SECAF visit

Shaw exercises to sharpen deployment skills

Airmen here tested their combat capability and readiness over a five-day period as part of a Phase I operational readiness exercise, which ended July 18. The exercise was good practice for the wing's upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection beginning Aug. 5. Phase I exercises demonstrate the wing's

Singing Senior Airman

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

Weather vs. Weather

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

Preparing Airmen

Proper respects

Cameras on Shaw