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  • Shaw names flightline kitchen 'Afterburner Grill'

    Shaw's flightline kitchen is officially named the Afterburner Grill. During a ceremony Jan. 3, Col. James Post, 20th Fighter Wing commander, cut the ribbon along with Staff Sgt. Billy Joe Wheeling, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, who came up with the name for the facility. The facility,

  • Certain officer, enlisted bonuses expired Dec. 31

    Certain bonus programs for Reserve and active duty officer and enlisted personnel expired Dec. 31 due to the president not signing the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act and returning it to Congress for changes. All reenlistments for eligible Airmen in Air Force Specialty Codes with a

  • One vote can make a difference

    The new year is right around the corner and it is a year to make your voice heard by voting in the 2008 elections. Some may ask, "Why should I vote? What difference can I make?" If a person is unhappy with the way their town, city, state or government is being governed, voting can make a difference,

  • TCE cleanup explained

    The Restoration Advisory Board met Dec. 10 to bring Shaw, Sumter and local residents together to provide and update on the cleanup effort of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in local ground water. A community survey was recently completed by LRS Federal regarding the RAB's cleanup effort. LRS Federal

  • The future of Shaw

    Shaw and Sumter community members along with McEntire Joint Air National Guard Base, S.C., got a sneak peak into the future Dec. 4-5 when the F-35 Lightning II visited here. A team from Lockheed Martin gave several briefings and ran an F-35 simulator. The Air Force is expected to purchase more than

  • Joint training comes to Shaw

    Army and Air Force members at Shaw gathered in the Carolina Skies Club Nov. 30 for Joint Professional Development training. The Army's 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment returned to Shaw in August, after being deployed to Southwest Asia for a year. With their working knowledge of wartime