"Once a Gambler, always a Gambler"

"We are Team Shaw, and when one is not with us, we are not complete." Those were the words spoken in prayer by Capt. Lane Campbell, 77th Fighter Squadron "Gamblers" chaplain, as he began the memorial service honoring Capt. Nicholas Giglio, who died in an F-16 mid-air collision over the Atlantic Oct.

Ridesharing comes to Shaw

In April 2000, former President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 13150 which officially supported the use of mass transportation and vanpools for commuting federal employees. Since then, bases have adopted their own versions of vanpooling. Shaw Air Force Base, in conjunction with the members of

H1N1 vaccine allocation

Many questions have surfaced regarding H1N1 vaccine arrival and allocation. In response to these questions the 20 Medical Group wants to share the following information with our community.On Oct. 13, 2009, an Information Paper was received from the Department of Defense with the following H1N1

Influenza virus in full swing

A spokesperson for Tuomey Medical Center in Sumter said last week that about 90 percent of the flu cases they're seeing now are H1N1, also known as "swine flu."This virus is a new influenza virus that first caused illness in Mexico and the United States in April 2009. It is thought that the H1N1

Military Appreciation Day

Firestone Complete Auto Care Shaw's newest tenant

Thirty Army posts and Air Force bases in the continental U.S. will have their Army and Air Force Exchange Service car care centers converted to Firestone Complete Auto Care centers. Shaw is now the ninth to welcome the auto care company. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, Shaw customers can

Half-staffing base flag

55th FS Shooters depart for Red Flag training

Shaw pilot didn't eject

At 10 p.m. today, Col. Joe Guastella, commander of Shaw's 20th Fighter Wing, issued the following announcement regarding Capt. Nicolas Giglio, missing since a mid-air collision Thursday night:"In spite of an intense search conducted by hundreds of professionals from the Coast Guard, Navy and Air

Civilian contract positions to become civil service

The office of Secretary of Defense Comptroller issued Resource Management Decision 802 in April, which has a goal to reduce the proportion of contractor funding 13 percent for service contracts. "The RMD 802 is a result of efforts to cut down the number of contracts in the Department of Defense,"