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  • Atlantic Strike 10-02 kicks off Sept. 13

    Hundreds of joint and coalition troops came together Monday at a 106,000 acre training complex here for a biannual, exercise designed to hone the tactical employment of air power during close air support missions.The joint training exercise, named Atlantic Strike 10-02, takes place in Avon Park,

  • Air Force names privatized Shaw housing source

    The U.S. Air Force announced that it has selected Forest City Military Communities, LLC, of Cleveland, Ohio,as the highest ranked offer in its effort to privatize military family housing at four bases in the continental United States: Shaw and Charleston AFBs, South Carolina, Arnold AFB, Tennessee

  • Air Force's top uniformed leaders visit Shaw

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy met with Airmen from across the installation here during a base visit Sept. 7 and 8.After touring areas and meeting with representatives of the 9th Air Force, Air Forces Central and the 20th Fighter

  • Fitness testing begins for deployed Airmen

    Airmen deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility will roll physical fitness testing into their wartime responsibilities starting Oct. 1. Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, recently approved a policy authorizing fitness testing in the AOR for

  • NCOs still needed to retrain

    Airmen have until Sept. 17 to voluntarily retrain as part of the 2011 NCO Retraining Program before the program's involuntary Phase II begins. Air Force officials identified 1,061 opportunities for Airmen to retrain out of their current career field under NCORP. Airmen can volunteer during Phase I

  • Deer hunting offered at Poinsett

    Deer hunting season is starting soon and the natural resource managers at Shaw Air Force Base and the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range are offering a program open to all base personnel and the public.The hunting program will help maintain wildlife population at proper levels and provide outdoor

  • Powered or not: AGE enables maintenance

    It has been said behind a great person is an even greater cast of support personnel. The same could be said about Joint Base Balad's flying mission.JBB's aircraft maintainers can count on the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight to maintain and deliver all of

  • U.S. forces transition to Operation New Dawn

    The United States military marked a historic milestone Sept. 1 as it made the transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn. This transition signifies a formal end to U.S. military combat operations and reaffirms the U.S. military's commitment to the Iraqi Security Forces and the

  • More than a meal: deployed family dinner

    If you have a spouse who is deployed or on a remote tour, plan to be at the Carolina Skies Club at 6 p.m. on September 27 for free home cooking. It's the September deployed family dinner.Organizers are seeking volunteers to help put on the dinner. Helpers can do something as simple as just holding a

  • Enlisted force development initiatives approved

    The Force Management and Development Council members approved an initiative that will change the way the Air Force grows the next generation of senior enlisted leaders. The initiative originated with the Enlisted Force Development Panel and will enable the enlisted force to move forward in