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  • 20th Fighter Wing Command Chief retires

    While the Air Force is enduring increasing change with improved technology and processes, one chief's service to the Air Force will never be forgotten. In 1947, the Air Force was established and in 1977 Airman Basic Gary Rutledge walked through the gates of Lackland AFB, Texas, and has been

  • 9th Air Force hosts civic leader conference

    They traveled by convoy over hot, dusty, red clay roads as temperatures soared to nearly 100 degrees. They saw an improvised explosive devise just in front of the convoy and watched as members of an explosive ordnance disposal team used a robot to safely remove the devise. They ate meals ready to

  • Cadets see opportunities at Shaw

    More than 100 South Carolina Civil Air Patrol cadets had the opportunity to experience a day at Shaw June 27 to learn about a variety of jobs and the day-to-day of active-duty life. "The most beneficial part of the tour is taking these teenagers at a decision point in their life and allowing them to

  • Airman moves from flightline to lime light

    One of Shaw's Airmen "signed the dotted line" to become an avionics specialist, but his time at Shaw has taken him down a different path. Senior Airman Michael McGuire, 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and Shaw AFB Honor Guard lead trainer, found out he was selected to become a member of the U.S. Air

  • Shaw and Sumter combine efforts to pay respects

    More than 200 Sumter and Shaw community members gathered at Mabry Park, Sumter, S.C. to pay respects to veterans as part of the Sumter County Veterans Association Memorial Day Program May 28. The joint program included a combination of Shaw members and community members. Colonel Michael Byrne, 20th

  • Memorial Day message

    On May 28, 2007 we will honor those service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation. Memorial Day, which officially began as Decoration Day in 1868, is a day that we reflect and remember our comrades in arms who have gone before us. In his remarks to the nation at