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  • Armament Flight ensures weapons release

    As seen in many Enlisted Performance Reports and award nomination forms, deployed maintenance shops will carry an impressive equipment repair-return rate ,which means a shop can fix something broken and return it into service quickly. However, a shop with a 99 percent repair-return rate, now that is

  • Third Army advance team arrives

    Third Army's advanced party arrived here July 1, in preparation for the closure of Fort McPherson, Ga., in 2011 and the unit's move to the Sumter area. The 22 Soldiers in the ADVON party consist of a wide variety of jobs from administrative representatives to training noncommissioned officers to a

  • Severe weather season roars into area

    "2nd tornado strikes Sumter County," read the headline on Wednesday's Sumter "Item" newspaper. "The Item" quoted Steve Naglic of the National Weather Service in Columbia who said a tornado touched down on Fish Road -- about .5 mile from Shaw.Base leaders are concerned that Shaw personnel may not

  • Alert SFS Airmen prevent unauthorized entry

    Airmen from the 20th Security Forces Squadron prevented a group of more than two dozen unauthorized people from entering base Wednesday. The event began at approximately 6:30 a.m. when a civilian sub-contractor attempted to bring a group of workers on base, headed for one of Shaw's many construction

  • Weapons loading contest heats up competition

    The 20th Fighter Wing Weapons Standardization hosted the second Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition for the year here July 9, 2010.Weapons loading competitions have been a tradition in the Air Force since before the Korean War, when bomb loaders would test their skill and speed against one

  • 20th CPTS rolls on with new "virtual finance"

    The Air Force introduced a new virtual finance page to give back needed time to Airmen and civilians.The new site provides a host of secure financial services that Airmen can access with the click of the mouse. "This redesigned page greatly enhances finance do-it-yourself capabilities, making the

  • Top 3 hosts dorm dinner

    With sunny skies, it was perfect grilling weather for a barbeque, and the Top 3 took advantage of the clear skies and hosted the monthly dorm dinner here July 13.The dorm dinner is an ongoing tradition that is usually held every second Tuesday of the month. "It is important to have a meal to show

  • Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

    Military members have long benefited from federal law that allows them to maintain their state of legal residency despite having military orders elsewhere. Congress has recently passed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA), which offers the military spouse similar protections in certain

  • CAP cadets visits Shaw, Airman relives past

    With his mom and dad standing on the Shaw flightline watching, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster II pulled up. Things sure had changed: He wasn't the teen in the Civil Air Patrol waiting on the ramp, he was the one flying the plane.One Airman's dream came full circle here as he taxied across the flightline

  • TMO heavily tasked during summer months

    Air Force personnel may face challenges with household goods for the next couple weeks through short-notice pick-up date changes and last-minute cancellations. "The problem comes through lack of carrier ability," said L. L. Mims, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment and distribution flight