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  • Israeli allies fly with U.S. forces at Red Flag

    Flying at home station is necessary for training, but flying with other units, especially an allied unit like the Israeli Air Force, results in valuable experience and preparation for the fight. A squadron of F-16Is from Ramon Air Base, Israel, is one of the nine units participating in Red Flag 09-4

  • Red Flag chaplain serves along flight lines

    The Red Flag chaplain monitors the morale of Airmen on the flight line as temperatures rise and the days grow long. At Red Flag, an exercise that provides young Airmen - especially pilots - with the opportunity to experience a realistic combat environment, workdays are lengthy, and temperatures are

  • Deployment changes urged

    In one recent week, 14 Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing undertook a detailed review of the wing's methods for deploying personnel and equipment. Under the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program, this Value Stream Analysis involved Airmen from a variety of organizations

  • Shaw competes in ACC CBRN competition

    Personnel from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight and the 20th Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental section teamed up to compete in a three-day chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear competition. Evaluators from Air Combat Command Headquarters came to test

  • Anything you can do...

    The 20th Maintenance Group's aircraft maintenance units held their second 2009 quarterly weapons load competition July 8, with a team from each of the AMUs. Each team was directed to load one AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, one guided bomb GBU-24 laser-guided, 2,000-pound bomb and

  • Shaw Web site transitions to a new look

    Shaw's Web site has a new look. This change follows the new design of AF.mil, which went live a few months ago. The new site is more user-friendly, with pages centered in order to fit any size monitor. The new layout also has wider columns and enables the use of larger images. You will also notice

  • Gamblers begin Red Flag exercise

    Shaw Air Force Base's 77th Fighter Squadron "Gamblers" deployed to Nellis as one of nine units participating in Red Flag 09-4.Colonel Dean Anderson, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, is the Red Flag Air Expeditionary Wing commander.Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air

  • Sisters in arms and by blood

    Re-enlisting is a proud moment for any service member, but for Staff Sgt. Dorothy English it brought both pride in service and in heritage. In an example of inter-service cooperation, her oath was administered by Army 2nd Lt. Judith Morgan, her older sister. Lieutenant Morgan, who flew in from

  • Air Force announces next test pilot selection board

    The next annual USAF Test Pilot School selection board will convene Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, at the Air Force Personnel Center. The USAF test pilot school is the world's preeminent fixed-wing test pilot school. Graduates of TPS are in high demand in an era of increasing technology advancements on the