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  • Town hall meeting addresses concerns

    Base officials held this year's first town hall meeting Jan. 29 at the Community Activities Center to pass along information and address community concerns. Col. Joseph Guastella, 20th Fighter Wing commander, led the meeting with opening remarks. "A big part of combat readiness is taking care of

  • SF Airman receives Bronze Star

    A 20th Security Forces NCO was awarded the bronze star during a ceremony at the 20th Security Force Squadron Jan. 16. Tech. Sgt Patrick Ashford was deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as part of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. While deployed, he directed combat operations

  • Heroes see family again

    About 300 Airmen from the 20th Fighter Wing returned to Shaw AFB at around 5 p.m. today after a four-month deployment to Iraq. Families and friends of the Airmen gathered in Hangar 1200 prior to the landing. Food, drinks and a giant ball pit kept the families and children occupied as they waited to

  • Shaw opens Frierson Road

    Shaw's Frierson Road is scheduled to permanently open to the public in July. Base officials are making plans to establish a new fence and separate base housing outside the base perimeter fence line by summer 2009. "We're putting the fence up to open Frierson to the general public, so the folks who

  • AFSO 21 attacks Ancillary Training

    A week-long meeting to turn ancillary training into a base standard is a strenuous process for 12 Airmen. The week is part of an Air Force Smart Operations 21 program to standardize ancillary training for every squadron. Each Airman was involved in monitoring training for their unit, so they all had

  • AFSO 21 Streamlines Munitions

    A team of Airmen from the 20th Maintenance Group here recently conducted a Rapid Improvement Event to improve the munitions reconciliation process as a part of Air Force Smart Operations of the 21st Century initiatives going on across the Air Force. The RIE shortened and standardized munitions and

  • Military Citizen of the Year

    The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce recently named the 2008 Military Citizen of the year. The Chamber recognizes an individual who has made contributions of significance on Shaw Air Force Base and in the local community during the past calendar year. Senior Master Sgt. Tricia A. Benning, Enlisted