Annual Awards Banquet

The spotlight shined bright on the top 20th Fighter Wing Airmen and civilians of 2007 during the Annual Awards Banquet held at the Carolina Skies Club Jan. 26. A packed house cheered for the nominees as they entered the banquet hall to kick off the event. After special guests were introduced and the

Airmen, Soldiers visit historic battle site

Approximately 65 Shaw Airmen and Soldiers traveled to the Battle of Cowpens Memorial in Cowpens, S.C., Jan. 23 for joint training and discussion. Army's 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment here hosted the staff ride to "foster a strong sense of professionalism, camaraderie and team-building with

Army major, Air Force dog retire together

One of Shaw's military working dogs retired Jan. 17 and went home with the Army Veterinarian Services chief of Fort Jackson, S.C., who will retire March 31. Army Maj. Bonnie Martin manages veterinary clinics at Fort Jackson, Shaw Air Force Base and Charleston AFB under the Tennessee District

Fight fire with fire

A group of seven people set fire to parts of the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range for wildfire protection Jan. 15. "We burned approximately 52 acres on the southern end of the north target array," said Julie Hovis, 20th CES endangered species manager. The fire is called a prescribed fire, or

Shaw kicks off Activate Sumter

Activate Sumter, formally known as Sumter-Shaw Shrinkdown, kicked off Jan. 14. The free 7-week weight-loss program gives healthy living, exercise information and support to participants. More than 25 Shaw members have signed up for the program at the Health and Wellness Center so far and 550 have

Shaw members receive STEP promotions

Shaw trains at night

PACAF deployment

Nearly 300 20th Fighter Wing Airmen and about 20 F-16s from the 79th Fighter Squadron deployed Jan. 12 to the Pacific Air Forces theater of operations as part a four-month Air Expeditionary Force rotation. This deployment is different from those in the past because the F-16s left at the same time as

Sixty-year old building demolished

Lost time

A watch was found by a resident of Nieul-les-Saintes, France, while searching for artifacts from a B-17 crash site. Knowing the history of the crash and the heroic actions of the pilot, he turned the watch over to the village's historian where it began its long journey home to Asheville, N.C. The