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  • 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

  • Shaw Airmen assist shooting victim

    While waiting for a taxi in the parking lot of a popular Myrtle Beach night club recently, two Shaw Airmen heard gunshots. While other club patrons ran away, the Airmen ran toward the action to see what they could do. As Airman Vinh Pham, 20th Medical Operations Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Ryan

  • Former Heisman Trophy winner, 'Gambler One' dies

    Former football star and "Gambler One," Col. (ret.) Felix "Doc" Blanchard, died from pneumonia April 19, 2009 at his home in Texas. He was 84. Colonel Blanchard, a three-time All-American, became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy as a member of the U.S. Military Academy in 1945 and drafted

  • Motorcycle riders gather

    More than 150 Shaw motorcycle riders met at the Community Activities Center April 10, 2009 for a "Ride Smart Ride Safe" event hosted by the 20th Fighter Wing Safety Office the Shaw Chapter of the Green Knights Motorcycle Club. With two motorcycle mishaps, including one fatality, at Shaw this year,

  • 20th FW prepares for ORI

    With the Operational Readiness Inspection quickly approaching, the 20th Fighter Wing is taking steps to make sure all its members are ready to shine. Lt. Col. Marc Dauteuil, 20th Fighter Wing Plans and Inspections chief, said Shaw has improved a lot since the Operational Readiness Exercise last

  • 'Dirty bomb' exercise

    The 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Readiness Element along with the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management and Readiness and Fire Department participated in a training exercise here April 8, 2009 to response to a possible radiological dispersal device, or