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  • Photos: Airmen practice decontamination

    Airmen of the 20th Fighter Wing are preparing for a phase II operational readiness exercise that will begin tonight at 9. During transition day, Airmen prepare for the exercise by practicing decontamination in full mission-oriented protective posture, or MOPP, gear. Shaw performs routine exercises,

  • Photos: Tops in Blue

    Tops in Blue performed for the Sumter community Feb. 3 at Patriot Hall. Tops in Blue, an ensemble made up of the most-talented Airmen in the force, entertains military and civilian audiences around the globe with music. Their tour encompasses more than 120 shows worldwide and includes numerous shows

  • Commander's Update - Feb. 5

    Yes, it's EXERCISE time again in the 20th Fighter Wing! I know that may come as a shock to many, since we had a Phase I exercise in the past few months, and the operational readiness inspection wasn't that long ago. However, in the seven months since our inspection, we've had close to 1,000 Airmen

  • Shaw Airmen gearing up for upcoming readiness exercise

    Shaw is kicking off a Phase I/II Exercise from Feb. 2 - 5 and Feb. 8 - 10 in order to test the 20th Fighter Wing's combat and deployment readiness capability."The purpose of a combined Phase I/II exercise is to test the Wing's ability to deploy and employ our combat capabilities concurrently," said

  • Air Force returns enlisted high year of tenure to standards

    Air Force manpower and personnel officials here announced Jan. 27 a return of enlisted high year of tenure limits to their pre-2003 levels."We've considered returning HYT limits to their normal levels for several years. Now that our Air Force end strength is stabilizing, it is an appropriate time to

  • Photos: Tigers return from Afghanistan

    Pilots and F-16 fighter jets assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" returned Saturday after a four-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

  • 20th LRS Airmen deploy ESTA

    The en-route support team advanced, more commonly known as ESTA, departed Sunday in support of the 77th Air Expeditionary Force deployment.Airmen of the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron played a critical role in preparing ESTA passengers and equipment for transport via a C-17 Globemaster.The ESTA

  • Photos: 79th AEF returns from Afghanistan

    More than 200 Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing returned Friday night from the four-month 79th Air Expeditionary Force deployment to Afghanistan. This group of Airmen, from the 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers," and the 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, were greeted by hundreds of family members