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  • 20th MXG make vital repairs to F-16

    Recently, 20th Maintenance Group Airmen tackled the task of a one-time inspection of 87, 20th Fighter Wing Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons to ensure the safety of the wing's pilots and aircraft. Normally an F-16 weighing in at about 28,000 pounds traveling 160 knots uses only about 7,000 feet

  • Military personnel section implements one stop shop

    The military personnel section, 20th Force Support Squadron, implemented an MPS one-stop shop July 15. The intent of the one-stop is to create an office for all military personnel issues, to provide better customer service, and to make it easier for the customer to receive support. The one-stop will

  • Brothers command, fly at Red Flag

    For the first time in Red Flag history, two brothers are running the show.America knows many family duos: Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, father and son; Eli and Peyton Manning, sibling quarterbacks in the NFL; Venus and Serena Williams, sisters and international tennis stars. How do two

  • Country singer Gary Bonnet to visit Shaw

    Shaw and the Sumter community have the opportunity to meet Nashville's new up-and-coming country music star, Gary Bonnett. Bonnett, a member of the Arizona Air National Guard, is currently on tour promoting the release of his new CD, "The Long Road Home." At the age of 16, Gary picked up his first

  • SERE Water Survival

    Senior Airman Justin Carson, 20th Fighter Wing Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, instructed 20th FW pilots on different water survival techniques they could use in a real-world survival situation. The pilots learned from many different training scenarios like open ocean survival

  • Shaw wins Meritorious Unit Award

    Shaw's host unit, the 20th Fighter Wing, and the 609th Air Communications Squadron have earned Meritorious Unit Awards, the Commander of Air Combat Command, General John Corley, recently announced this week. "The 20 Fighter Wing's direct support of our Nation's effort in the CENTCOM region coupled

  • Shaw exceeds AFAF goal

    The Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign fundraiser ended this month. Shaw received donations from over 1,409 Airmen, many from deployed locations, and 39 outside donors totaling $136,717.21 over a six-week period, beating this year's goal of $98,464 by more than $38,000. In fact, according to Air

  • New guy at Red Flag

    Las Vegas may have a reputation for fun and games, but when it comes to Red Flag exercises, there is no room for messing around, especially for the new guys. The very purpose of Red Flag is to train new Airmen - especially pilots - to plan and fight in large force employments, or LFEs. For Lt. Col.

  • 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