you to cry nor feel sad." -- excerpt from Kelvin Burford's poem Gone Away, written for Anthony ArlineAirman 1st Class