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  • 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

  • Military and civilian child-protection agencies train together at Shaw

    Shaw hosted a one-day training program: Protecting Our Children: A Comprehensive Training Program for Law Enforcement Professionals at the Carolina Skies Club April 7, 2009. Craig Hill, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, national director of crime prevention programs, provided the

  • Earth Day events at Shaw

    Shaw will join in the celebration of Earth Day April 22. Everyone is invited to be a part of the celebration as there are special events planned throughout the day. The day's events include: The movie "After the Storm" is showing at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. in the education center. The 22-minute movie

  • Armament improves operations with AFSO 21

    Six Airmen from the 20th Maintenance Group recently conducted a Rapid Improvement Event as part of Air Force Smart Operations of the 21st Century initiatives going on across the Air Force. Senior Airman Ronnie Eveland, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, explained that while the RIE focused on the

  • AFAF helps Shaw family

    Milk, cereal and enough gasoline in the tank to drive back and forth to work are some of the basic necessities we imagine always having. But hardships can change all that. Jessica Henke and her family are one of the Air Force families who faced adversity in their lives and now enjoy a brighter

  • Construction Overhaul on Shaw

    Big changes to quality of life are happening here that soon will affect everyone at Shaw. A large amount of the construction is to improve the base quality of living and expand for 3rd Army. The qualities of life for Airmen have improved by the construction of the new environmentally friendly 144

  • AFAF kicks off

    The Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off its 2009 campaign during a ceremony at the education center March 23. "The AFAF is one area where we can help ourselves and our fellow Airmen," said Col. Dean Anderson, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander. "Air Force Aid has had a direct impact to the people of