The impact of CMSAF Paul Wesley Airey

March 11, 2009, the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Paul Wesley Airey, left this world at the age of 85. His remains were buried May 28 in a place of honor at Arlington National Cemetery. Although Paul had numerous medical challenges during his final years, he fought on until the end

Smarter,faster, cheaper

Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, more commonly referred to as AFSO21, is the United States Air Force's version of Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma is a civilian business strategy which is designed around the idea of making a product or procedure "smarter, faster and cheaper."For many

Head of the class

05/19/2009 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- The Shaw Education Center has announced the results of the 2009 Airman Education and Commissioning Program selection board. Out of the 58 selected applicants Air Force-wide, six had their packages completed at Shaw, the most from any base this year. Shaw's

Air Force appoints new enlisted corps representative

The U.S. Air Force Office of the Chief of Staff has announced the 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. Chief Master Sgt. James A. Roy will become the new representative for the enlisted corps June 30, 2009. He will advise Air Force senior leadership on all issues regarding the welfare,

AFSO21 improves war-ready engines

The 20th Component Maintenance Squadron is currently taking steps to improve the process of producing war-ready engines by applying Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. From March 23 to March 25, 2009, Airmen from the 20th Maintenance Group gathered to participate in the TF34 Rapid

Operational Security

Denying adversaries access to critical information all the time everywhere is the very definition of Operational Security and your personal responsibility. That is a short and simple definition accompanied by a charge we hear about routinely; but often over look, and seldom accept. At the heart of

Demo team touch up

Lt. Gen. Reno visits Shaw

So, how is Shaw Air Force Base doing these days? That question can be answered by Lt. Gen. Loren Reno, Air Force deputy chief of staff for logistics, and Shaw AFB commanders as they toured the base May 6, 2009. General Reno got to see many different work areas at Shaw, and received briefings from

New fit test guidelines

That piece of protective equipment every Airman loves, the MCU-2A/P gas mask, has new fitting guidelines that will make you drool. Actually, sleeping in the gas mask tends to make you drool, right? Anyway, Air Force Occupational Safety and Health Standard 48-137 has changed over the past month,

Shaw Fire Department wins Green Cross

The Shaw AFB Fire Department won the 2008 Green Cross Rescue of the Year Award. Hurst, a division of IDEX Corp., presented the award, commissioned by Hurst and created by Marty Ellenbecker, at the Green Cross Reception April 23. According to Hurst, since 1973, thousands of firefighters and rescue