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  • 95 children partake in Shaw's America's Kid's Run

    The America's Kid's Run was held here May 14 at the Youth Sports Complex and was guided by the Shaw Youth Sports Director, Larry Stegall.Ninety-five kids competed in the run, escorted by 20 parents.The five and six-year olds ran a half-mile, the seven and eight-year olds ran one mile, and the nine

  • Airmen deploy in support of OIF

    Nearly 300 Airmen here deployed on an air expeditionary force deployment to Iraq May 15.Airmen from the 55th Fighter Squadron and 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Shooters," as well as 20th Component Maintenance and Equipment Maintenance Airmen set out to support Operation Iraqi Freedom."I can say

  • Shaw opens Air Force's first supervised childcare at fitness center

    The fitness center here recently opened the Air Force's first free, supervised childcare area to allow parents the opportunity to work out without their children.In the past, the fitness center had a room where parents could watch their child while working out, but now there are two

  • Last TF34 engine leaves Shaw

    The last TF34 engine built at Shaw rolled onto a truck bound for Moody Air Force Base, Ga. on May 11, 2010. The movement marked the close of an era at Shaw. The 20th Component Maintenance Squadron's Propulsion Flight at Shaw AFB began working on the TF34-GE-100A engine that powers the A-10

  • Two Boy Scouts achieve milestone rank

    Boy Scout Troop 342 here recently promoted two of their Boy Scouts, Jeffrey Decedue and Jason Kolp, to the rank of Eagle Scout. The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting and is only achieved by a small amount of Scouts. In 2008, around 5 percent of all Boy Scouts earned

  • Airmen work hand-in-hand for Shaw air show

    Despite the hot weather, thousands of people flooded the gates here to see the mission and capabilities of today's Air Force at Shaw's biennial air show May 8 and 9.From the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, to static aircraft displays and many aerial performances, ShawFest 2010 had something to offer

  • ShawFest offers historical perspective of aircraft

    ShawFest 2010 will be offering spectators the chance to see a wide variety of military aircraft spanning the history of military aviation. Some of the planes that will be on display here include:The North American B-25 Mitchell will be one of the aircraft performing in the air show. The design for

  • Shaw summer sports start soon

    Shaw's summer sports, softball and golf, are scheduled to kick off this month as the winter intramural sports come to an end with the volleyball championship.Golf has its first match on May 11 and softball has its first game on May 24.Softball has about 20 squadrons competing and golf has about 11

  • The Great American Spring Cleaning is beginning

    The 2010 Great American Spring Cleaning will take place here from April 23 to 29. For more information, please look at the enclosed Power Point presentation by clicking on the following link.https://newafpims.afnews.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100421-030.ppt

  • Ride Share is coming to Shaw

    Ride Share, a new carpooling program under development for Shaw Air Force Base, will provide civilian and military base employees with an alternative means of getting to work that includes extra benefits.Contracted vans will be provided as carpool vehicles, and commuting routes will be planned to