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

Wing-wide ATSO 'rodeo'

With the Operational Readiness Inspection rapidly approaching, the 20th Fighter Wing is participating in a wing-wide Ability to Survive and Operate "Rodeo" May 1, 2009 at Hangar 1200. "The goal is to provide refresher training to the 2,000 Airmen participating in the ORI," said Lt. Col. Marc

Swine flu prevention

Federal health officials declared a public health emergency Sunday in response to the swine flu outbreak. By Monday, the number of confirmed cases in the United States rose to 40. Human cases of the illness have surfaced internationally. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced, "The

Military officials monitor swine flu

As officials with the Department of Health and Human Services lead the U.S. effort, the military is posturing itself to respond if required, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "We certainly have a number of contingency plans for dealing with health incidences like this, because our primary goal