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  • 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

  • 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