Shaw's medical Airmen deploy to Haiti, assist in relief efforts

Along with many of Team Shaw's Airmen who are deploying or are deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 15 Airmen here are deploying to Haiti to assist in the relief efforts from the earthquake catastrophe in support of Operation Unified Response."We have 15 personnel that were tasked, 11 from the 20th

Shaw celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

Shaw Group 56 growing stronger

Whether Air Force or in other services represented here, Shaw Group 56 is open to all E-5s, -6s, and E-5 selectees affiliated with Shaw.The group's first meeting of 2010 was held Jan. 12 and kicked off by an address from Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Antwine, 20th Operations Group superintendent. He

Shaw's 20th Fighter Wing Airmen deploy overseas

Airmen from the 20th Fighter Wing's 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to leave for a deployment Jan. 19. These Airmen are deploying to Iraq in support of the Global War on Terror.

Celebrating the Year of the Air Force Family initiative with the DePLAYment Program

The Year of the Air Force Family initiative is an Air Force-wide program from July 2009 to July 2010 The program is a celebration of the families of servicemembers, and it has a two-fold purpose."We are celebrating, but we are also looking at the programs that we currently have," said Erica Brown,

Officials release F-16 accident report

A combination of factors resulted in the collision of two F-16CMs Oct. 15, 2009, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Jan. 11. The collision occurred 126 nautical miles southeast of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., during a night close-air support training

Shaw, Sumter conduct emergency-response training

Emergency first-responders from here and the city of Sumter will train together Thursday at Sumter County's training facility.The purpose of the training is to prepare for a major accident response exercise scheduled for Jan. 21 at Dillon Park in Sumter.The MARE will simulate an F-16 crash in the

Airmen performing diagnostics

Airmen who are avionics technicians with the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron perform diagnostics and performance checks on avionics equipment.

Deployed Shaw member prepares pilots for success

Most Airmen have seen an aircraft take off. They have heard the hum of a taxiing jet. The jet sat at the end of the runway, and then zoomed across the landscape as if it were shot from a cannon at a thousand miles per hour. The F-16 fighter lifted off, en route to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen

'Christmas at the Attic'

The Airman's Attic celebrated the holidays with the annual "Christmas at the Attic" Dec. 15. Christmas at the Attic has been an event for the Airman's Attic for the past three years.