Shaw Air Force Base hosts car show

Shaw's Army and Air Force Exchange Service hosted a car show here April 3. Participants from the surrounding area gathered to showcase their cars to military members and their dependents.

Air Force leaders expand force management options

Air Force leaders announced March 25 an expansion of force management measures designed to bring the service closer to its authorized funded end strength. Fewer Airmen than anticipated applied for voluntary programs offered under Phase One of the force management program initiated in November of

Shaw, Sumter blend in chili cook-off

People shuffled from booth to booth in the field behind the Sumter County Museum, searching for the perfect flavor of chili at the first chili cook-off hosted by the Sumter County Museum and the Young Professionals of Sumter, while listening to the tunes of The Breakfast Club, a 1980s cover band.

ARCENT visits Shaw, surrounding community

2009 Air Force safety award winners announced

Officials at the Air Force Safety Center here have released the list of recipients of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff and Chief of Safety Awards for 2009. These awards, according to safety officials, exemplify the best of the Air Force safety teams and the hard work of the winners.

Tyndall airfield evaluation team tests Shaw's runway

An airfield pavement evaluation team from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. arrived here March 9 to conduct an evaluation on the entire airfield.The evaluations, which took place from March 9 to 23, were conducted to determine the structural integrity of the pavement and the surface's potential to

Shaw hosts NSSA competition

Approximately 25 shooters from around the country competed in the Afterburner, an annual National Skeet Shooting Association competition held at the skeet and trap range here March 19-21.Shooters were able to compete in a doubles event where competitors would have two clay targets every time they

Shaw Air Force Base summer employment opportunities

Shaw AFB is hiring part-time clerks and general laborers for temporary summer employment. We are anticipating 20 total positions. To obtain a copy of the employment information handout for this program, please visit www.20thfss.com or the Shaw Civilian Personnel Office, located at 504 Shaw Drive,

Shaw commissary renovations underway

The commissary here is currently in the first phase of a 22-phase program to completely renovate the facility.The first phase consists of transitional work, such as plumbing and electrical work behind the scenes, explained Larry Weathers, Shaw AFB commissary store director. Once the background work

Defense Department authorizes non-chargeable R&R for Iraq and Afghanistan

The Defense Department announced Monday that Iraq and Afghanistan have been designated as non-chargeable rest and recuperation locations, authorizing service members deployed there (for 270 days or more) 15 days of administrative absence, to be used in conjunction with benefits provided under the